Chiropractor

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Educational Requirements:

Students who want to become chiropractors should take challenging high school science, math and English courses.

Chiropractors must complete a ten semester program in a chiropractor college after completing two years of college or junior college study.

Most states require that chiropractors pass a certification examination before being granted a license to practice.

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                            Chiropractor

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Duties and Responsibilities:

            Chiropractors treat patients by manually adjusting parts of the human body, especially the spine. Chiropractors and their patients believe that problems in other parts of the body, a view not widely accepted by allopathic physicians and other traditional medical practitioners.   

Chiropractors manipulate their patient’s spinal columns for treatment. They may prescribe specific diets or exercises, but not drugs. Chiropractors cannot perform surgery.

Most chiropractors establish a private practice and some provide home treatment. Others form group partnership in clinics or chiropractic hospitals.

Average Salary: $30,000 - $100,000

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