This document provides information about the career of a chiropractor. It discusses that chiropractors are classified as therapeutic care providers who use methods to directly make patients feel better, often with instant results. The document outlines that chiropractors treat problems with the muscular, nervous, and skeletal systems and that patients are often referred by general doctors for chronic ailments. It also summarizes that chiropractors take x-rays and diagnostic images to guide treatments and make recommendations about lifestyle changes.

1. By Tim Scafaria
Section 2
A ssignment 2.0

2. Health Care Cluster
Classified as Therapeutic Care
Methods used directly make patient
feel better
Often has instant results
This can prove very rewarding

3. Why Chiropractors?
People come for problems with…
The muscular system
The nervous system
The skeletal system

4. How to Get to a
Chiropractor
Patients often have chronic ailments
Chronic = long lasting
General doctors will send patients to
you in a referral
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5. What Happens?
X-Rays and Diagnostic Images are
taken
This guides treatments
Can also act as precautions
Changes in lifestyle can also be
recommended
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6. Let’s Get Cracking
In order to correct spinal
misalignments the vertebrae will
need adjustment
This forces out air pockets
Produces a cracking sound
Similar to cracking knuckles

7. Where to Work
Most work is done in a group or solo
practice
58% of Chiropractors are self
employed
New Jersey has the second most
Chiropractors in the nation

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Earnings may be relatively low to start
They grow over time with the practice
Average salary is $150,000 ( New
Brunswick NJ)
Geographic locations influence earnings
Self employed Chiropractors must
provide health insurance and retirement
benefits

9. The Stress
Very low stress
Helps patient relax
Also very relaxing for workers
Stress is never overlo oked as a factor
of ailments
Unlike other doctors

10. Working Conditions
Usually very nice
Very nice, clean, and laid back
of fices
On feet for prolonged periods
Precautions from radiation needed

11. When You Work?
40 hours a week
Solo practitioners set own hours
Usually on nights or weekends
Accommodates patients
 Has immediate ef fects on people

12. Education Needed
College Diploma
Doctor of Chiropractic degree program
7-8 years of scho ol after high scho ol
Keep up on your boards
New Jersey doesn’t require this

13. APA Citations
 Salary.com (2012, November 15). Salary Wizard - Chiropractor (New
Brunswick, NJ).Salary.com. Retrieved November 15, 2012, from
http://swz.salary.com/SalaryWizard/Chiropractor-Salary-Details-New-Brunswick-NJ.
Bureau of Labor Statistics (2012, March 29). Occupational Outlook
Handbook: Chiropractors.BLS.gov. Retrieved November 15, 2012, from
http://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/chiropractors.htm
 YourSpine.com (2012, November 15). What is Chiropractic? - Why
Chiropractic?YourSpine.com. Retrieved November 15, 2012, from
http://www.yourspine.com/
CollegeGrad.com (n.d.). Career Information - Chiropractors.
CollegeGrad.com. Retrieved November 15, 2012, from
http://www.collegegrad.com/careers/proft74.shtml
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14. Picture Citations
 Clock [photograph. (2009). Retrieved from
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otostream/
 X Ray [photograph]. (2008). Retrieved from
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stream/
 Money [photograph]. (2012). Retrieved from
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otostream/