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What are the main differences between chiropractic, osteopathy and physiotherapy? |
What are the main differences between chiropractic, osteopathy and physiotherapy? The primary focus of chiropractic care centers around the spine. It is felt that most painful problems ultimately lead back to the spine. Chiropractors usually adjust the spine to correct positional faults. While they do treat other areas of the body, such as correcting foot alignment, their main focus is the spine, but also have a very strong backround in nutritional assessment. They primarily use a hands on approach, but also occasionally use treatment modalities such as electrical stimulation, ultrasound, etc. Chiropractic physicians earn a "D.C." or a doctor of chiropratic. Osteopathic physicains also have a basis in manipulative therapy and can also perform adjustments. Yet, they also have a backround in medicine and can prescibe medications and work in hospitals. They treat a variety of medical and orthopedic conditions. An osteopathic physican is denoted by "D.O." or doctor of osteopathy. A physical therapist is one of the allied health professions whose primary focus is on the recovery of function. It may be to help restore movement or reduce pain. This may be done by a variety of techniques such as strengthening, stretching, modalities, joint mobilization, massage, neuromuscular facilitation, etc. PT's treat people with a variety of condtions such as neurological problems (like MS, Parkinson's disease), orthopedic problems (back pain, after shoulder surgery, etc.), wound care, lymphedema management, etc. A physical therapist cannot prescribe medication, yet this is not their focus. In some states, one cannot see a physical therapist without first having an order from a physician, but most states have some degree of direct access. At this time, all new graduates of physical therapy have a masters or DPT (doctorate of physical therapy). Source(s): Used to work for a chiropractor...and am now a PT. Don't know. The first answer pretty much covered it. Physiotherapy and osteopathy focus mainly on specific parts of the body, working with muscles etc while Chiropractic works on the spine and a body as a whole - making sure everything is in check. Physiotherapy is great for muscle damage etc and you would see a physiotherapist until that problem is cared for. Chiropractic however is a continuing method of care in order to keep your spine (and in effect, entire body) in the best shape possible, so you would frequent your chiropractor every 3 weeks or so. |
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