Chiro’s are good. Becoming a successful one is hard, at least in the good ole US of A. There are only like 10 accredited chiro schools. Your insurance and keeping up on the licenses are very expensive. But, I personally know a chiro who makes well over 400k a year, you just have to team up with a few lawyers for car accident referrals.
From the research I’ve done, more and more people are going to chiropractors. It seems more and more people want to go the natural way and avoid medications.
[quote]ucallthatbass wrote:
Chiro’s are good. Becoming a successful one is hard, at least in the good ole US of A. There are only like 10 accredited chiro schools. Your insurance and keeping up on the licenses are very expensive. But, I personally know a chiro who makes well over 400k a year, you just have to team up with a few lawyers for car accident referrals. [/quote]
I’ve have three friends about to graduate from different chiro schools and the average starting wage is 60-80K…not to bad
[quote]bushidobadboy wrote:
Big_Boss wrote:
Just seen mine yesterday…I had some issue with my back for 3 weeks…it was affecting me taking deep breathes…keeping me from working out at my normal capacity. He is a genius in my book…works with lots of athletes. Really has helped me with lots of issues from old injuries.
Interesting. Mind telling me what he did to address the breathing?
BBB[/quote]
Nothing in particular…just usual adjustment. He did explain how “out-of-whack” vertebrae can clog the nerves that run through the spine…and how it can it sometimes can affect the diaphragm…and other organs. He also noted that I also had a lot of tension in my back that might have been constricting my lungs/rib cage from expanding properly. I felt this in my more of my left side when attempting to take a breath. After he worked on me,I immediately felt a difference…and over past day or two,I’ve felt significant improvements.
I’m in chiropractic school now and will be graduating in 11 months. I love the education and the profession. If you were interested in pursuing a career in chiropractic I would recommend shadowing as many Dr.'s as possible and choosing a school not based on its location(near a beach… as in Palmer south’s case) but by there ratio of philosophy and science in their program, and what one you views and opinions best align with.
It will make a huge difference in your school experience and in how you will practice when you graduate. Now is a great time to become a chiropractor and I’m all for supporting anyone who wants to join in the wellness revolution.
[quote]sundevil65 wrote:
I’ve have three friends about to graduate from different chiro schools and the average starting wage is 60-80K…not to bad
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I didn’t mean that you cannot make money in it. I would recommend shadowing an already established chiro, and really take the time to learn the business and how health insurance (actually all insurance) works. I worked in law before, and was amazed that cases with $10,000 just in chiro treatment, settle for $8000. Then the chiro gets like $1500 and nothing from the person’s health insurance.
Actually: Please just disregard my last post.
Chriros use the scientifically proven method of placebo with great results.
[quote]mmllcc wrote:
Chriros use the scientifically proven method of placebo with great results.[/quote]
Wrong, physically working on the tissue changes the tissues. Restoring motin via adjsutmanets, pt and myofascial work, works.
Those figures they throw out about wages are crap. you don’t start out at 60-80K a year. You work for some guy who wants you to help him make more money, or strike out on your own. There are few legitimate associateships where you earn well.
You can start your own office, but it is difficult. you do not have the options of being a PT or MD, where there are a wide variety of choices, such as hospital, private clinic or office, University, etc. you lack insurance equality. Often policies have X amount of visits or dollars for chiropractic, but no such limit on medical care.
You do not have the support structure that is available to other similar professions. I’ve done it for 20 years and make a nice living, but I recommended my son away fro the profession, not because it does not do go, but because of the difficulties.
And I’ve heard that crap about people going to alternative medicine for years. Overall usage for chiropractors has not really increased in that time, believe it or not. And if Obamacare is passed the profession will be gone in 5-10 years anyway.
I am seriously warning people against it. And I’m not bitter, or angry or anything, I just don’t want people getting in over their heads and have it be to late.
[quote]JRocdizzle wrote:
PB Andy wrote:
Do you guys know if choros/ART specialists are better for things like abdominal strains than PTs?
I’m also a chiro. For something like an abdominal strain I would recommend you find someone who can perform SPRT (Specific Proprioceptive Response Taping). In my experience, this is by far the best taping method for strains. This in combination with adjustments and other modalities (I like interferential) would be my course of action in your situation.[/quote]
Thanks for the input, I’ll look into this.
