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Chiropractors manipulate joints, bones and soft tissue to help clients control pain or prevent injuries from re-occurring.
You could work: in your own business; managing your own hours
In your day-to-day duties you may:
You could work in a therapy clinic.
You can get into this job through:
You'll need to complete a 4-year degree or postgraduate master's course recognised by the General Chiropractic Council.
This involves 3 years of full-time study and 1 year working under supervision.
You may be able to take an Access to Science course if you do not have the degree entry requirements.
You'll usually need:
You'll need to get paid or unpaid experience of working with a chiropractor before applying for a course.
You'll also find it useful to get experience of working in a health or care role. You could contact the voluntary services co-ordinator or manager at your local NHS trust for more advice.
You'll need to:
You can find out more about becoming a chiropractor from the General Chiropractic Council and the British Chiropractic Association.
Most chiropractors work on a self-employed basis.
With experience you could set up your own practice.
You could also move into education, or specialise in sports medicine, rehabilitation, neurology or research.