HealthcareISCO 2269
Specialist chiropractor
A specialist chiropractor is a person who holds advanced knowledge and understanding of a particular area of chiropractic, with skills in complex decision-making and the clinical competences that fall within the chiropractic profession.
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Rate 5 of the 69 essential skills of this occupation (European ESCO data). No account needed.
create solutions to problems
respond to changing situations in health care
educate on the prevention of illness
inform policy makers on health-related challenges
employ cognitive behaviour treatment techniques
About specialist chiropractor
Specialisations exist in a number of areas: education, functional neurology, orthopaedics, paediatrics, research, radiology and sport. A specialist may take an advanced course to acquire the necessary skills, competences and qualifications. Becoming a chiropractor first requires training in chiropractic, under requirements set by each country.
The chiropractor makes a chiropractic diagnosis, works from orthopaedics and traumatology of the musculoskeletal system, and interacts with healthcare users in a way that establishes what the person is actually presenting with, including what is not musculoskeletal at all.
Knowledge of pharmacology is part of the training because a patient's medication affects what may be done, and the chiropractor develops plans for the transfer of care, meaning the referral of a patient to a doctor or another profession when the problem is outside what chiropractic addresses. The chiropractor complies with healthcare legislation and the quality standards of healthcare practice. The regulation of chiropractic, the protection of the title and the scope of what a chiropractor may do differ substantially between countries, and in some it is not a regulated health profession at all.
European Skills Framework
Skills and knowledge areas required for this occupation based on European classification.
Essential (69)
microbiology-bacteriologymicrobiology-bacteriologyMicrobiology-Bacteriology is a medical specialty mentioned in the EU Directive 2005/36/EC.orthopaedicsorthopaedicsOrthopaedics is a medical specialty mentioned in the EU Directive 2005/36/EC.neuroanatomyneuroanatomyThe different parts of the nervous system.general medicinegeneral medicineGeneral medicine is a medical specialty mentioned in the EU Directive 2005/36/EC.human physiologyhuman physiologyThe science that studies the human organs and its interactions and mechanisms.geriatricsgeriatricsGeriatrics is a medical specialty mentioned in the EU Directive 2005/36/EC.neurologyneurologyNeurology is a medical specialty mentioned in the EU Directive 2005/36/EC.pharmacologypharmacologyPharmacology is a medical specialty mentioned in the EU Directive 2005/36/EC.obstetrics and gynaecologyobstetrics and gynaecologyObstetrics and gynaecology is a medical specialty mentioned in the EU Directive 2005/36/EC.paediatricspaediatricsPaediatrics is a medical specialty mentioned in the EU Directive 2005/36/EC.rehabilitationrehabilitationThe methods and procedures used to help an ill or injured person restore lost skills and regain self-sufficiency and control.biomechanicsbiomechanicsThe use of mechanical means to understand the function and structure of biological organisms.human anatomyhuman anatomyThe dynamic relationship of human structure and function and the muscosceletal, cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, endocrine, urinary, reproductive, integumentary and nervous systems; normal and ...manage healthcare staffmanage healthcare staffThe managerial tasks and responsibilities required in a health care setting.medical informaticsmedical informaticsThe processes and tools used for the analysis and dissemination of medical data through computerized systems.psychologypsychologyThe human behaviour and performance with individual differences in ability, personality, interests, learning, and motivation.first aidfirst aidThe emergency treatment given to a sick or injured person in the case of circulatory and/or respiratory failure, unconsciousness, wounds, bleeding, shock or poisoning.create solutions to problemscreate solutions to problemsSolve problems which arise in planning, prioritising, organising, directing/facilitating action and evaluating performance. Use systematic processes of collecting, analysing, and synthesising informat...respond to changing situations in health carerespond to changing situations in health careCope with pressure and respond appropriately and in time to unexpected and rapidly changing situations in healthcare.educate on the prevention of illnesseducate on the prevention of illnessOffer evidence-based advice on how to avoid ill health, educate and advise individuals and their carers on how to prevent ill health and/or be able to advise how to improve their environment and healt...inform policy makers on health-related challengesinform policy makers on health-related challengesProvide useful information related to health care professions to ensure policy decisions are made in the benefit of communities.employ cognitive behaviour treatment techniquesemploy cognitive behaviour treatment techniquesEmploy cognitive behavioural treatment techniques for those whose treatment involves cognitive re-training, addressing dysfunctional emotions, maladaptive behaviours and cognitive processes and conten...promote health and safety policies in health servicespromote health and safety policies in health servicesPromote adherence to local, regional, national and EU Health and Safety legislation, policies, guidelines and protocols.manage clinical riskmanage clinical riskImprove the quality and safe delivery of healthcare, placing special emphasis on identifying those circumstances that place clients, their families and carers, staff, students and others at risk of ha...provide information on chiropractic treatment outcomesprovide information on chiropractic treatment outcomesProvide information on therapeutic outcomes and any inherent risks to the client, ensuring that the client understands, and acting in accordance with ethical principles and local/national policies whe...use e-health and mobile health technologiesuse e-health and mobile health technologiesUse mobile health technologies and e-health (online applications and services) in order to enhance the provided healthcare.empathise with the healthcare userempathise with the healthcare userUnderstand the background of clients` and patients’ symptoms, difficulties and behaviour. Be empathetic about their issues; showing respect and reinforcing their autonomy, self-esteem and independence...manage