3 Ways a Chiropractor is Different than a Medical Doctor
If you have a lotof experience as a patient,having been treated by an array of doctors and
specialists, then you are probably well aware of the various lettercombinations thatsit behind any
given...
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3 Ways a Chiropractor is Different than a Medical Doctor
If you have a lotof experience as a patient,having been treated by an array of doctors and
specialists, then you are probably well aware of the various lettercombinations thatsit behind any
given doctor’s name.
The most widely recognized designation of this type is “MD,”which stands
for “Doctor of Medicine.
” However, ifyou have back problems or any of a number of other
common health conditions, your regular MD may decide to refer you to a “CD,”or “Doctor of
Chiropractic.
” So, what do those two letters mean, actually? And why can’tyour MD do what a
chiropractor does? For your information, here are three ways a chiropractor is differentthan a
medical doctor:
Education.
Chiropractors and medical doctors must possess differentknowledge and skill sets.
Therefore,although they both begin in college receiving a general medical education (anatomy,
physiology, etc.
),theireducations take very separate paths after the firsttwo years.
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