Originally Posted by AtHomeSewing
My vote is for osteopaths, who actually ARE doctors who specialize in the musculoskeletal system. Some use manual manipulation therapy.
The one HUGE difference between chiropractors and osteopaths in my experience: chiropractors encourage ongoing appointments often saying they are necessary for life, while osteopaths generally have it fixed in a couple appointments.
Would you go to a Dentist who also sidelined as a Orthopedist? I would rely more on someone who has trained in the field of Chiropractic than someone who took a class or two about it.
An osteopath does not have the training in chiro that someone who went to school for 3 years to do chiro does. Accordingly Chiropractics are trained to recognize when to send a patient to a medical dr or physical therapist when needed.
We have a friend who is an osteopath and he diagnosed my DD with TMJ which is infamation of the jaw joint. When she met her DH who is now a Chiro she discovered after he graduated that she didn't have TMJ at all. Ben put her neck in place and she is fine now.