Does anyone know how long a chiropractor has to go to school and how much training he has before he can call himself a doctor and start twisting on your back?
2006-07-17 21:57:17 · 2 answers · asked by thisisme 6 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
It depends on the school, but most people enter chiropractic college with a BA in a science field, such as biology or exercise science (4 years undergrad, though not required). If they do not have a BA, they must meet the minimum requirement of 2 years undergrad of the basic sciences and a few other humanities courses.
A chiropractic program consists of 4 years of education averaging a total of 4,822 hours. The program of study at all chiropractic schools is divided into Basic and Clinical Sciences.
This is a chart comparing the average number of hours per subject for chiropractic students and medical students for the Basic Sciences:
Subject Chiro Medical
Anatomy 570 368
Biochemistry 150 120
Microbiology 120 120
Public Health 70 289
Physiology 305 142
Pathology 205 162
Total Hours 1420 1200
Medical students partake in 3 years of residency, but chiropractic students also undergo an additional 3380 hours in chiropractic Clinical Sciences, which consists of extensive lecture, laboratory and hands-on training in manual procedures.
This site does a great job of explaining the similarities and differences between the two fields, as well as the chiropractic curriculum. Hope I helped answer your question!
http://www.chiroweb.com/archives/ahcpr/chapter3.htm
P.S. Chiropractors remove vertebral subluxations (a subluxation is a misalignment or deviation of the vertebrae, which impinges on the nerves and thus compromises the neural integrity of the Central Nervous System). This procedure is called an "adjustment."
2006-07-18 13:24:32 · answer #1 · answered by Andrea 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
5 years
2006-07-17 22:00:11 · answer #2 · answered by Puppy Zwolle 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