Chiropractor

Other Titles

Chiropractic Care; Chiropractic Doctor; Chiropractic Neurologist; Chiropractic Physician

Assess, treat, and care for patients by manipulation of spine and musculoskeletal system. May provide spinal adjustment or address sacral or pelvic misalignment. Chiropractors use various techniques to align, adjust and manipulate the spine as well as other musculoskeletal structure of the body. In doing so, they treat the misalignment of the spine, pelvis or other parts of the body. In this role, they carefully evaluate the musculoskeletal problems of the patients by reviewing their medical history as well as the results of various tests such as X-rays. They also diagnose the related health problems. A part of their job is to manually apply pressure on the spine or other parts of the body to help bring misaligned portions into alignment.

Evaluate the functioning of the neuromuscularskeletal system and the spine using systems of chiropractic diagnosis.

Diagnose health problems by reviewing patients' health and medical histories, questioning, observing, and examining patients and interpreting x-rays.

Perform a series of manual adjustments to the spine or other articulations of the body to correct the musculoskeletal system.

Obtain and record patients' medical histories.

Maintain accurate case histories of patients.

Advise patients about recommended courses of treatment.

Analyze x-rays to locate the sources of patients' difficulties and to rule out fractures or diseases as sources of problems.

Counsel patients about nutrition, exercise, sleeping habits, stress management, or other matters.

Consult with or refer patients to appropriate health practitioners when necessary.

Recommend and arrange for diagnostic procedures, such as blood chemistry tests, saliva tests, x-rays, or other imaging procedures.

Suggest and apply the use of supports such as straps, tapes, bandages, or braces if necessary.

Active Listening — Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

Critical Thinking — Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

Reading Comprehension — Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.

Speaking — Talking to others to convey information effectively.

Social Perceptiveness — Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.

Writing — Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.

Complex Problem Solving — Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.

Judgment and Decision Making — Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

Service Orientation — Actively looking for ways to help people.

Active Learning — Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.

Science — Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.

Time Management — Managing one's own time and the time of others.

Coordination — Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.

Monitoring — Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

Systems Analysis — Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.

Systems Evaluation — Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.

Persuasion — Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.

Assisting and Caring for Others — Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients.

Documenting/Recording Information — Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.

Getting Information — Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.

Making Decisions and Solving Problems — Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.

Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge — Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.

Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events — Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.

Performing General Physical Activities — Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling of materials.

Performing for or Working Directly with the Public — Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests.

Processing Information — Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.

Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates — Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.

Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships — Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.

Interacting With Computers — Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.

Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others — Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.

Developing Objectives and Strategies — Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them.

Monitoring and Controlling Resources — Monitoring and controlling resources and overseeing the spending of money.

Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work — Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.

Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards — Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.

Performing Administrative Activities — Performing day-to-day administrative tasks such as maintaining information files and processing paperwork.

Scheduling Work and Activities — Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.

Communicating with Persons Outside Organization — Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.

Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others — Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks.

Selling or Influencing Others — Convincing others to buy merchandise/goods or to otherwise change their minds or actions.

Developing and Building Teams — Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.

Analyzing Data or Information — Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.

Handling and Moving Objects — Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.

Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates — Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance.

Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People — Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.

Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings — Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.

Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others — Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others.

Thinking Creatively — Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.

Training and Teaching Others — Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.

Provide Consultation and Advice to Others — Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics.

Coaching and Developing Others — Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.

Examine patients to assess general physical condition.

Record patient medical histories.

Collect medical information from patients, family members, or other medical professionals.

Diagnose medical conditions.

Gather medical information from patient histories.

Treat patients using physical therapy techniques.

Advise patients on effects of health conditions or treatments.

Analyze test data or images to inform diagnosis or treatment.

Provide health and wellness advice to patients, program participants, or caregivers.

Collaborate with healthcare professionals to plan or provide treatment.

Refer patients to other healthcare practitioners or health resources.

Schedule patient procedures or appointments.

Apply bandages, dressings, or splints.

Recommend types of assistive devices.

Deductive Reasoning — The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.

Inductive Reasoning — The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).

Oral Comprehension — The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.

Oral Expression — The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.

Problem Sensitivity — The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.

Written Comprehension — The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.

Written Expression — The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.

Information Ordering — The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e. g. , patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).

Speech Clarity — The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.

Near Vision — The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).

Speech Recognition — The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.

Trunk Strength — The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without 'giving out' or fatiguing.

Arm-Hand Steadiness — The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.

Category Flexibility — The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.

Flexibility of Closure — The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material.

Multilimb Coordination — The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down.It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion.

Finger Dexterity — The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.

Fluency of Ideas — The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity).

Selective Attention — The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.

Medicine and Dentistry — Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities.

This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.

Language — Knowledge of the structure and content of a language - English, French, Swahili et cetera - including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

Customer and Personal Service — Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

Biology — Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.

Psychology — Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.

Administration and Management — Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.

Clerical — Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.

Personnel and Human Resources — Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.

Education and Training — Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.

Therapy and Counseling — Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counseling and guidance.

Sales and Marketing — Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services.This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.

