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Snapshot before the quality program (relevance gates, tiered mapping, QA linter). v1 is the immutable before/after reference; evidence crawl was at ~175/3039 occupations when tagged. Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com> Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01PDKeXvpT6tENSvyQGLV1Uq
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name: chiropractor
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description: "Occupational skill for the role 'chiropractor' (also: etiopath, musculoskeletal therapist, neuromusculoskeletal therapist, Licensed chiropractor). Use when the user asks for typical chiropractor work such as: Recommend and arrange for diagnostic procedures, such as blood chemistry tests, saliva tests, x-rays, or other imaging procedures.; Perform a series of manual adjustments to the spine or other articulations of the body to correct the musculoskeletal system.; Evaluate the functioning of the neuromuscularskeletal system and the spine using systems of chiropractic diagnosis."
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# Chiropractor
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Chiropractors are responsible for the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disorders related to the neuromusculoskeletal system and the effects of these disorders on general health. They are independent primary health care professionals.
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## Core workflow
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1. Recommend and arrange for diagnostic procedures, such as blood chemistry tests, saliva tests, x-rays, or other imaging procedures.
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2. Perform a series of manual adjustments to the spine or other articulations of the body to correct the musculoskeletal system.
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3. Evaluate the functioning of the neuromuscularskeletal system and the spine using systems of chiropractic diagnosis.
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4. Diagnose health problems by reviewing patients' health and medical histories, questioning, observing, and examining patients and interpreting x-rays.
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5. Maintain accurate case histories of patients.
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6. Advise patients about recommended courses of treatment.
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7. Obtain and record patients' medical histories.
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8. Analyze x-rays to locate the sources of patients' difficulties and to rule out fractures or diseases as sources of problems.
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## How to use this skill
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- Read [references/profile.md](references/profile.md) for the occupation profile and scope.
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- Consult [references/tasks.md](references/tasks.md) for the full task and activity inventory.
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- Check [references/skills.md](references/skills.md) for essential vs. optional competences.
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- Check [references/tools.md](references/tools.md) for the software commonly used in this role.
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- See [references/ai-skills.md](references/ai-skills.md) — matched external AI agent skills (per-source attribution).
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## Key competences (essential)
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- adhere to organisational code of ethics
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- advise on healthcare users' informed consent
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- advise on pregnancy
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- advise on rehabilitation exercises
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- apply clinical chiropractic competencies in sport
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- apply context specific clinical competences
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- apply massage therapy
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- apply person-centred care
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- apply specific manual chiropractic techniques
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- apply supports for spinal adjustment
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- assess chiropractic intervention
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- assist patients with rehabilitation
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- chiropractic terminology
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- communicate in healthcare
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- comply with legislation related to health care
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## Hot technologies
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- Microsoft Outlook
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- Microsoft Office software
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- Microsoft Excel
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- Microsoft Word
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*Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/49e4e358-8ba3-4a05-8ef9-abb73156f5f7), O*NET 30.3 (29-1011.00). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*
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