What is the difference between an MD and a DC?

Educationally speaking, both MD’s and DC’s have similar programs, with medical programs focusing more heavily on public health, and chiropractic programs focusing more on basic sciences. The largest difference comes with the comparison of clinical residency which is longer and more involved for medical doctors as the number of conditions they treat is far greater.

In practice, the largest differences between MD’s and DC’s is that MD’s usually treat symptoms, using bloodwork to diagnose if necessary, and prescribing the appropirate medication. The DC’s focus on finding and alleviating the root cause of a problem, using the nervous system to diagnose, and prescribing life changes in order to avoid the return of the problem.