Computers and Electronics — Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.

Accounting software -- Billing software

Calendar and scheduling software -- Scheduling software; Acuity Scheduling

Electronic mail software -- e.g., Microsoft Outlook

Enterprise resource planning ERP software -- e.g., Odoo; Sage; Xero; Sapama; ebizframe; Macro 2000; SYSPRO ERP; QuickEasy BOS; TrueERP; Microsoft Dynamics; NetSuite ERP; Oracle Hyperion; SAP

Medical software -- Electronic medical record EMR software; Practice management software PMS

Spreadsheet software -- e.g., Corel Quattro Pro; Microsoft Excel; Google Sheets

Word processing software -- e.g., Corel Wordperfect; Microsoft Word; Google Docs

Back or lumbar or sacral orthopedic softgoods→ Lumbar support braces

Balance beams or boards or bolsters or rockers for rehabilitation or therapy→ Balance boards

Blood pressure cuff kits→ Blood pressure cuffs

Calipers→ Measurement calipers

Cervical collars or neck braces→ Cervical collars

Climbing devices for rehabilitation or therapy→ Stair climbers

Cognitive or dexterity or perceptual or sensory evaluation or testing products→ Functional capacity evaluation FCE systems

Continuous passive motion CPM devices or accessories→ Continuous passive motion CPM machines

Desktop computers

Dynamometers→ Hand dynamometers

Electric vibrators for rehabilitation or therapy→ Massage units; Vibratory therapy equipment

Electromyography EMG units or accessories→ Biofeedback equipment; Electromyographs EMG

Electronic medical thermometers→ Electronic patient thermometers

Electrotherapy combination units→ Electrical stimulation equipment

Extremity hydrotherapy baths or tanks→ Fluidotherapy equipment

Eye charts or vision cards→ Snellen eye charts

Goniometers

Hand or finger traction supplies→ Carpal traction systems

Head or neck traction supplies→ Cervical restoration traction systems; Cervical traction devices; Overdoor cervical traction devices

Infrared lamps→ Infrared baker lamps

Lasers→ Low-level laser units

Mats or platforms for rehabilitation or therapy→ Adjustment tables; Cervical chairs; Drop tables; Knee-chest tables; Motorized flexion distraction tables; Pelvic benches; Traction tables

Medical acoustic stethoscope or accessory→ Mechanical stethoscopes

Medical diagnostic pinwheels→ Pinwheels

Medical imaging wet darkroom or daylight processors→ X ray development equipment

Medical tuning forks

Medical x ray apparatus filters→ Medical x ray filters

Medical x ray buckys

Medical x ray film or cassette→ X ray cassettes

Medical x ray units for general diagnostic use→ Medical x ray units

Nasopharyngoscopes or accessories→ Rhinoscopes

Neuromuscular stimulators or kits→ Muscle stimulators

Notebook computers

Ophthalmoscopes or otoscopes or scope sets→ Ophthalmoscopes; Otoscopes

Orthotics or foot care products→ Foot orthotics

Pedal exercisers for rehabilitation or therapy→ Elliptical trainers; Stationary bicycles

Pelvis or back traction supplies→ Lumbar traction systems; Pelvic traction equipment; Spinal unloading therapy systems

Physiological recorders→ Discriminators; Inclinometers

Piezo electric crystals→ Piezo stimulators

Plumb bobs→ Plumb lines

Pressure indicators→ Hydraulic pinch gauges

Protractors→ Arthrodial protractors

Reflex hammers or mallets→ Babinski percussion hammers; Reflex hammers

Resistive exercise bands or putty or tubing or accessories for rehabilitation or therapy→ Resistive exercise bands

Short wave diathermy units→ Short wave diathermy devices

Tablet computers

Therapeutic balls or accessories→ Therapeutic balls

Therapeutic heating or cooling pads or compresses or packs→ Therapeutic hot packs

Therapeutic ice packs or pillows→ Therapeutic ice packs

Therapeutic paraffin baths or accessories→ Paraffin baths

Transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation units→ Transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation TENS equipment

Treadmill exercisers for rehabilitation or therapy→ Therapeutic treadmill exercisers

Ultrasonic therapy apparatus or supplies→ Ultrasound machines

Weight machines for rehabilitation or therapy→ Upper extremity testing/strengthening systems

Weights or sets or accessories for rehabilitation or therapy→ Free weights

X ray diffraction equipment→ X ray collimators

Social→ Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others.

Investigative→ Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally.

Realistic→ Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others.

Concern for Others→ Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job.

Integrity→ Job requires being honest and ethical.

Self Control→ Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.

Dependability→ Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.

Leadership→ Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction.

Attention to Detail→ Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.

Cooperation→ Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.

Stress Tolerance→ Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high stress situations.

Independence→ Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done.

Initiative→ Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.

Analytical Thinking→ Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems.

Social Orientation→ Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job.

Adaptability/Flexibility→ Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.

Persistence→ Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles.

Achievement/Effort→ Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.

Innovation→ Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems.

Relationships→ Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service.

Independence→ Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy.

Achievement→ Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.