Chiropractic is a well-known alternative health care profession that concentrates on syndromes of the nervous system and the musculoskeletal system, and the consequences of these disorders on a person’s general health. Chiropractic care is mostly applied to treat musculoskeletal disorders such as headaches, neck pain, back pain, and pain in the joints of arms and legs.

Chiropractors, also known as doctors of chiropractic or chiropractic physicians, perform drug-free and hands-on approach to examine, diagnose, and treat patients. Chiropractors are expertly trained to suggest rehabilitative and therapeutic exercises and to provide dietary, nutritional, and lifestyle counseling.

To be a chiropractor, a student must complete a four-year degree course related to chiropractic and another four years to get the Doctor of Chiropractic degree. There are a lot of colleges offering chiropractic programs, both local and international.

If you’re interested to pursue a degree and be a chiropractic physician, you might want to check out this list of outstanding schools in the field of chiropractic:

1. Cleveland Chiropractic College offers a 4-year (or 12 trimesters) Doctor of Chiropractic degree. It also has an accelerated program that covers the same curriculum that can be completed in 10 trimesters. You can also earn the accelerated Bachelor of Science in Biology simultaneously or separately from the Doctor of Chiropractic degree. Cleveland Chiropractic College has campuses in Kansas City and Los Angeles. If you have more inquiries, you can check their website at http://www.cleveland.edu/.
2. D’Youville College offers a 7-year, double degree chiropractic program. The first degree is a Bachelor of Science in Biology degree and the other one is a Doctor of Chiropractic degree. But you can also be admitted directly into the doctor of chiropractic program provided that you completed at least 90 semester credit hours, of which 48 of those include English, Psychology, Social Sciences or Humanities, Biological Sciences, General or Inorganic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Physics and laboratory works related with biology, chemistry and physics. For more information, you can visit their website at http://www.dyc.edu/.
3. Life University also offers a double degree program wherein a student can choose what bachelor’s degree to take together with the doctor in chiropractic degree. A student can choose to take a bachelor’s degree in biology, in biopsychology, in nutrition, or a bachelor’s degree in exercise science. Prospect students must complete at least 135 quarter hours of credits in order for them to qualify for entry into the chiropractic program. For detailed info, you can check the university’s website at http://www.life.edu/.

Here are links to other schools you might be interested in:

1. Northwestern Health Sciences University (Bloomington, Minnesota): http://www.nwhealth.edu/
2. Palmer College of Chiropractic (Campuses located in Davenport, IA, in San Jose, CA, and in Port Orange, FL): http://www.palmer.edu/
3. Parker College of Chiropractic: http://www.parkercc.edu/Welcome_to_Parker_College_of_Chiropractic.aspx
4. Sherman College of Chiropractic (Spartanburg, South Carolina): http://sherman.edu/edu/default.asp
5. Southern California University of Health Sciences (Whittier, California): http://www.scuhs.edu/
6. Texas Chiropractic College (Pasadena, Texas): http://www.txchiro.edu/
7. University of Bridgeport (Bridgeport, Connecticut): http://www.bridgeport.edu/
8. University of Western States (Northeast Portland, Oregon): http://www.uws.edu/default.aspx