If you’ve started looking for a chiropractor, you’ve missed some important information. Most of us have heard horror stories about chiropractors, and the fact is there are some very legitimate causes for the controversy.

A Chiropractic visit can turn out anywhere from horrible to wonderful, with the inconsistency rooting back as early as the experiences considered typical at a Chiropractic school.

Compared to medical school, Chiropractic schools have open door admissions. With a 2.5 GPA, no interview, and no MCAT equivalent, many students can even get waivers for prerequisite courses. Many Chiropractors who have graduated top of their class have since brought to light many other troubling practices common at these schools.

* While the course listings are similar to those in medical schools, the curriculum offered is generally only a rough approximation of the more formal counterparts

* Faculty overlooks, and even expects cheating from their students.

* Unlike Medical students, who must spend 3 years of their 9 year education as an intern treating patients in a hospital, Chiropractic students only need produce 200 spinal adjustments, 20 physical exams, and 25 blood and urine samples. They generally meet their quotas on classmates, themselves, friends, and family.

Knowing just this much about the industry, it already becomes apparent why finding a good Chiropractor isn’t easy. So when chiropractic care is just what your condition calls for, it is even more important to know how to identify a scam, and find those quality practitioners available to you. But how can you do this?

What’s needed is an educated perspective. There is plenty of data available to you, and we encourage you to download the Chiropractic Consumer Guide available free at our site listed in the resource box, as well as take a look at the quality sites we’ve linked to. This should have you off to a good start.

Download the free Chiropractic Consumer Guide, and find the best chiropractors in Boston, at the Boston Chiropractic Center homepage. Identify the best Boston chiropractor for you, or use the guide wherever you are. -Brian Alfred