How to choose a qualified chiropractor?

Chiropractors go to college for at least four years and a half. The basic disciplines to be taken are: anatomy, biochemistry, microbiology, neuromusculoskeletal diagnosis, radiology, physiology, pathology, biomechanics and spinal manipulative techniques.

There are two undergrad courses in the country, one at Centro Universitário Feevale, in Rio Grande do Sul and the other at the Universidade Anhembi Morumbi, in São Paulo.

In 2005, the World Health Organization (WHO) released Guidelines on Basic Training and Safety in Chiropractic, which provides recommendations to governments worldwide on chiropractic and minimum standards of education. Such guidelines were developed through consultation with the World Federation of Chiropractic, the Association of Chiropractic Colleges, as well as many other chiropractic, medical, osteopathic and other groups, which have acknowledged the existence of a minimal necessary level of formal education set forth by chiropractic accrediting associations.