Your personal course of treatment will probably include a series of adjustments to help add motion to your joints. Some sessions may include heat treatments and muscle-strengthening exercises. In addition, the chiropractor will probably suggest stretching and strengthening exercises for you to do at home. Following a treatment, patients often describe feeling less pain, less tension and more flexibility in the areas that were treated. Chiropractic colleges require a bachelor's degree and then four to five years of graduate study in chiropractic care.
Chiropractic college includes supervised clinical experience.
Massachusetts requires chiropractors to have state licensure. All chiropractors who work at Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates undergo a careful credentialing process and meet all licensing requirements.