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Is chiropractic classified as sports medicine or is it just alternative med?
7 doctors weighed in across 4 answers
Not sports medicine: Chiropractors should be classified as a form of massage therapy. They do not offer the type of analysis that a physiatrist (specialist in sports medicine and injury) can offer. Your best bet is not with the chiropractor but through your family doctor or orthopod for sports related issues.
Answered 2/16/2017
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Alternative medicine: Chiropractors are not physicians therefore do not practice medicine. There are chiropractors that specialize in the care of sports related injuries but it is different then the comprehensive nature that board certified physiatrists, orthopedic surgeons, er docs or family practice sports specialists can provide.
Answered 4/8/2013
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Different training: Chiropractors have a different training background and many specialize in spine, some in musculoskeletal/sports, but went through different educational tracks than physicians. Sideline sports medicine practitioners tend to be physicians.
Answered 3/14/2014
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Sports chiropractic: Lots of people claim the popular term sports medicine to advertise. Since medicine implies medical doctor, semantically speaking sports medicine implies a specially trained medical physician. This would be in contrast to a sports chiropractor, a sports psychologist, a sports physical therapist, a sports nutritionist, or an athletic trainer. Staying true to meaning is helpful for patients to know
Answered 11/15/2015
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