Chiropractor

Duties and responsibilities:

  Chiropractors are doctors who help patients recover and feel less pain through the realignment of spinal joints. Patients seeking alternative methods of treatment, nonsurgical treatment options and drugless treatment options turn toward chiropractic physicians for assistance in dealing with physical pain. A chiropractic physician meets with clients and helps examine factors like diet, sleep patterns, genetics and exercise to create suitable treatment options for them. Specialization options are available for chiropractic physicians, including nutrition, internal disorders, sports injuries, pediatrics and neurology.

Chiropractic physicians have several opportunities for employment. Some open up their own practices and acquire their own clients. Others can purchase an existing practice and keep the regular clients of the previous owner. New chiropractic physicians just starting out tend to enter into a partnership with an established chiropractor or acquire a position with a health care facility or a group practice. The average work week for a chiropractic physician can vary; some keep to the regular 40-hour work week, while others set hours that are most convenient for them or their clients.

Salary:

$66,720

Education requirements:

Chiropractic doctoral program

 

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