From osteopath to chiropractor
10 of the 61 essential skills of a chiropractor are already essential for a osteopath — about 16% of the job, before you learn anything new.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 10
- skills carry over
- 51
- would be new
- 16%
- of the target job covered
- 61
- essential skills of a chiropractor
What a chiropractor does
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.
What carries over
10 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- apply person-centred care
- comply with legislation related to health care
- develop therapeutic relationships
- diagnose musculoskeletal conditions
- empathise with the healthcare user
- ensure safety of healthcare users
- monitor patients' progress related to treatment
- musculoskeletal anatomy
- prescribe treatment for musculoskeletal injuries
- undertake healthcare examination
What would be new
51 skillsEssential for a chiropractor and not for a osteopath. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- adhere to organisational code of ethics
- advise on healthcare users' informed consent
- advise on pregnancy
- advise on rehabilitation exercises
- apply clinical chiropractic competencies in sport
- apply context specific clinical competences
- apply massage therapy
- apply specific manual chiropractic techniques
- apply supports for spinal adjustment
- assess chiropractic intervention
- assist patients with rehabilitation
- chiropractic terminology
- communicate in healthcare
- conduct chiropractic examination
- conduct neurological examination
- conduct physical examinations
- develop chiropractic services
- develop chiropractic treatment plans
- exercise physiology
- formulate a treatment plan
- human anatomy
- human physiology
- interact with healthcare users
- interpret findings from medical examinations
- interpret medical images
- interpret medical results
- maintain chiropractic equipment
- manage chiropractic professional equipment
- manage chiropractic staff
- medical informatics
- neuroanatomy
- neurology
- neuropathology
- neurophysiology
- observe record keeping standards in chiropractics
- operate medical imaging equipment
- orthopaedics
- perform chiropractic examinations
- perform clinical neurophysiological examinations
- perform orthopaedic examinations
and 11 more
Other moves from osteopath
2 roles- acupuncturist10 skills in common
- occupational therapist10 skills in common
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How far are you from being a chiropractor?
MyNodes reads your CV once, maps it to this same taxonomy, and shows you which roles you are already closest to and the few skills that would open the most doors. The file is deleted as soon as it has been read.