3 Ways a Chiropractor is Different than a Medical Doctor
If you have a lot of experience as a patient,having been treated by an array of doctors and
specialists, then you are probably well aware of the various lettercombinations that sit behind
any given...
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3 Ways a Chiropractor is Different than a Medical Doctor
If you have a lot of experience as a patient,having been treated by an array of doctors and
specialists, then you are probably well aware of the various lettercombinations that sit behind
any given doctor’s name.
The most widely recognized designation of this type is “MD,”which
stands for “Doctor of Medicine.
” However, if you 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 different than a
medical doctor:
Education.
Chiropractors and medical doctors must possess different knowledge and skill sets.
Therefore, although they both begin in college receiving a general medical education (anatomy,
physiology, etc.
),their educations take very separate paths after the first two
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