像很多人一样，您可能会问自己一个问题：脊医到底是什么？
Lucky for you, we have all the answers to help you envision your own career.
让我们来看看！
认识迈克尔
What is a Chiropractor?
成为脊医的步骤
未来的前景
Best Thing & Worst Thing
有抱负的脊医的建议
认识迈克尔
您是如何最终担任这个角色的？
迈克尔是他自己的同名公司的董事迈克尔·霍布斯, and he also has a running/coaching company with his sister called,跑步者的游乐场。
“就我最终如何在这个职业领域工作而言我去了Macquarie Universityand, in Australia, it’s a 5-year degree，“ 他说。
Studies and Experience
To become a chiropractor, Michael studied a3年的本科学位，然后是2年研究生临床学位。作为研究的一部分，他还完成了一个实习，该实习涉及许多诊所时间以实际获得许可。
“因为这是一个漫长而挑战性的，有很多接触时间，所以您必须真正喜欢它！”迈克尔说。
是什么让您想在这个行业工作？
“我自己的体育伤害史。I used to race middle and long-distance competitively and then just kept getting injured. So, it was my own history, battles with injuries and为我自己完成康复过程，最终使我走上这条路!” Michael explained.
“But I think another big draw was actually工作的自主权而且当然，you’re working in health and making a difference in people’s lives,” he added.
What is a Chiropractor?
总的来说，脊医是诊断和治疗与人体结构有关的疾病的医疗专业人员, most often neuromuscular or musculoskeletal disorders.
对患者的治疗不涉及处方药或进行手术。反而，treatment is provided through the manual adjustment and/or manipulation of the spine，允许身体重新对准正确的位置。
A Chiropractor’s primary goal is toultimately relieve pain and improve body function!
Roles and Responsibilities
迈克尔告诉我们：“我一周的大部分时间都花在咨询中，所以one-on-one with clients。That includestreatment但这也包括doing rehab与人。我与跑步者一起工作很多，所以我们做了很多running assessment on the treadmills.I also have a lot of clients overseas, so there will be在线咨询going on.”
He also doesworkshops with run clubs, gyms and some online coaching对于他的跑步者来说，这是面对面和在线的混合在一起。
His hours of private practice in the clinic can vary — some days can be quite big. “例如，今天我在7.30am，下午7点离开。我的其他诊所时代大约是9-6，但是if I have online clients, I’ll squeeze them in so I might be up at 6am for a session with someone overseas,” he explained.
迈克尔也每隔一个星期六在诊所工作, but成为自己的老板的好处在于能够选择自己的时间。He said, “星期三我有过，那就是我的管理日，星期一我可以做半天。”
Which industries can this career be found in?
脊医有效within the chiropractic industry, which is a part of the allied healthcare industry.脊骨疗法通常被归类为替代医学或补充医学。
有趣的（知名）事实：人们经常将脊医与物理治疗师，运动生理学家，职业治疗师和足病医生混淆的工作！
Characteristics and Qualities
您在整个职业生涯中会发展什么技能？
“A lot of interpersonal skills, I would say. Lot’s ofemotional intelligence，所以学习how to interact with people and read people。还，knowledge of the science behind health and fitness, which is definitely key. Other things for me personally have been learning如何设定边界和自律,” Michael said.
According to JobOutlook, the top 5 knowledge, skills, abilities and activities relevant to the job are as follows.
| 知识 | 技能 | 能力 | Activities |
|---|---|---|---|
| - 客户和个人服务 - Psychology - Education and training - Clerical - 英语 |
- Reading comprehension - Active listening - Critical thinking - 社会感知 - 请讲 |
- 口腔理解 - Problem spotting - Deductive reasoning - 归纳推理 - 口腔表达 |
- Helping and caring for others - 做出决策和解决问题 - Looking for changes over time - 做体育活动 - Collecting and organising information |
成为脊医的步骤
It takes 5 years to become a licensed chiropractor. In order to qualify, you can follow this 3-step study guide:
步骤＃1：完成您的本科学习
Enrol in a 3-year undergraduate degree or 5-year double degreeat one of theseuniversities.该学位将为您提供强大的科学基础，为您在最大的初级卫生专业之一的职业生涯做好准备！
You will gain comprehensive knowledge and an understanding ofthe structure and function of the human body, thedynamics of biological change and variability, and the探索健康和疾病状态中人类相互作用。
在技能方面，学位提供在解剖学，生理和生物医学科学的背景下，接受多种诊断和脊椎治疗技巧的培训。You’ll learn the basics of how to use diagnostic tools, including patient interviews and physical examination!
