How is a chiropractor licensed and what is his scope of practice?
Each chiropractor must pass a State Board examination in order to become a licensed chiropractor in that state. Each state has a different scope of practice (defines what a licensed Doctor of Chiropractic can practice.) The scope of practice varies from state to state based on a consensus of chiropractors and lawmakers. For instance, some groups of chiropractors would rather see chiropractic concentrate solely on the diagnosis of subluxation (the misalignment between two vertebra that results in nerve interference to the area of the body those nerves supply) and the adjustment (correction of the misalignment) of those subluxations. Other groups within the chiropractic profession believe Chiropractic should be expanded to the use of physical modalities (physical therapy, massage, etc.) in adjunct to the traditional manipulative care. So, in some states, your chiropractic treatment may consist of the diagnosis of subluxation and the treatment of such; while, in another state, the scope o
