chiropractor
Chiropractors are responsible for the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disorders related to the neuromusculoskeletal system and the effects of these disorders on general health. They are independent primary health care professionals.
Also called: neuromusculoskeletal therapist, musculoskeletal therapist, etiopath, Licensed chiropractor
- 61
- essential skills
- 47
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
- 2269
- ISCO-08 group
Where you can go from here
8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
- specialist chiropractorWhat changes?24 skills in common
- physiotherapistWhat changes?17 skills in common
- occupational therapistWhat changes?14 skills in common
- orthoptist13 skills in common
- speech and language therapist12 skills in common
- advanced physiotherapist11 skills in common
- audiologist11 skills in common
- nuclear medicine radiographer11 skills in common
Essential skills
61- adhere to organisational code of ethics
- advise on healthcare users' informed consent
- advise on pregnancy
- advise on rehabilitation exercises
- apply clinical chiropractic competencies in sport
- apply context specific clinical competences
- apply massage therapy
- apply person-centred care
- apply specific manual chiropractic techniques
- apply supports for spinal adjustment
- assess chiropractic intervention
- assist patients with rehabilitation
- chiropractic terminology
- communicate in healthcare
- comply with legislation related to health care
- conduct chiropractic examination
- conduct neurological examination
- conduct physical examinations
- develop chiropractic services
- develop chiropractic treatment plans
- develop therapeutic relationships
- diagnose musculoskeletal conditions
- empathise with the healthcare user
- ensure safety of healthcare users
- exercise physiology
- formulate a treatment plan
- human anatomy
- human physiology
- interact with healthcare users
- interpret findings from medical examinations
- interpret medical images
- interpret medical results
- maintain chiropractic equipment
- manage chiropractic professional equipment
- manage chiropractic staff
- medical informatics
- monitor patients' progress related to treatment
- musculoskeletal anatomy
- neuroanatomy
- neurology
- neuropathology
- neurophysiology
- observe record keeping standards in chiropractics
- operate medical imaging equipment
- orthopaedics
- perform chiropractic examinations
- perform clinical neurophysiological examinations
- perform orthopaedic examinations
- post-process medical images
- prepare patients for surgery
- prescribe healthcare products
- prescribe treatment for musculoskeletal injuries
- provide chiropractic diagnosis
- provide clinical chiropractic neurology
- provide information on chiropractic treatment outcomes
- provide medication information
- provide neuromusculoskeletal therapy
- rehabilitation
- undertake clinical chiropractic research
- undertake healthcare examination
- write reports on neurological tests
Optional skills
47- advise on healthy lifestyles
- advocate health
- analyse X-ray imagery
- apply acupuncture
- biomechanics
- chiropody
- collect healthcare user's general data
- conduct health related research
- contribute to quality physiotherapy services
- contribute to the rehabilitation process
- develop plans related to client discharge
- develop plans related to the transfer of care
- educate on preventing injuries
- educate on the prevention of illness
- employ cognitive behaviour treatment techniques
- endocrinology
- follow-up after patients' surgery
- geriatrics
- interpret electroencephalograms
- interpret evoked potentials records
- kinesiology
- kinetics
- maintain treatment records
- manage acute pain
- manage clinical risk
- manage healthcare users' data
- manage the neuropsychiatric sequelae of stroke
- neuropharmacology
- obtain healthcare user's medical status information
- orthopaedic conditions
- orthopaedic treatment alternatives
- prescribe treatments related to surgical procedures
- promote health in specialised care
- provide health education
- provide learning support in healthcare
- provide treatment strategies for challenges to human health
- psychology
- radiation physics in healthcare
- record healthcare users' progress related to treatment
- rehabilitation of all organ systems
- somatic integrated modalities
- supervise chiropractic students
- therapeutic massage
- treat neurological disorders
- use e-health and mobile health technologies
- use functional neuroimaging
- use techniques to increase patients' motivation
Definition and skills from ESCO, published by the European Commission. Source concept
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