Are chiropractors real doctors?
Doctors of chiropractic (D.C.) hold a doctoral degree and are licensed health-care providers. They aren't medical doctors (M.D.) or osteopathic doctors (D.O.): chiropractors in Georgia don't prescribe medication or perform surgery.
The education
Most students complete three to four years of undergraduate study, then a four-year doctor of chiropractic program at a nationally accredited chiropractic college. Programs include classroom, lab and supervised clinical training. Subjects include:
- Anatomy and physiology
- Orthopedics
- Neurology
- Radiology
- Rehabilitation and exercise
- Nutrition
- Spinal and extremity adjusting
- Pathology and diagnosis
- Public health
Graduates pass national board exams and must be licensed by the state they practice in. In Georgia, that's the Georgia Board of Chiropractic Examiners, which also requires continuing education to keep the license.
Our doctors
Dr. Jonathan Jewett, D.C. and Dr. Brandon Linker, D.C. both graduated from Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport, Iowa, in 2005. About our doctors.
This article is general information, not medical advice. Our doctors are doctors of chiropractic (D.C.), not medical doctors. If you have a medical emergency, call 911.