Chiropractor
Duties
and responsibilities: Chiropractors are primary healthcare
professionals concerned with the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of
mechanical disorders of the musculoskeletal system and the effect of these
disorders on the functioning of the nervous system and general health. Their
aim is to relieve pain, increase mobility and to get patients back to full
health and movement. Treatment involves using the hands to apply a specific
force to adjust the joints of the body. Chiropractors treat chronic and acute
conditions which include back, shoulder and neck problems and joint, posture
and muscle issues, as well as sports injuries.
Salary:
$51,827 per year
Education: four years of pre-medical undergraduate
college education, including courses in biology, inorganic and organic
chemistry, physics, psychology and related lab work. Once accepted into an
accredited chiropractic college, the requirements become even more demanding —
four to five academic years of professional study are the standard.
Yes
I would like to be a chiropractor because it deals with medicine and the bones.