Chiropractors are Well Educated
The fact is, educational requirements for today’s
chiropractor are among the most stringent of any of the
health care professions.
Several decades ago the education that chiropractors
received was purposely narrow. Without the interest in
prescribing medicines or performing surgery,
chiropractic education focused on anatomy, the
philosophy of natural healing, the wisdom of the body
and adjusting techniques.
Today’s chiropractor receives a much broader
education. In fact, it’s quite comparable to that
received by medical practitioners.
Before acceptance to a five-year chiropractic
college, prospective chiropractors must complete a
minimum of three years of undergraduate work with a
heavy emphasis on the basic sciences.
This focus on science continues during the first two
years of study, emphasizing classroom and laboratory
work in anatomy, physiology, public health,
microbiology, pathology and biochemistry. Later, the
focus is on specialized subjects, including chiropractic
philosophy and practice, along with chiropractic
diagnosis and adjusting methods. Since chiropractors
don’t prescribe drugs, instead of studying pharmacology
and surgery, they receive an even deeper training in
anatomy, physiology, rehabilitation, nutrition,
diagnosis, X-ray and a variety of adjusting techniques
that aren’t taught in any other health care field.
Criticizing the educational achievements of today’s
chiropractor is an outdated belief from another era.
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