Test Your Knowledge

Here's a chance to test your knowledge after browsing through our site.
All questions are True or False. Answers follow at the end of the page.

1. (T/F) Doctors of Chiropractic can prescribe medication.

2. (T/F) Chiropractic students take more course hours of study in anatomy, physiology, biomechanics, neurology, and nutrition than their medical and osteopathic colleagues.

3. (T/F) Being pain-free means I am healthy.

4. (T/F) Back pain is the 2nd leading cause of all US physician visits.

5. (T/F) Nerve Impingement Syndrome is NOT important to take care of.

ANSWERS

1. False. Chiropractors are trained in treating illness conservatively, without drugs or surgery.

2. True. Chiropractic student course hours in these subjects are quite extensive.

3. False. Lack of pain and symptoms does not necessarily mean you are in good health. For example, in over 1/3rd of all heart attacks, the 1st symptom is death!

4. True. Only respiratory infections beats out back pain as the leading cause of visits.

5. False. Any interference with the nervous system will disrupt the function of a target cell and therefore interfere with that body part's function.