All you ever wanted to know about chiropractors . . . All you ever wanted to know about chiropractors . . . Anyone perusing the letters to the Medical Post will get a sense of the state of affairs between doctors and chiropractors. But if we set aside the emotion and become rational and objective, there are several facts that rise to the surface. Many Canadians who visit chiropractors describe benefits, including reduced symptoms and increased function.
Many doctors refer patients to chiropractors with confidence and satisfaction.
Still, we see negative comments in the press about chiropractors, which perpetuate myths no more true than many of the myths people hold about the medical profession. Chiropractors have not done a good job of telling doctors what we do. Many doctors believe chiropractors are not well-trained. Preparation for the practice of chiropractic focuses on basic training in the biological and health sciences, specialized training in the discipline of chiropractic, and extensive clinical training. Becoming a chiropractor in Canada requires a minimum of six years of post-secondary education, including 4,500 hours of classroom and clinical instruction at an institution approved by the Council on Chiropractic Education, Canada.