Chiropractor vs. Osteopath

Chiropractornoun

A health-care practitioner who specializes in chiropractic, the hands on or hand-held instrumental movement of the bone structure of the body to improve the function of the joints or nervous system.

Chiropractornoun

a therapist who practics chiropractic.

Chiropractornoun

a therapist who practices chiropractic

Chiropractornoun

a practitioner of the system of complementary medicine based on the diagnosis and manipulative treatment of misalignments of the joints.

Osteopathnoun

(alternative medicine) A non-physician healthcare practitioner who practices osteopathy by manipulating the skeleton and muscles. Not to be confused with Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) (also known as osteopathic physicians) who are full physicians like Doctors of Medicine (M.D.).

Osteopathnoun

A practitioner of osteopathy.

Osteopathnoun

a therapist who manipulates the skeleton and muscles