The undergraduate degree alsoprovides the prerequisite academic background为了让您获得步骤2。
Step #2: Undertake your post-grad studies
If you only undertook a 3-year undergraduate degree in step 1, apply for and enrol in a 2-year postgraduate degree. This isrequired for professional registration within Australia as a licensed Chiropractor.
In your post-grad studies, you will获得临床专业知识和治疗技能，同时开发有关生物力学，电生理治疗剂，康复，脊椎治疗技术和软组织方式的合理知识。On top of this, you will participate in case-based scenarios and learn strategies that will help you make clinical decisions regarding patient prognosis, management and referral.
Just like Michael, you can also learn how torun your own practice, operate X-ray equipment and practice spinal manipulation!
Step #3: Apply or launch!
With your accreditation and education,you can now apply to work in whatever environment you desire。选择在诊所工作或开设自己的工作！
您甚至可以成为研究员if that’s your cup of tea. If you wish to continue learning,申请另一个研究生学位，该学位将使您专注在更具体的字段中。
行业知识
In terms of industry knowledge, we asked Michael if there were any specific softwares/programs that you need to use as a Chiropractor:
“Not necessarily.I use a patient management system as a lot of clients book online。这是我能想到的主要设备，然后您拥有社交媒体平台，这非常重要。”他说。
What will this career look like in the future?
How in-demand is this career?
当某人经历背部或颈部疼痛时，他们可以选择参观传统的医疗机构，该设施可能会接受手术或选择脊骨疗法的生活方式。最近，there has been higher demand for the latter as it offers a safe, natural and holistic approach to treating pain.
According to Career Planner,employment of chiropractors is projected to grow 10 percent from 2016 to 2026.Chiropractic treatment has become more accepted due to research and changing attitudes to alternative methods.
由于这种转变，脊医已经成为知名的从业者，现在开始与其他医疗保健工作者合作为了取得更好的结果！
Are there opportunities to grow or specialise?
“确实。有越来越多的研究生机会如果您想专门研究运动脊椎治疗，怀孕，儿科或者您对什么都有特定的兴趣。”迈克尔说。
He also told us, “A lot of people also go and doresearch也是。他们能成为兼职临床医生和兼职研究员。这是您本质上想要的。无论您是想拥有自己的诊所，都很高兴在别人的诊所工作还是想开设多个诊所！由你决定。”
Salary
According to JobOutlook, Chiropractors have a‘very high skill’ level rating和对未来增长的“中等”预测。The average annual salary, according to PayScale, is$ 72,000+。
| 年工资 | 未来的增长 | 技能水平等级 |
|---|---|---|
| $ 72,000+ | Moderate over the next 5 years | Very high skill |
Influential Trends
Thechiropractic industry has grown in leaps and bounds over the last five years, with new pain management and therapeutic technologies designed to offer better treatment, such as cold laser therapy, ultrasound therapy, electric muscle stimulation, and light therapy.
这些治疗方法中的每一个都是有益于增加损伤后血液流量和组织再生。一些脊医还利用颈部牵引皮带轮和摇摆椅来促进愈合！
塑造这一职业未来的另一个新兴趋势是marketing。Many people view chiropractic care as only focusing on areas of the spine and neck when, in reality, it地址并改善各种健康问题包含，偏头痛，焦虑和抑郁，失眠，ADHD，TMJ，高血压，更年期，免疫系统降低and more!
Marketing via social media and targeting younger audiences通过参与和教育内容，这也是一个有影响力的趋势，它正在帮助扩大脊椎治疗行业。
这个行业的未来
“我认为该行业的未来正在远离许多被动疗法……definitely away from the cracking.I have patients that we don’t crack at all andwe spend the whole time in the gym,” Michael said.
