Chiropractic
- Article Category: Chiropractic
- 3/12/2018
What kind of education do Doctors of Chiropractic have?
Educational requirements for doctors of chiropractic are among the most stringent of any of the health care professions.
The typical applicant at a chiropractic college has already acquired four years of pre-medical undergraduate college education, including courses in biology, inorganic and organic chemistry, physics, psychology and related lab work. Once accepted into an accredited chiropractic college, the requirements become even more demanding - four to five academic years of professional study are the standard. Because of the hands-on nature of chiropractic, and the intricate adjusting techniques, a significant portion of time is spent in clinical training.
Like other primary health care doctors, chiropractic students spend a significant portion of their curriculum studying clinical subjects related to evaluating and caring for patients. In total, the curriculum includes a minimum of 4,200 hours of classroom, laboratory and clinical experience.
Before they are allowed to practice, doctors of chiropractic must pass a series of national board examinations and become state-licensed. Chiropractic colleges also offer post-graduate continuing education programs in specialty fields ranging from sports injuries and occupational health to orthopedics and neurology. These programs allow chiropractors to specialize in a healthcare discipline or meet state re-licensure requirements.
This extensive education prepares doctors of chiropractic to diagnose health care problems, treat the problems when they are within their scope of practice and refer patients to other health care practitioners when appropriate.
脊科教育
脊骨神經科教育屬於學士後制度。在美國，脊醫師必需先在大學完成醫學預科的基礎課程取得學士學位後，再接受4-5學年的脊科醫學教育。 脊醫教育課程一般包括：
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基礎醫學課程
如人體解剖學、神經解剖學、生理學、神經生理學、生化學、組織學、病理學、胚胎學、微生物學及藥理學等。
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臨床醫學課程
如骨科、神經科、內外科、兒科、婦產科、耳鼻喉科、皮膚科、精神病學、鑑別診斷學、臨床診斷學及檢驗診斷學等。
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脊科醫學課程
包括脊科診斷及治療學、人體生物力學、運動醫學、X光物理學及技術、影像診斷及營養學等。
學生在完成脊科教育課程後會獲授脊骨神經醫學博士學位。之後還需通過四個階段國家考試及州立檢定考才得以核發脊骨神經科醫師執照，准許執業。 脊科教育付予脊醫專業的臨床鑑別能力，並在必要時建議適當轉診至其它醫療科別。
有別於台灣坊間的整骨、整脊速成班，在歐美每位脊骨神經科醫師均須接受嚴謹的脊科醫學訓練，並通過政府的專業考試才能註冊執業。
遺憾的是台灣目前並無專業、完整的脊醫教育制度。脊椎是人體最重要的器官之一，也正因為它的重要性而不能輕易、草率的亂整亂喬。
若身體有不適，應當找一位受過嚴謹訓練的專業人士為您做評估及建議。
- Article Category: Chiropractic
- 3/12/2018
What is Chiropractic?
Chiropractic is a natural and non-invasive form of health care that is based on the principle that the body has the inherent ability to heal without the use of drugs or surgery. This fundamental approach to wellness mirrors a new and changing attitude toward health care in the United States and around the world.
How does it work?
An individual's health is either directly or indirectly controlled by the nervous system and interference within the nerve system, due to trauma or biomechanical instability, impairs normal function and lowers resistance to disease.
Through chiropractic adjustments, nervous system interference due to abnormalities in the musculoskeletal relationships of the vertebrae (called subluxations) can be corrected. This allows the nervous system to function properly, enabling the body to self-regulate and self-heal through its own natural recuperative powers.
Chiropractors are highly skilled in the art of adjusting all the articulations of the body. Adjustments are gentle and specific physical maneuvers that can be applied safely to people of any age.
脊骨神經醫學主要的理念
脊骨神經醫學（Chiropractic）是由美國脊醫師D.D. Palmer於1895年發現，研究出脊椎神經和身體病症的關係， 這種不靠藥物的治療方式經一百多年的不斷研究發展，在美、加、英、澳、等三十二個國家設立正式醫學教育與執業醫師系統， 成為現代西方自然復健醫學的主流。脊椎是人體中樞神經的主要通道及神經系統的保護結構，脊椎骨的功能對人體的健康影響極為重大。 根據許多醫學臨床研究發現：很多功能性疾病是由於脊椎、骨骼關節、及肌肉系統的運作不平衡造成神經訊息干擾（Nerve Interference）所致。 脊骨神經醫學便以矯治失調的身體骨架、肌肉結構為主要理念，使神經系統運作正常，藉而解除病痛並維持身體功能平衡及預防功能性的疾病。
脊骨神經醫學如何治療
脊骨神經著重發揮人體原有的復原能力，治療過程並不使用藥物或注射，亦不施行外科手術。 常用的治療方式是以徒手治療的脊椎矯正醫學（Manual Adjustments）為主：藉由槓桿力學， 使用安全技巧、舒適地針對功能錯位的脊椎、骨盆、四肢關節作調整，使生理結構系統回復至正常的位置與機能。 身體恢復平衡後，疼痛及相關症狀也就逐步消失。