What is a Chiropractor?
Chiropractors are best known for treating neck and low back pain, but they are trained to diagnose, treat, manage and prevent conditions affecting other joints, tendons, ligaments and muscles.
As a primary healthcare professional, chiropractors can see patients without a referral from another healthcare professional which means that they must also be able to assess patients for their overall health, including physical, emotional and social wellbeing, and make referrals to other health professionals when necessary.
Chiropractors use a range of treatment techniques to help reduce pain and improve function. Manipulation of joints is commonly used together with other myofascial (muscle and fascia) therapies, therapeutic exercise and lifestyle advice, but chiropractors also use a variety of other treatment techniques.
Our Chiropractic Courses
Training to become a chiropractor at Health Sciences University can be a hugely rewarding career choice.
Our chiropractic courses mean you can learn the skills to diagnose, treat and prevent mechanical disorders of the musculoskeletal system. Learn how to improve the general health of patients, and make a difference in people’s lives.
Why study at Health Sciences University?
As the first Chiropractic institution in Europe, we have been leaders in musculoskeletal health and wellbeing for over 60 years. With decades of experience refining our Chiropractic offer, we have innovated and grown to become one of the leading providers of Chiropractic today.
Whatever your level of study and experience, we have routes into the profession to suit all needs. We also have a range of postgraduate options for qualified chiropractors, and other health science professionals wishing to expand their thinking, knowledge and skills, as well as short courses and CPD.
Our Chiropractic Courses
Our chiropractic courses mean you can learn the skills to diagnose, treat and prevent mechanical disorders of the musculoskeletal system. Learn how to improve the general health of patients, and make a difference in people’s lives.
Prepare for a rewarding career in chiropractic, developing the knowledge, hands-on clinical skills and professional judgement to support safe, person centred care in contemporary healthcare.
Advance your career and contribute to the development of musculoskeletal care with this route to registration as a qualified chiropractor.
Available to study in Bournemouth, this course is an accelerated route to registration as a qualified chiropractor. Advance your career and contribute to the development of musculoskeletal care.
Find your pathway into a rewarding career in health sciences with our range of courses with a Foundation Year.
Looking for more subjects?
We offer health education undergraduate and postgraduate degrees and professional short courses in the fields of chiropractic, medical imaging and radiology, psychology and sport, exercise and health science. Visit the subject areas that interests you and register your interest on a course.
News
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Health Sciences University is seeking additional Lay Members to join its Institutional Research Ethics Committee (IREC). This is a voluntary, unpaid role, open to members of the public. You do not need any experience of research or of university committees to take part.
Health Sciences University has become one of 50 founding signatories to the UK Government’s new Women in Research Charter, launched by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology on 1 July 2026.
Health Sciences University (HSU) joins other universities across the South including the University of Portsmouth, Southampton Solent University, the University of Chichester, Arts University Bournemouth and the University of Winchester, to create a Shared Virtual Technology Transfer Office (SV-TTO) - a first-of-its-kind collaboration for the Wessex region.
Health Sciences University (HSU) and UK Management College (UKMC) and have announced a new academic partnership that will expand access to high-quality higher education and create new opportunities for students across the north of England.
HSU graduate Ben Samways studied BSc (Hons) Sport, Exercise and Health Science before progressing into strength and conditioning with an MSc at Bournemouth University.
HSU graduate Nikita completed BSc Clinical Exercise Science before progressing to an MSc in Health Education and Promotion and a PhD in Tobacco Control at Maastricht University in the Netherlands.