chiropractic staffmanage chiropractic staffRecruit, train and manage chiropractic staff within the unit and care team, ensuring clinically effective service to all patients referred to the unit.apply clinical chiropractic competencies in sportapply clinical chiropractic competencies in sportApply specialized knowledge, skills, and competencies of chiropractic techniques and principles to provide care in all sport and sport injuries with safe, clinically appropriate, and highly profession...record healthcare users' progress related to treatmentrecord healthcare users' progress related to treatmentRecord the healthcare user's progress in response to treatment by observing, listening and measuring outcomes.advocate healthadvocate healthAdvocate for health promotion, well-being and disease or injury prevention on behalf of clients and the profession to enhance community, public and population health.measure effectiveness of the service providedmeasure effectiveness of the service providedUse a problem-solving approach to develop and measure recommendations for improving the quality of professional practice in increasingly unpredictable contexts, contributing to change and development ...use different communication channelsuse different communication channelsMake use of various types of communication channels such as verbal, handwritten, digital and telephonic communication with the purpose of constructing and sharing ideas or information.supervise chiropractic studentssupervise chiropractic studentsSupervise chiropractic students in the workplace and share own expertise with them; train them so that they can perform well in the workplace.manage healthcare users' datamanage healthcare users' dataKeep accurate client records which also satisfy legal and professional standards and ethical obligations in order to facilitate client management, ensuring that all clients' data (including verbal, wr...deal with emergency care situationsdeal with emergency care situationsAssess the signs and be well-prepared for a situation that poses an immediate threat to a person's health, security, property or environment.provide health educationprovide health educationProvide evidence based strategies to promote healthy living, disease prevention and management.provide chiropractic maternal healthcareprovide chiropractic maternal healthcareApply chiropractic techniques and principles to provide care to pregnant women with safe, clinically appropriate, and highly professional standards.prescribe healthcare productsprescribe healthcare productsPrescribe healthcare products, when indicated, for therapeutic effectiveness, appropriate to the client`s needs and in accordance with evidence-based practice, national and practice protocols and with...contribute to the rehabilitation processcontribute to the rehabilitation processContribute to the rehabilitation process to enhance activity, functioning and participation using a person-centered and evidence-based approach.adhere to health well-being and safetyadhere to health well-being and safetyComply with and apply the main points of health well-being and safety policy and procedures, in accordance with employer's policies. Report health and safety risks that have been identified and follow...communicate in healthcarecommunicate in healthcareCommunicate effectively with patients, families and other caregivers, health care professionals, and community partners.develop therapeutic relationshipsdevelop therapeutic relationshipsMaintain the individual therapeutic relationship to engage the individual's innate healing capacities, to achieve active collaboration in the health education and healing process and to maximise the p...provide learning support in healthcareprovide learning support in healthcareProvide the necessary support to facilitate learning for clients, carers, students, peers, support workers and other healthcare practitioners by assessing the learner`s development needs and preferenc...collect healthcare user's general datacollect healthcare user's general dataCollect qualitative and quantitative data related to the healthcare user's anagraphic data and provide support on filling out the present and past history questionnaire and record the measures/tests p...provide chiropractic diagnosisprovide chiropractic diagnosisProvide a working diagnosis/differential diagnosis and an inter-disciplinary or chiropractic treatment/management plan by performing an interview, working with patients to identify physical problems a...advise on healthcare users' informed consentadvise on healthcare users' informed consentEnsure patients/clients are fully informed about the risks and benefits of proposed treatments so they can give informed consent, engaging patients/clients in the process of their care and treatment.comply with quality standards related to healthcare practicecomply with quality standards related to healthcare practiceApply quality standards related to risk management, safety procedures, patients feedback, screening and medical devices in daily practice, as they are recognized by the national professional associati...comply with legislation related to health carecomply with legislation related to health careComply with the regional and national health legislation which regulates relations between suppliers, payers, vendors of the healthcare industry and patients, and the delivery of healthcare services.conduct health related researchconduct health related researchConduct research in health related topics and communicate findings orally, through public presentations or by writing reports and other publications.work in a multicultural environment in health carework in a multicultural environment in health careInteract, relate and communicate with individuals from a variety of different cultures, when working in a healthcare environment.develop plans related to the transfer of caredevelop plans related to the transfer of careOrganise transfer of care, when applicable, across a range of healthcare settings, communicating effectively and ensuring that the patient/client and carers are involved in the decision making process...promote inclusionpromote inclusionPromote and respect diversity, and advocate for equal treatment of genders, ethnicities and minority groups in organisations in order to prevent discrimination and ensure inclusion and a positive envi...interact with healthcare usersinteract with healthcare usersCommunicate with clients and their carer’s, with the patient’s permission, to keep them informed about the clients’ and patients’ progress and safeguarding confidentiality.conduct chiropractic examinationconduct chiropractic examinationUndertake