Ninety percent of back pain resolves on its own in 2 months. People who go and see a chiropractor within this time might think it’s due to the treatment when it likely would get better on its own.
[quote]tom63 wrote:
mmllcc wrote:
Chriros use the scientifically proven method of placebo with great results.
Wrong, physically working on the tissue changes the tissues. Restoring motin via adjsutmanets, pt and myofascial work, works.
Those figures they throw out about wages are crap. you don’t start out at 60-80K a year. You work for some guy who wants you to help him make more money, or strike out on your own. There are few legitimate associateships where you earn well.
You can start your own office, but it is difficult. you do not have the options of being a PT or MD, where there are a wide variety of choices, such as hospital, private clinic or office, University, etc. you lack insurance equality. Often policies have X amount of visits or dollars for chiropractic, but no such limit on medical care.
You do not have the support structure that is available to other similar professions. I’ve done it for 20 years and make a nice living, but I recommended my son away fro the profession, not because it does not do go, but because of the difficulties.
And I’ve heard that crap about people going to alternative medicine for years. Overall usage for chiropractors has not really increased in that time, believe it or not. And if Obamacare is passed the profession will be gone in 5-10 years anyway.
I am seriously warning people against it. And I’m not bitter, or angry or anything, I just don’t want people getting in over their heads and have it be to late.[/quote]
I’m not really trying to argue with you but I know three people that all have starting offers in that range. They will be working for someone else to start and of course they will be making that person more money. If my starting numbers are wrong then what would you say the starting salary is?
I’d stay the fuck away from them.I went to one in Germany once and it was okay,didn’t do much but didn’t do any damage either.Having said that,my dad is a public relations consultant and has done work the the Cairopractors association here in Ireland.There’s been serious controversy as people can very easily get paralysed or get permanent neck and back damage from even the slightest mistake in practice.
Any work he did for them usually involved them being at the centre of a lawsuit from some damaged patient.He’s always told me to keep well away from them as a result.
I have seen 4 different chiro’s in the last few years.
-1 wanted to hook 2 electrodes to my body for $2000, measure the resistance and tell me exactly where the damage was in my body. This same doctor sells vitamins in his office with his picture on the label.
-1 would supposedly measure the heat given off by nerves from each side of my neck and make adjustments of my neck until the measurements matched. He also preached against any kind of
antibiotic,vaccine, and said he could cure just about everything with these adjustments.
-the other 2 did not pretend to be miracle workers made some adjustments to my spine, showed
me some stretches, and I left with a positive opinion of them–did any of it help–I really cant say,But I may go back to one of them for some ART work.
I think the profession has a higher degree of “quackery” than most, and it makes it hard for
the very good and legitimate doctors out there. It also doesnt help that the very powerful allopathic medical community refuses to give them any credit at all.
-g
[quote]sundevil65 wrote:
I’ve have three friends about to graduate from different chiro schools and the average starting wage is 60-80K…not to bad
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You can easily make that with only 4 years of schooling though as an engineer, just saying.
[quote]waldo21212 wrote:
sundevil65 wrote:
I’ve have three friends about to graduate from different chiro schools and the average starting wage is 60-80K…not to bad
You can easily make that with only 4 years of schooling though as an engineer, just saying.[/quote]
Chiro school takes 3.5…just sayin.
[quote]ANIM4L wrote:
I’m in chiropractic school now and will be graduating in 11 months. I love the education and the profession. If you were interested in pursuing a career in chiropractic I would recommend shadowing as many Dr.'s as possible and choosing a school not based on its location(near a beach… as in Palmer south’s case) but by there ratio of philosophy and science in their program, and what one you views and opinions best align with.
It will make a huge difference in your school experience and in how you will practice when you graduate. Now is a great time to become a chiropractor and I’m all for supporting anyone who wants to join in the wellness revolution. [/quote]
Which one do you attend? I just threw the beach comment in there for fun. I’m really trying to look at them all like you said.
[quote]waldo21212 wrote:
sundevil65 wrote:
I’ve have three friends about to graduate from different chiro schools and the average starting wage is 60-80K…not to bad
You can easily make that with only 4 years of schooling though as an engineer, just saying.[/quote]
True, if you are interested in becoming an engineer. As with an profession.