What type of education is required in becoming a Chiropractor?
A Doctor of Chiropractic (D.C.), like a Medical Doctor (M.D.) or a Doctor of Osteopathy (D.O.), first completes a 4-year undergraduate degree with an emphasis in pre-med courses like anatomy, biology, chemistry, and physics. Chiropractic training also involves a 4-year doctoral program in which doctors of chiropractic complete the same basic science courses in gross anatomy, neuroanatomy, physiology, and pathology. Chiropractors do not take courses in pharmacology and toxicology but instead take courses in biomechanics, manipulation (adjusting), and musculoskeletal diagnosis. Chiropractors also take courses in physical medicine that enable us to use modalities like ultrasound and electric muscle stimulation.