He elaborated, “It’s a lot more of that active care model where我们实际上正在赋予人们权力，并教育他们如何照顾自己because a lot of the things that walk in the door these days are lifestyle medicine issues. So, it’sall about how you support positive lifestyle behavioural change。”
Images sourced from Michael Hobbs
In terms of being more collaborative to ultimately get better outcomes for patients, Michael said, “I think, as a profession，我们不可能存在于孤岛中 - 我们需要变得更加集成。I work quite closely with GPs, podiatrists and nutritionists.最后，进入更多的心理社会模型，以控制患者疼痛 -您不仅在治疗他们的膝盖，还在对待一个膝盖疼痛的人。”
迈克尔还讨论了如今，还有更多的慢性病和生活方式医学。作为脊医，y您需要在康复过程中整体支持某人，然后改变他们的一些习惯— iT可能很耗时，但他发现它最终更有意义。
“代表着you are more connected to your patients and feel like you’re a big part of their journey.
Last year I felt like on some days I was a counsellor and I felt really touched and honoured to play that role. I think that’s a really important role. If they’re coming in with musculoskeletal pain, we do know with back pain, their pain is massively ramped up if they’re experiencing stress, anxiety or depression… if they’re not eating well or exercising. It becomes this whole downward cycle and we aim to fix that.”— Michael Hobbs
Best Thing & Worst Thing
What do you enjoy most about this job?
“绝对是人们的方面。只是与客户在一起，seeing their transformation and helping be a catalyst for that is truly rewarding,” said Michael.
您觉得这项工作最糟糕的部分是什么？
Michael told us, “管理员肯定是……只是很多人都不考虑的所有背手的东西。Hours of my week go into making sure the clinics set up, writing patient notes and letters to doctors and other referrers. It’s definitely more time-consuming than I had realised. That would be the least fun part.”
有抱负的脊医的建议
When asked about aspiring chiropractors, Michael had a lot of inspiring, yet practical advice!
您希望在开始工作之前知道什么？
“（笑）I think on one handthe public’s idea of what a chiropractor is doesn’t necessarily define me at all.I wish I had known that… it would’ve saved me a lot of angst to just know that there are actually a lot more pathways to practicing how I wanted to practice,” Michael said.
He also pointed out that您不会在Uni学习所有内容，这不是Uni的重点，而是教您如何成为安全的从业者。You actually need to have a lot of self-motivation to go and take further studies and be committed to learning more.
工作场所文化如何？
“我仍然在卧龙岗的另一家诊所工作，那里有四名从业者。这是一个非常棒的环境。我们都非常支持……他们对我来说是非常重要的导师。即使在这座城市，尽管是独奏从业人员，但我还是在其他健康医生的共同空间中工作……GPS，医生，骨骼。”迈克尔说。
他解释说：“我想我，it’s the perfect fit of still being able to run my own show but within a very supportive community of like-minded people.I think I’ve been quite lucky. I think that there are definitely some hard work cultures out there but you can also find really really good ones; ones where you can get great mentorship and support.”
Job Flexibility
Michael told us, “You can be quite flexible with the days and the hours that you do.You can really make the career whatever you want it to look like。”
Thoughfor some of his colleagues, they often have very different days to him— sometimes more of a 9 to 5 situation or they might only do a few days in the clinic and then have an extended weekend. So when it comes to chiropractic,它真的可以是您想要的！
人们为什么要考虑从事这一职业？
“People should consider taking this career because it’s really rewarding, first of all.You can be your own boss and you learn a lot about yourself along the way,” Michael said.
他补充说：“我的建议将回到我之前说的。Go spend time in clinics, observing people and not just chiropractors but everyone in allied health- 因此，生理学，骨，职业治疗师，运动生理学家……您会发现我们所做的很大一部分都是一样的。We help people both physically and mentally in order to make positive and long-lasting change。”
如果你能看到自己追求事业practic and paving your own path like Michael, enrol in an undergraduate degree这里!
Thomasin McCuaigis a Content Writer at Art of Smart and an Arts graduate with majors in English and Theatre and Performance Studies at the University of Sydney. Thomasin is a passionate writer, singer and drama teacher, who has had her work published in Holidays with Kids, Signature Luxury Travel and Style and Offspring Magazine. Thomasin also writes junior plays for her students and aims to publish a novel someday. During the COVID isolation period, Thomasin put her passion into practise and launched her own writing and editing business, ‘Re:Write Editing.’ In her spare time you will find her either napping, talking to her cats or looking up real estate for absolutely no reason at all. Fun fact: Thomasin appeared on Japanese morning breakfast show ‘ZIP!’ as a travel reporter, where she presented a six day exposé of Sydney!
