Chiropractic Care | Erickson Chiro

Chiropractor manually adjusting the upper back of a female patient's spine to relieve pain

What is Chiropractic Care?

Chiropractic care is a form of complementary medicine based on the idea that your body can heal itself with the help of specific hands-on manipulations from a trained professional. These manipulations help realign your joints and can potentially lead to pain relief.

Chiropractic treatment may help relieve pain from conditions affecting your:

bones
cartilage
connective tissue
joints
muscles

Chiropractic treatment often focuses on your spine but may focus on other parts of your body depending on the particular issue you’re dealing with.

In general, chiropractors are more likely to use hands-on manipulations to relieve your symptoms.

New Patient

For Patients that have never seen Dr. Erickson or it has been more than three years since your last visit with him.

Appointment Time: 30 min

Includes:

Comprehensive Exam, Diagnosis and Treatment

Established Patient: New Injury

Patients that have seen Dr. Erickson within the last three years and have a new injury.

Appointment time: 20-30 min

Includes:

Problem Focused Exam, Diagnosis and Treatment

Follow-Up Treatment

Patients that are currently seeing Dr. Erickson, routine follow-up treatment.

Appointment Time: 5-20 Minutes

Includes:

Evaluation of previous treatment progress & treatment.

Imaging and Referrals

Sometimes imaging, such as x-ray or MRI, is necessary to start or continue care. If Dr. Erickson determines that imaging is clinically necessary, he can write you a direct order to have imaging done at LifeCare Medical Center's Radiolgy Department or write a referral to your Primary Medical Provider.

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Chiropractic Education & Licensing

How much education does a chiropractic doctor have? The facts may surprise you. Today, highly specialized training is required to graduate and earn licensure. Chiropractic school is quite similar to that of medical school, especially during the first 2 years of the 4 year program. A Chiropractic program consists of 4 academic years of professional education after completion of a 4 year undergraduate degree. Chiropractic education averages a total of 4,822 hours, ranging from 4,400 hours to 5,220 hours in the 16 colleges. This includes an average if 1,975 hours in clinical sciences and 1,045 hours of clinical clerkship. The minimum hours for accreditation by the Council on Chiropractic Education is 4,200 hours. Chiropractic doctors are well trained to refer to other health care providers when clinically necessary. It is for this reason that a chiropractor’s training includes courses such as Cardiology, Gastrointestinal, Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Pathology amongst others.

Subjects Class Hours

Anatomy 540
Chemistry 165
Diagnosis 630
Microbiology 120
Neurology 320
Obstetrics 60
Orthopedics 210
Pathology 360
Physiology 240
Psychiatry 60
Radiology 360

Additional Required Studies

Spinal Manipulation
Nutrition
Physiotherapy
Advanced Radiology
TOTAL HOURS 4,485

The Minnesota Board of Chiropractic Examiners presides over all Minnesota Chiropractors.

To be licensed as a chiropractor in Minnesota the following criteria must be met:

Completion of a baccalaureate degree in appropriate subject matter from an accredited university.
Graduate from an accredited Chiropractic College.
Successful completion of the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners Part I, Part II, Part III, Physiotherapy, and Part IV Practical Examinations.
Successful completion of the Minnestoa Board of Jurisprudence Examination
Complete a Criminal Background Check
Receive a license from Minnesota Board of Chiropractic Examiners.