Why aren't chiropractors considered doctors?

Chiropractic is sometimes seen as a pseudoscience compared to conventional medicine's "real science." In 2013, the Australian science journalism show, Catalyst, investigated chiropractic medicine's history and modern day claims. read more

Yes and No. They are doctors similar to non-medical "doctors" in other allied health care professions like optometry, podiatry, dentistry and psychology. Chiropractors usually have the academic degree of "Doctor of Chiropractic", which is awarded after an average of 8 years of university training. read more

by Dr. Martin Rutherford, DC, CFMP After 33 years in practice it becomes painfully obvious that there remains an almost obscene lack of understanding and respect for the relative diagnostic and clinical capabilities and the educational background of Chiropractic Physicians vs the Medical Doctor’s educational requirements in the community at large. read more