Osteopaths and Chiropractors both work with their patients' entire bodies and because of this many people mix up the two professions. While Osteopathy and Chiropractics seem similar on the surface, the two are very different schools of thought and the approach each profession takes to pain management and treatment is different. Here are some of the differences between an Osteopath and a Chiropractor.
Chiropractors are people who, while being interested in how the human body functions, primarily focus their treatments and therapies on the spinal system and the body's joints. Most people seek out chiropractic care after an injury or after contracting an illness that affects the way they move. Chiropractors adjust peoples' spines and joints, give massages, teach rehabilitative exercises and, once in a while, will use electrical stimulation to help a patient heal and ease his pain.
An Osteopath is a person who is interested in a person's entire body. An Osteopath does not focus only on the muscular and spinal system. He or she will examine a person's entire body to determine the root of the patient's problem. The osteopath is usually visited in a patient's effort to combat pain or injury, but osteopaths have been known to treat other problems as well. Treatment from an osteopath can involve massage, physical therapy and body adjustments.
Both Chiropractors and Osteopaths use treatments that involve the moving of a person's body outside its usual range of motion. A Chiropractor will do this by swiftly moving a joint out of its usual range of motion and putting it back in its starting position. An Osteopath will usually employ a more gentle technique that stretches the muscles surrounding a joint in ways that they are not used to stretching.
Another major difference between Chiropractors and Osteopaths is the way that they get their patients to move. Chiropractors move the patients themselves. Osteopaths teach their patients how to move and stretch so that they can incorporate their rehabilitation routine at home.
The truth is that Chiropractics is a derivative of Osteopathy. The man who invented Chiropractics was a student of the inventor of Osteopathy for a short time in the late nineteenth century.
The biggest difference between Chiropractors and Osteopaths is that the Chiropractors focus on the spine and the joints (and often the muscles) and Osteopaths take a holistic approach to healing and therapy"examining and treating a patient's entire body"and does not limit his treatment to the manipulation of muscles and joints.
Both Chiropractors and Osteopaths will give you excellent care. - 14130
Chiropractors are people who, while being interested in how the human body functions, primarily focus their treatments and therapies on the spinal system and the body's joints. Most people seek out chiropractic care after an injury or after contracting an illness that affects the way they move. Chiropractors adjust peoples' spines and joints, give massages, teach rehabilitative exercises and, once in a while, will use electrical stimulation to help a patient heal and ease his pain.
An Osteopath is a person who is interested in a person's entire body. An Osteopath does not focus only on the muscular and spinal system. He or she will examine a person's entire body to determine the root of the patient's problem. The osteopath is usually visited in a patient's effort to combat pain or injury, but osteopaths have been known to treat other problems as well. Treatment from an osteopath can involve massage, physical therapy and body adjustments.
Both Chiropractors and Osteopaths use treatments that involve the moving of a person's body outside its usual range of motion. A Chiropractor will do this by swiftly moving a joint out of its usual range of motion and putting it back in its starting position. An Osteopath will usually employ a more gentle technique that stretches the muscles surrounding a joint in ways that they are not used to stretching.
Another major difference between Chiropractors and Osteopaths is the way that they get their patients to move. Chiropractors move the patients themselves. Osteopaths teach their patients how to move and stretch so that they can incorporate their rehabilitation routine at home.
The truth is that Chiropractics is a derivative of Osteopathy. The man who invented Chiropractics was a student of the inventor of Osteopathy for a short time in the late nineteenth century.
The biggest difference between Chiropractors and Osteopaths is that the Chiropractors focus on the spine and the joints (and often the muscles) and Osteopaths take a holistic approach to healing and therapy"examining and treating a patient's entire body"and does not limit his treatment to the manipulation of muscles and joints.
Both Chiropractors and Osteopaths will give you excellent care. - 14130
About the Author:
Andrew Mitchell, clinical director of the Osteopath Network, writes papers about musculo-skeletal conditions and Manchester Osteopath. The Osteopath Network has over 550 clinics located throughout the UK and offers treatment at weekends and after hours.
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