Do Chiropractors Have Medical (M.D.) Degrees?

Do Chiropractors Have Medical (M.D.) Degrees?

Chiropractors have Doctor of Chiropractic (D.C.) degrees granted from chiropractic colleges. Admission to chiropractic college requires at a least a 2-year Associate Degree with coursework in biology, chemistry and other pre-med subjects. The usual 4-year chiropractic program entails an average of 4,485 classroom hours of study as compared to 4,248 average classroom hours for a M.D. degree. Subjects such as microbiology are equally represented in both curriculums while anatomy, diagnosis, neurology and orthopedics were more concentrated in chiropractic study. Rather than focus on surface pain or the symptoms of an aliment, chiropractic looks at the underlying cause – an impaired nervous system that interferes with the body’s natural healing systems, regulatory mechanisms and built-in defenses. By removing the impairment, the chiropractor frees the body to heal itself without drugs or surgery.