Chiropractic Jobs for Massage Therapists

There are many chiropractic jobs available to massage therapists. Working in a chiropractor's office can help you gain experience working in a clinical setting.

Like all jobs there are pros and cons to working in a chiropractic setting. Most of it is dependent upon the chiropractor you're working for and how they choose to handle things.

I've heard many massage therapists complain about working in chiropractic offices. When I first started working as a massage therapist, I worked part-time for a chiropractor very briefly. I only kept the job for two months if even that. I'll explain pros and cons from my own personal experiences.

The office that I worked in had three other massage therapists. The pay wasn't very good, but I was a recent massage school graduate so I was just trying to get some experience.

I liked working in the office because I got experience doing other things besides massage. I learned how to work an electric stimulator and how to do cold laser therapy. I also learned some muscle tests that I hadn't learned in school. Working with other more experience massage therapists gave me plenty of opportunities to ask questions and learn more practical knowledge about massage.

I didn't like the assembly line feel of the office though. I found it to be restrictive because the chiropractor gave us files for the patients with notes saying what muscles he wanted us to work on. We were restricted to only working on those muscle groups. This made the massages less effective in my opinion because it didn't take into consideration that the area of pain isn't always the area that needs work.

A few years later, I worked at another chiropractor's office for a few hours a week. This was a much better experience because the chiropractor paid me 50% of the massage price. In that office, I could give the massage any way I saw fit. This was good because I could do what was best for the client and wasn't restricted.

I've heard many horror stories about massage therapists being overworked and treated badly in chiropractic offices. I've also heard stories from therapists that loved their jobs in chiropractors offices. I know someone who worked in a chiropractor's office for years and years and would never work for anyone else.

If you are looking into chiropractic jobs, you need to take these things into consideration. Make sure that you only accept a job in which you'll be treated fairly. Being overworked as a massage therapist can cause you physical harm. You can get a good feel for what goes on in the office during the job interview. I've turned down work in a chiropractor's office before because I didn't like the chiropractor's vibe during the interview.

Sometimes chiropractors don't respect massage therapists, but if you look hard enough, you'll be able to find chiropractors that do respect you and understand the positive impact a good massage therapist can have on his/her practice.

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