Chiropractor

Duties and responsibility:

            Chiropractors are health care providers who work with patients dealing with problems related to bones, muscles, ligaments and tendons. They usually work either in private practice or in health care clinics or facilities. Chiropractic must have a Doctor of Chiropractic degree, which usually takes four years to complete. Chiropractic care typically breaks down into a couple basic categories: routine manipulation and periodic adjustments. During manipulation care, the chiropractor spends several minutes manipulating the spine or other parts of the musculoskeletal system.

Salary: $66,060

Education:

            Chiropractic education requires at least 4 years of professional study and includes a 4-year undergraduate/college prerequisite in most states. Of the 4 years of training to be a doctor of chiropractic, 2 years of basic sciences are required followed by the need for a successful completion of National Boards part 1. The next 2 years of chiropractic training include the clinical sciences after which National Boards part 2 is required .Part 3 of the National Boards chiropractic training that is necessary if the chiropractor plans to use physiological therapeutics in practice.

Reflection:

            No I wouldn’t want to be Chiropractic because I don’t want to be massaging peoples back. I don’t like touching people’s feet as well. An I find it nasty to be touching people you don’t even know.