6.3 KiB
6.3 KiB
Competences — chiropractor
Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/49e4e358-8ba3-4a05-8ef9-abb73156f5f7).
Essential
- adhere to organisational code of ethics (skill/competence)
- advise on healthcare users' informed consent (skill/competence)
- advise on pregnancy (skill/competence)
- advise on rehabilitation exercises (skill/competence)
- apply clinical chiropractic competencies in sport (skill/competence)
- apply context specific clinical competences (skill/competence)
- apply massage therapy (skill/competence)
- apply person-centred care (skill/competence)
- apply specific manual chiropractic techniques (skill/competence)
- apply supports for spinal adjustment (skill/competence)
- assess chiropractic intervention (skill/competence)
- assist patients with rehabilitation (skill/competence)
- chiropractic terminology (knowledge)
- communicate in healthcare (skill/competence)
- comply with legislation related to health care (skill/competence)
- conduct chiropractic examination (skill/competence)
- conduct neurological examination (skill/competence)
- conduct physical examinations (skill/competence)
- develop chiropractic services (skill/competence)
- develop chiropractic treatment plans (skill/competence)
- develop therapeutic relationships (skill/competence)
- diagnose musculoskeletal conditions (skill/competence)
- empathise with the healthcare user (skill/competence)
- ensure safety of healthcare users (skill/competence)
- exercise physiology (knowledge)
- formulate a treatment plan (skill/competence)
- human anatomy (knowledge)
- human physiology (knowledge)
- interact with healthcare users (skill/competence)
- interpret findings from medical examinations (skill/competence)
- interpret medical images (skill/competence)
- interpret medical results (skill/competence)
- maintain chiropractic equipment (skill/competence)
- manage chiropractic professional equipment (skill/competence)
- manage chiropractic staff (skill/competence)
- medical informatics (knowledge)
- monitor patients' progress related to treatment (skill/competence)
- musculoskeletal anatomy (knowledge)
- neuroanatomy (knowledge)
- neurology (knowledge)
- neuropathology (knowledge)
- neurophysiology (knowledge)
- observe record keeping standards in chiropractics (skill/competence)
- operate medical imaging equipment (skill/competence)
- orthopaedics (knowledge)
- perform chiropractic examinations (skill/competence)
- perform clinical neurophysiological examinations (skill/competence)
- perform orthopaedic examinations (skill/competence)
- post-process medical images (skill/competence)
- prepare patients for surgery (skill/competence)
- prescribe healthcare products (skill/competence)
- prescribe treatment for musculoskeletal injuries (skill/competence)
- provide chiropractic diagnosis (skill/competence)
- provide clinical chiropractic neurology (skill/competence)
- provide information on chiropractic treatment outcomes (skill/competence)
- provide medication information (skill/competence)
- provide neuromusculoskeletal therapy (skill/competence)
- rehabilitation (knowledge)
- undertake clinical chiropractic research (skill/competence)
- undertake healthcare examination (skill/competence)
- write reports on neurological tests (skill/competence)
Optional
- advise on healthy lifestyles (skill/competence)
- advocate health (skill/competence)
- analyse X-ray imagery (skill/competence)
- apply acupuncture (skill/competence)
- biomechanics (knowledge)
- chiropody (knowledge)
- collect healthcare user's general data (skill/competence)
- conduct health related research (skill/competence)
- contribute to quality physiotherapy services (skill/competence)
- contribute to the rehabilitation process (skill/competence)
- develop plans related to client discharge (skill/competence)
- develop plans related to the transfer of care (skill/competence)
- educate on preventing injuries (skill/competence)
- educate on the prevention of illness (skill/competence)
- employ cognitive behaviour treatment techniques (skill/competence)
- endocrinology (knowledge)
- follow-up after patients' surgery (skill/competence)
- geriatrics (knowledge)
- interpret electroencephalograms (skill/competence)
- interpret evoked potentials records (skill/competence)
- kinesiology (knowledge)
- kinetics (knowledge)
- maintain treatment records (skill/competence)
- manage acute pain (skill/competence)
- manage clinical risk (skill/competence)
- manage healthcare users' data (skill/competence)
- manage the neuropsychiatric sequelae of stroke (skill/competence)
- neuropharmacology (knowledge)
- obtain healthcare user's medical status information (skill/competence)
- orthopaedic conditions (knowledge)
- orthopaedic treatment alternatives (knowledge)
- prescribe treatments related to surgical procedures (skill/competence)
- promote health in specialised care (skill/competence)
- provide health education (skill/competence)
- provide learning support in healthcare (skill/competence)
- provide treatment strategies for challenges to human health (skill/competence)
- psychology (knowledge)
- radiation physics in healthcare (knowledge)
- record healthcare users' progress related to treatment (skill/competence)
- rehabilitation of all organ systems (knowledge)
- somatic integrated modalities (knowledge)
- supervise chiropractic students (skill/competence)
- therapeutic massage (knowledge)
- treat neurological disorders (skill/competence)
- use e-health and mobile health technologies (skill/competence)
- use functional neuroimaging (skill/competence)
- use techniques to increase patients' motivation (skill/competence)
Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 45 ads, as of 2026-07-10)
Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.
Hard skills
- treatment planning — 53 %
- patient evaluation — 31 %
- chiropractic adjustment — 24 %
- medical history review — 22 %
- physical examination — 22 %
- diagnosis — 20 %
Responsibilities
- patient education — 42 %