What kind of training and education does a chiropractor have?

Becoming a chiropractor requires a minimum of eight years of highly specialized college training. Today’s Doctor of Chiropractic must complete 4,485 hours of classroom instruction and four rigid chiropractic board examinations before earning a license. In most states, continuing educational seminars must be completed for annual license renewal. Chiropractic care has gained recognition as a comprehensive, scientifically sound force among the healing arts. That is why most insurance companies now recognize and cover chiropractic’s drugless methods of treatment. Look at these typical basic educational requirements for medical school graduates as compared to those for Doctors of Chiropractic.  more