Do chiropractors have medical (M.D.) degrees?

Chiropractors have Doctor of chiropractic (D.C.) degrees granted from chiropractic colleges. Chiropractic education and medical education are similar in some respects and different in others because chiropractors do not prescribe drugs and medical doctors do not correct the vertebral subluxation complex. ... more

Chiropractors have Doctor of Chiropractic (D.C.) degrees granted from chiropractic colleges. Chiropractic education and medical education are similar in some respects and different in others because chiropractors do not prescribe drugs and medical doctors do not correct the vertebral subluxation complex (spinal nerve stress). ... more

Chiropractors have Doctor of Chiropractic (D.C.) degrees granted from chiropractic colleges. Admission to chiropractic college requires at a least a 2-year Associate Degree with coursework in biology, chemistry and other pre-med subjects. The usual 4-year chiropractic program entails an average of 4,485 classroom hours of study as compared to 4,248 average classroom hours for a M.D. degree. Subjects such as microbiology are equally represented in both curriculums while anatomy, diagnosis, neurology and orthopedics were more concentrated in chiropractic study. Rather than focus on surface pain or the symptoms of an aliment, chiropractic looks at the underlying cause - an impaired nervous system that interferes with the body's natural healing systems, regulatory mechanisms and built-in defenses. By removing the impairment, the chiropractor frees the body to heal itself without drugs or surgery. ... more

Chiropractors have Doctor of Chiropractic (D.C.) degrees granted from chiropractic colleges. Chiropractic education and medical education are similar in some respects and different in others because chiropractors do not prescribe drugs and medical doctors do not correct the vertebral subluxation complex (spinal nerve distress). ... more