chiropractic assessment, collecting data by physical examinations and evaluating anatomic findings through the use of observation, palpation, percussion, auscultation and information derived...provide treatment strategies for challenges to human healthprovide treatment strategies for challenges to human healthIdentify possible treatment protocols for the challenges to human health within a given community in cases such as infectious diseases of high consequences at the global level.ensure safety of healthcare usersensure safety of healthcare usersMake sure that healthcare users are being treated professionally, effectively and safe from harm, adapting techniques and procedures according to the person's needs, abilities or the prevailing condit...apply organisational techniquesapply organisational techniquesEmploy a set of organisational techniques and procedures which facilitate the achievement of the set goals set such as detailed planning of personnel's schedules. Use these resources efficiently and s...interpret medical resultsinterpret medical resultsInterpret, integrate and apply results of diagnostic imaging, laboratory tests and other investigations as part of the assessment of the client, in consultation with other healthcare practitioners.develop a collaborative therapeutic relationshipdevelop a collaborative therapeutic relationshipDevelop a mutually collaborative therapeutic relationship during treatment, fostering and gaining healthcare users' trust and cooperation.provide clinical chiropractic neurologyprovide clinical chiropractic neurologyApply advanced knowledge, skills and competences of clinical neurology to chiropractic techniques and principles to provide specialised chiropractic service to patient with safe, clinically appropriat...apply context specific clinical competencesapply context specific clinical competencesApply professional and evidence based assessment, goal setting, delivery of intervention and evaluation of clients, taking into account the developmental and contextual history of the clients, within ...develop plans related to client dischargedevelop plans related to client dischargeOrganise discharge planning, when applicable, across a range of healthcare settings, communicating effectively and ensuring that the client and carers are involved in the decision making process.triage clientstriage clientsContribute to the triage process to assign clients to the most appropriate management pathway for their condition, in collaboration with other healthcare practitioners.refer healthcare usersrefer healthcare usersMake referrals to other professionals, based on the healthcare user's requirements and needs, especially when recognising that additional healthcare diagnostics or interventions are required.work in multidisciplinary health teamswork in multidisciplinary health teamsParticipate in the delivery of multidisciplinary health care, and understand the rules and competences of other healthcare related professions.provide chiropractic paediatric healthcareprovide chiropractic paediatric healthcareApply specialised knowledge, skills, and competencies of chiropractic techniques and principles to provide care to adolescents, children and toddlers with safe, clinically appropriate, and highly prof...accept own accountabilityaccept own accountabilityAccept accountability for one`s own professional activities and recognise the limits of one`s own scope of practice and competencies.formulate a treatment planformulate a treatment planFormulate a treatment plan and evaluation (analysis) based on collected data following assessment using a clinical reasoning process.
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therapeutic massagetherapeutic massageMassage techniques used to relieve pain and alleviate other symptoms associated with a number of different medical conditions.contribute to quality physiotherapy servicescontribute to quality physiotherapy servicesParticipate in activities that promote quality, particularly in the acquisition and evaluation of equipment, resources, safe storage and supply management.develop chiropractic servicesdevelop chiropractic servicesDevelop a safe, effective and efficient quality chiropractic service.engage in chiropractic researchengage in chiropractic researchUndertake different levels of engagement in research activities to improve the quality of, and evidence base for, chiropractic.manage the neuropsychiatric sequelae of strokemanage the neuropsychiatric sequelae of strokeLocalise brain lesions approximately, formulating a basic differential diagnosis as to stroke aetiology and estimating the severity of the deficit and the urgency of further assessment.manage personal professional developmentmanage personal professional developmentTake responsibility for lifelong learning and continuous professional development. Engage in learning to support and update professional competence. Identify priority areas for professional developmen...use foreign languages for health-related researchuse foreign languages for health-related researchUse foreign languages for conducting and collaborating in health-related research.use foreign languages in patient careuse foreign languages in patient careCommunicate in foreign languages with healthcare users, their carers, or services providers. Use foreign languages to faciliate patient care according to the needs of the patient.
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Frequently asked questions
What does a specialist chiropractor do?
Specialist chiropractors have an advanced knowledge and understanding in a specific chiropractic area, acquiring complex decision making skills and clinical competency within the scope of the chiropractic profession. Specialist chiropractors may have undertaken an advanced course of studies to acquire the necessary skills and competency and qualification. Specialist chiropractors may be found in different specific fields such as education, functional neurology, orthopaedics, paediatrics, research, radiology, sport.
What skills does a specialist chiropractor need?
A specialist chiropractor needs 69 essential skills, including microbiology-bacteriology, orthopaedics, neuroanatomy, general medicine, human physiology.
Will AI replace specialist chiropractor jobs?
The AI disruption score for specialist chiropractor is 13/100 (very low risk). Skills most exposed to automation: manage healthcare users' data, collect healthcare user's general data, neuroanatomy. Most resilient: empathise with the healthcare user, deal with emergency care situations, develop therapeutic relationships.
AI Replacement Risk
13/ 100
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