What is the difference between Osteopaths, Physiotherapists and Chiropractors?
Osteopathy is based on the holistic approach to treating the body as a whole, rather than the individual parts, and that all parts of the body are interconnected and inseparable. The dysfunction of one part of the body may frequently lead to discomfort in another part. Osteopathy was one of the first professions to incorporate biomechanical analysis of how injuries occur and what possible consequences of that injury may be, by analyzing their anatomical connection. For example, if you have a back problem, the Osteopath will do much more than only examine your back. He/she will ask you how and when did your problem start, and also examine other parts of your body that may have been affected by your back problem, or that may have actually precipitated your back problem. Traditional osteopathy is a manual therapy that does not use other forms of therapeutics such as medication, electrotherapy or other kinds of modalities. Osteopathy searches for and treats the cause of the problem, rather
