What Is The Difference Between An Osteopath And A Chiropractitioner?

[Ann]

I went to an osteopath at my local GP surgery several years ago for backache and he was so rough, he really hurt me and I'm sure he actually knelt on my back - I suffered for several weeks afterwards. What do chiropractitioners do?

[society]

Osteopath - http://tinyurl.com/bfa63fv

Chiropractitioner - http://tinyurl.com/ylr3qa

[Ann]

Thanks society, which works better for back and posture problems? Has anyone had experience of either please?

[craft1948]

My osteopath usually sorts my back out............I need to go at the moment.

[Sammy48]

I used to go to an Osteopath for my neck pain. First appointment was o.k but the cracking sound of my bones was a little scary. On the next appointment she really went to town on me. I was agony for weeks after that. Never again.

[boxtops]

I saw an osteopath when I had whiplash. The way he cranked my neck and my hip about was extremely scary.

I've been seeing a chiropractor recently for tension and imbalances - combined with massage, I'm found it very effective.

[beso]

I used to go to a chiro who did good things but they didn't really deal with the underlying issues so the problems recurred.

I have been going to an osteopath and I have never felt better because he has corrected the muscular problems that used to get my bones wrong especially in my back and knees.

There are good and bad of both chiros and osteos.

More importantly the patient should not expect to visit a practitioner once a week and do everything wrong in the meantime. Real healing is about changing old habits.

I would recommend yoga for real overall change and work with an osteo for specific issues.

[yogasun]

Over 30 odd years of Yoga teaching I have heard just about everything about both osteos and chiros and it's very much a personal choice, one man's meat etc.
However I think that a McTimoney Chiropractor (Google it) is a safer option to start with. They have a gentler approach.
Certain Yoga exercises are excellent but it depends on the cause of the backache.

[Dee Sa]

try shaitsu instead its gentler,if you can find a shiatsu school not too far away they have days with a supervised clinic where 2nd year students can work with a teacher present for a very reduced rate.How do I know my OH has a masters in shiatsu but unfortnately is now too ill to practise.Good luck with whatever clinic you choose.

[Ann]

Thanks everyone - divided opinion, so it seems it depends on the practitioner and how good/rough they are. I will enquire in my town what they are like. Thanks again :)

[atalanta]

http://www.mctimoney-college.ac.uk/
McTimoney chiropractors are especially gentle, and every session is a whole-body session, not just a one-symptom session, such as you might get from other chiropractors or osteopaths. They have a school in Abingdon, with reduced rates for patients for supervised student clinics, and usually free for exam patients ( summer)

[Terino000]

One is a fraud and the other is a charlatan but I don't know which is which.