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Chiropractors

SOC 29-1011.00

Assess, treat, and care for patients by manipulation of spine and musculoskeletal system. May provide spinal adjustment or address sacral or pelvic misalignment.

Zone 5 Healthcare Practitioners and Technical

Skills

Knowledge

Job Zone

Green

Top Skills 8

Active Listening

4.0

Reading Comprehension

3.9

Speaking

3.9

Critical Thinking

3.9

Writing

3.8

Social Perceptiveness

3.8

Complex Problem Solving

3.6

Service Orientation

3.5

Knowledge Areas 8

Medicine and Dentistry

4.3

English Language

4.1

Customer and Personal Service

4.1

Biology

3.9

Psychology

3.8

Administration and Management

3.8

Clerical

3.5

Personnel and Human Resources

3.5

Key Tasks

1Evaluate the functioning of the neuromuscularskeletal system and the spine using systems of chiropractic diagnosis.

2Diagnose health problems by reviewing patients' health and medical histories, questioning, observing, and examining patients and interpreting x-rays.

3Perform a series of manual adjustments to the spine or other articulations of the body to correct the musculoskeletal system.

4Obtain and record patients' medical histories.

5Maintain accurate case histories of patients.

Also Known As

Associate Doctor Chiropractic Care Chiropractic Doctor (DC) Chiropractic Neurologist Chiropractic Physician Chiropractor Chiropractor, Sole Practitioner Doctor of Chiropractic Doctorate of Chiropractic Physician