chiropractor (EN)
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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.
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Source aliases (EN)
- neuromusculoskeletal therapist
- musculoskeletal therapist
- etiopath
- Licensed chiropractor
Skills and knowledge
Essential (EN) · 61
- musculoskeletal anatomy
- provide information on chiropractic treatment outcomes
- chiropractic terminology
- interpret medical images
- neurophysiology
- assist patients with rehabilitation
- empathise with the healthcare user
- exercise physiology
- manage chiropractic staff
- apply clinical chiropractic competencies in sport
- orthopaedics
- neuroanatomy
- provide neuromusculoskeletal therapy
- develop chiropractic services
- maintain chiropractic equipment
- develop chiropractic treatment plans
- monitor patients' progress related to treatment
- advise on pregnancy
- apply supports for spinal adjustment
- provide medication information
- human physiology
- neurology
- manage chiropractic professional equipment
- prescribe healthcare products
- neuropathology
- communicate in healthcare
- undertake healthcare examination
- develop therapeutic relationships
- observe record keeping standards in chiropractics
- undertake clinical chiropractic research
- apply person-centred care
- conduct physical examinations
- diagnose musculoskeletal conditions
- provide chiropractic diagnosis
- advise on healthcare users' informed consent
- rehabilitation
- perform orthopaedic examinations
- interpret findings from medical examinations
- operate medical imaging equipment
- human anatomy
- comply with legislation related to health care
- conduct neurological examination
- medical informatics
- post-process medical images
- prescribe treatment for musculoskeletal injuries
- interact with healthcare users
- conduct chiropractic examination
- prepare patients for surgery
- advise on rehabilitation exercises
- ensure safety of healthcare users
- adhere to organisational code of ethics
- write reports on neurological tests
- interpret medical results
- assess chiropractic intervention
- apply specific manual chiropractic techniques
- provide clinical chiropractic neurology
- apply context specific clinical competences
- perform chiropractic examinations
- apply massage therapy
- perform clinical neurophysiological examinations
- formulate a treatment plan
Optional (EN) · 47
- contribute to quality physiotherapy services
- educate on the prevention of illness
- employ cognitive behaviour treatment techniques
- manage clinical risk
- use e-health and mobile health technologies
- obtain healthcare user's medical status information
- analyse X-ray imagery
- record healthcare users' progress related to treatment
- advocate health
- chiropody
- supervise chiropractic students
- educate on preventing injuries
- radiation physics in healthcare
- manage healthcare users' data
- somatic integrated modalities
- orthopaedic treatment alternatives
- use functional neuroimaging
- geriatrics
- kinetics
- apply acupuncture
- provide health education
- rehabilitation of all organ systems
- contribute to the rehabilitation process
- prescribe treatments related to surgical procedures
- promote health in specialised care
- provide learning support in healthcare
- advise on healthy lifestyles
- follow-up after patients' surgery
- collect healthcare user's general data
- neuropharmacology
- manage the neuropsychiatric sequelae of stroke
- biomechanics
- therapeutic massage
- interpret evoked potentials records
- interpret electroencephalograms
- conduct health related research
- treat neurological disorders
- orthopaedic conditions
- develop plans related to the transfer of care
- psychology
- provide treatment strategies for challenges to human health
- maintain treatment records
- kinesiology
- endocrinology
- develop plans related to client discharge
- use techniques to increase patients' motivation
- manage acute pain
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