- Anatomy of The Spine
- Back Pain in Children
- Caring for your Spine
- Emerging Spinecare Trends
- Evaluation of Spinal Disorders
- Exercise and The Spine
- Intervention - Spinal Disorders
- Intervertebral Disc
- Non Surgical Options
- Nutrition and Spinecare
- Options for Spine Treatments
- Pregnancy and Back Pain
- Prevalence of Spine Disorders
- Sleep and the Spine
- Spinecare Introduction
- Spinehealth and Disease
- Surgical Interventions
- Treatment with Medications
- Understanding Back Pain
Spinecare Topics
Spinecare Introduction
The Doctor of Chiropractic
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The Doctor of Chiropractic
The Doctor of Chiropractic
The Doctor of Chiropractic has extensive education and training. They must complete a minimum of four to five years (10 semesters) of education and training in an accredited chiropractic college after a two to four year college perquisite. The complete curriculum includes over 4,200 class hours of classroom, laboratory and clinical experience. Between 500 and 600 hours are devoted to learning about physical medicine approaches including adjustment techniques and spinal evaluation. According to the definition of the American Chiropractic Association (ACA), chiropractic is the branch of the healing arts that is concerned with human health and disease. Doctors of chiropractic are physicians who consider each individual as an intricate being and give special attention to the physiological and biochemical aspects, including structural, spinal, musculoskeletal, neurological, vascular, nutritional, emotional and environmental relationships.
The Council on Chiropractic Education (CCE) requires that students of chiropractic have a minimum of 90 hours of undergraduate course work with science as the focus. Many of the colleges require a bachelor’s degree as a prerequisite to chiropractic training. Individuals intending to become doctors of chiropractic must also pass national board examinations and all exams required by the state in which they plan to practice. The individual must also meet all individual state licensing requirements in order to have an active license as a doctor of chiropractic.
The proper title for a doctor of chiropractic is "doctor" as they are considered physicians under Medicare and in the majority of states. The professional credentials D.C. listed after their name refers to Doctor of Chiropractic. The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) advocates in its Policies on Public Health that DCs may be referred to as chiropractic physicians.
The Scope of Practice
Doctors of Chiropractic frequently treat individuals with neuromusculoskeletal complaints, such as headaches, joint pain, neck pain, low back pain and sciatica. They are specialists in non-operative and rehabilitative neuromusculoskeletal care. Chiropractors commonly care for patients with spinal and extremity osteoarthritis, spinal disc, conditions, carpal tunnel syndrome, tendonitis, sprains, and strains. The scope of conditions that Doctors of Chiropractic evaluate and treat is not limited to neuromusculoskeletal disorders. They are well trained to treat a variety of non-neuromusculoskeletal conditions.
The Scope of Practice
Doctors of chiropractic are licensed and recognized in all states, including the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Doctors of chiropractic are recognized by government healthcare programs, such as Medicare, Medicaid, Federal Worker’s Compensation, federal employees healthcare benefits programs and all state worker’s compensation programs.
The scope of chiropractic practice varies from state to state. In many states the chiropractor is licensed as a physician and is able to diagnose and treat human ailments with the only limitation being that they cannot prescribe drugs or perform operative surgery. In these states the chiropractor is a physician and is able to use the descriptor chiropractic physician.
Doctors of chiropractic are particularly experienced in the evaluation and care of individuals with spine and neuromusculoskeletal disorders such as headaches, back pain, extremity joint pain, neck pain, sciatica, carpal tunnel syndrome and shoulder syndromes. Chiropractic physicians also are well trained to care for patients who have degenerative diseases/disorders, such as osteoarthritis, degenerative disc disease, as well as post-traumatic syndromes such as tendonitis and muscular strains and sprains.
The Doctor of Chiropractic has extensive education and training. They must complete a minimum of four to five years (10 semesters) of education and training in an accredited chiropractic college after a two to four year college perquisite. The complete curriculum includes over 4,200 class hours of classroom, laboratory and clinical experience. Between 500 and 600 hours are devoted to learning about physical medicine approaches including adjustment techniques and spinal evaluation. According to the definition of the American Chiropractic Association (ACA), chiropractic is the branch of the healing arts that is concerned with human health and disease. Doctors of chiropractic are physicians who consider each individual as an intricate being and give special attention to the physiological and biochemical aspects, including structural, spinal, musculoskeletal, neurological, vascular, nutritional, emotional and environmental relationships.
The Council on Chiropractic Education (CCE) requires that students of chiropractic have a minimum of 90 hours of undergraduate course work with science as the focus. Many of the colleges require a bachelor’s degree as a prerequisite to chiropractic training. Individuals intending to become doctors of chiropractic must also pass national board examinations and all exams required by the state in which they plan to practice. The individual must also meet all individual state licensing requirements in order to have an active license as a doctor of chiropractic.
The proper title for a doctor of chiropractic is "doctor" as they are considered physicians under Medicare and in the majority of states. The professional credentials D.C. listed after their name refers to Doctor of Chiropractic. The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) advocates in its Policies on Public Health that DCs may be referred to as chiropractic physicians.
The Scope of Practice
Doctors of Chiropractic frequently treat individuals with neuromusculoskeletal complaints, such as headaches, joint pain, neck pain, low back pain and sciatica. They are specialists in non-operative and rehabilitative neuromusculoskeletal care. Chiropractors commonly care for patients with spinal and extremity osteoarthritis, spinal disc, conditions, carpal tunnel syndrome, tendonitis, sprains, and strains. The scope of conditions that Doctors of Chiropractic evaluate and treat is not limited to neuromusculoskeletal disorders. They are well trained to treat a variety of non-neuromusculoskeletal conditions.
The Scope of Practice
Doctors of chiropractic are licensed and recognized in all states, including the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Doctors of chiropractic are recognized by government healthcare programs, such as Medicare, Medicaid, Federal Worker’s Compensation, federal employees healthcare benefits programs and all state worker’s compensation programs.
The scope of chiropractic practice varies from state to state. In many states the chiropractor is licensed as a physician and is able to diagnose and treat human ailments with the only limitation being that they cannot prescribe drugs or perform operative surgery. In these states the chiropractor is a physician and is able to use the descriptor chiropractic physician.
Doctors of chiropractic are particularly experienced in the evaluation and care of individuals with spine and neuromusculoskeletal disorders such as headaches, back pain, extremity joint pain, neck pain, sciatica, carpal tunnel syndrome and shoulder syndromes. Chiropractic physicians also are well trained to care for patients who have degenerative diseases/disorders, such as osteoarthritis, degenerative disc disease, as well as post-traumatic syndromes such as tendonitis and muscular strains and sprains.
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