In the US, osteopaths are recognized as medical doctors, and chiropractors are more viewed as... therapists, or maybe alternative healers (but, you know, not flaky, like herbalists).
If I'm getting it right, osteopaths can make prescriptions, while chiropractors can't (and nor would they want to).
They're both concerned with the skeletal system and the way bone positioning affects health, but osteopaths are generally better versed/educated in Western medicine, while chiropractory bears a loose relationship to the energy-based systems of Eastern medicine.
On the other hand, this helpful article points out that osteopaths in America are not the same as osteopaths in the rest of the world. |
