Education

In many ways, the education today’s chiropractic doctor receives is comparable to what a medical practitioner receives.

These days, the education that a chiropractor receives is quite similar to what medical practitioners receive.

In fact, a recent study says that chiropractic and medical curricula are “more similar than dissimilar.” Some chiropractic colleges require a Bachelor’s degree before enrollment. A doctor of chiropractic’s training generally requires a minimum of five years of college study.

Obviously, medical doctors receive significant additional training in pharmacology and surgery. However, M.D.’s do not receive any training in nutritional therapies, human biomechanics,or health and wellness. Whereas chiropractors focus more on physiology, human biomechanics, radiology, natural healing, nutritional therapies and spinal adjusting techniques.

After passing 3 sets of national board examinations and then state licensing requirements, today’s chiropractor, like all types of doctors, must attend annual continuing education classes for relicensure and to stay current on the latest scientific research.

Dr. Larry Basch received his Doctor of Chiropractic (D.C.) degree from the National College of Chiropractic in Lombard, IL. (pictured below)

He also attended the Southern California University of Health Sciences in Whittier, CA where he earned his Certified Chiropractic Sports Practitioner (C.C.S.P.) degree. He is one of only approximately 4000 chiropractors world wide to obtain Board Certification from the American Board of Chiropractic Sports Physicians.

 EDUCATION: 
 NATIONAL COLLEGE OF CHIROPRACTIC - Lombard, IL 
 Bachelor of Science - 1991 
 Doctor of Chiropractic - 1993 
 Certificate of Acupuncture - 1993 
 Certified Nutrition & Wellness Consultant - 2004                                                                               

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES - Whittier, CA                                  Certified Chiropractic Sports Practitioner - 2008                                       

BOARD CERTIFICATION:   National Board of Chiropractic Examiners - 1993 

BOARD CERTIFICATION:    American Board of Chiropractic Sports Physicians - 2008

PROFESSIONAL LICENSE:  California, Colorado, Illinois, Michigan, South Carolina