Is A Chiropractor A Doctor Of Medicine?
Misunderstood
In conventional medical fields there are basically three forms of treatment; cut, burn and poison. Almost every form of treatment today does one of those things to something in the body, but chiropractors don’t do any of those things. This is why there is some suspicion in the public mind about them. Chiropractors endeavor to treat illness and disease in the body, especially pain, through non-invasive, non-chemical avenues before resorting to the more drastic and dramatic forms of treatment.
Since the beginning of chiropractic the neigh-sayers have rolled out their case for it not being a conventional form of medical treatment, but there are literally millions of people who swear by it.
Sad to say, but even some chiropractic patients haven’t a real clear understanding of what chiropractic is. And for those who have never been to a chiropractor, most are totally misinformed as to the make up of the profession. The fact is chiropractic is the largest drug-free form of health care and the third largest form of any health care in North America.
What is Chiropractic?
The word “chiropractic” is a composition of the Greek word “cheir” which means hand, and “Praxis” meaning practice. This gives a bit of insight into the actual practice being that it is done with very well trained hands and involves signification action while adjusting clients.
The basic function of chiropractic is that adjustment of joints, which is done largely on the spine to free up the signals of the nerves, but can be done on nearly any joint. These adjustments are called “manipulations” and are designed and intended to position the bones in a joint at the correct locations.
Can They Be Compared To A General Practitioner?
So is the training of a chiropractor as rigorous as that of a medical doctor? The answer is a resounding, yes. Today’s doctor of chiropractic receives an extensive educational background beginning with three years of pre-chiropractic study. From there they advance into a four-year course of study. A student of chiropractic spends as many hours in the study of human physiology as that of a medical doctor. Chiropractic programs require a minimum of 4,200 hours of combined classroom, laboratory, and clinical experience.
The most significant difference between is the focus of the education. Most doctors are trained in pharmacology and the chiropractors are trained in spine health.
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