Become a Chiropractor and Improve Community Life

Communications Staff

Posted November 6, 2017

UPDATED APRIL 20, 2020

Compelled to find a career that helps people improve their lives? You’re probably looking at healthcare options. One of those options is to become a chiropractor – a decision that allows you to be the difference you’ve always wanted to be in the world.

Not everyone understands the call of “giving back,” but those who have the gift of healing do, despite what at first glance seems to be a lack of personal benefits. One definition for charitable giving is “where you give and nothing happens. No benefits for you, no recognition, nothing tangible gets sent your way.”

The truth is, those who do give often receive benefits beyond what they’ve given. Volunteering time and energy has some pretty impressive advantages:

• Living longer
  Volunteering reduces stress and the likelihood of depression and other disorders
• Charitable multiplication
  If you find an outlet that works for you, chances are you’ll be influencing others to do the same.
• Helping = Happiness
  One study showed those who said they were “very happy” volunteered regularly every month. Among the reasons: increased physical activity and a naturally occurring “sense of reward.”
• Reduction of chronic pain
  By re-focusing themselves in volunteer activities with those in less fortunate situations, chronic pain sufferers reduce their own symptoms.
• Lowering blood pressure
  The social opportunities involved in volunteering is a non-medical way to help control hypertension.

Why Become a Chiropractor at CUKC?

Cleveland University-Kansas City (CUKC) is a nonprofit, private, health-focused university offering associate, bachelor, and advanced degrees. CUKC is in Overland Park, Kansas, a suburb of 190,000 within the Kansas City metro area. The CUKC chiropractic school, known as Cleveland Chiropractic College until receiving university status, has been a pioneer in the field since 1922.

To learn more about the Doctor of Chiropractic program at CUKC and its degree offerings, request information today, or get our free eBook: Your Complete Guide to the Chiropractic Profession.