Originally posted by: deejayshakur
i too must correct you. they are not doctors in the 'physician and surgeon' sense, but they are indeed called 'chiropractors' or 'chiropractic PHYSICIANS'. (check the bureau of labor and statistics). as much as i hate to admit that because i believe that only full 'physicians and surgeons' (which are only MD's and DO's in the united states) should be called 'doctor', chiropractors are technically 'doctors' as are 'PhDs' and 'EdDs', etc. there've been a lot of legal battles with chiro's trying to expand their scope of practice, just like nurse practitioners. ugh.