Is a chiropractor a real doctor?
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In order to be accepted into any chiropractic college, students must take the same pre-requisites as any future medical student. This includes 1 year of math, english, physics, and 2 years of chemistry (all with accompanying lab classes). Chiropractic students receive a very similar education as medical students, with emphasis on diagnosis of many different medical conditions, lab work (blood or urine analysis), and basic sciences (physiology, pathology, basic anatomy, and neuroanatomy). In addition, chiropractic students receive over 100 hours in palpation and technique courses, much more thoroughly than any Physical therapist or even MD attempting to 'manipulate' the spine. Over 100 hours are also dedicated to learning radiology - how to take x-ray and interpret them - again, much more thoroughly than any medical student (those that are not specializing in radiology, of course). So, yes, chiropractors are real doctors, and can recognize many different medical conditions and refer out appropriately. Several studies have also shown that chiropractors are superior in dealing with musculoskeletal conditions (ie - neck pain and back pain), as well as other complaints than many MDs may ignore or cannot do anything about.
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Chiropractic, also known as chiropractic care, is a health care discipline that claims to prevent and treat health problems by using spinal adjustments in order to correct spinal dysfunction, or subluxations. Chiropractic asserts that the brain and nervous system control and coordinate all the body's functions in part through nerve branches that exit from the spinal cord between the vertebrae. Some Chiropractors infer a causal relationship between nerve interference or compression at the spine and subsequent problems in more distant parts or organ systems regulated by the nerve.
Practitioners of chiropractic are called chiropractors or chiropractic physicians. In the United States they receive the degree Doctor of Chiropractic, (D.C.) and are referred to as doctor. Chiropractors are licensed in all jurisdictions of the United States of America, in addition to many other countries throughout the world.
There is some limited objective clinical data or peer-reviewed research that demonstrates efficacy to certain chiropractic therapies. Chiropractic claims to be effective in the treatment of back and neck pain, headaches, and other symptoms that chiropractic views as spine-related conditions (although some medical science often disagrees with these assumptions).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiropractic
theyre definately medical experts with a degree, but its not the same MD as a 'real' doctor
They do not require a typical "doctoral" (MD or DOs)degree, however, they go to a special type of program. So, I guess the distinction is in the type of degree they obtain, the rest is up to you.
I believe you are correct. While they are not MD's, they do earn doctorates and are entitled to refer to themselves as doctors. And since most healthcare insurance plans provide benefits to their insured for chiropractic care, I think they can be considered healthcare providers at the very least.
IT IS A REAL DOCTOR ACTUALLY!
A choripractor does not goto medical college like a doctor. A chiropractor is basically a physical therapist, and trained in his field,(which is not medicine like a doctor).
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