I consider myself to be different from many chiropractors. Although I am a proponent of regular chiropractic adjustments to keep the spine healthy, I do not like to set patients up on rigid treatment plans. It has been my clinical experience that there are so many factors affecting how a patient returns to a healthy pain free body that any treatment plan I propose must be and will be subject to change based on the individual I am working with. Everybody and every body is different and will respond to chiropractic care in his/her own way.
I am also a chiropractor who likes to be certain that every spinal bone is back in place (if possible) at the end of each visit. Sometimes that means multiple assessments per visit to get it just right. I like to say I “leave no bone unturned”.
The History and Training of a Chiropractor
THE HISTORY OF CHIROPRACTIC
The word “Chiropractic” is derived from the Greek words “cheir” (hand) and “praktos” (done) combined to mean “done by hand.” It was chosen by the developer of chiropractic care, Daniel David Palmer.
In 1895, D.D. Palmer performed a chiropractic adjustment on a partially deaf janitor, Harvey Lillard, who later reported that his hearing had improved due to the change.
D.D. Palmer opened the first chiropractic school two years later, and in the century since, chiropractic professionals have used spinal adjustments to help people prevent and cope with back pain, carpal tunnel, muscle strain, headaches and migraines, and a variety of other physical ailments. Millions of people benefit from the work of Dr. Palmer today.
TRAINING OF A CHIROPRACTOR
Chiropractic doctors go through a minimum of four years of schooling at a chiropractic college, generally preceded by an undergraduate degree in the basic sciences.
Students of chiropractic care must spend a minimum of at least 3,000 hours with their teacher, and a minimum of 1,000 hours of fully supervised clinical training with an instructor as they learn the correct diagnosis and treatment techniques.