Differences - Physio/Chiro/Osteo/Bowen/Massage etc

[Bozzy]

I'm just trying to understand the differences in the above and if they are more suited to any particular type of problem. I always used to think osteo/chiro = bones and physio/massage = muscular but I'm not sure how true that is!!

Can anyone explain?

 

[Sags_Deer]

Coming from someone who does massage it def works on the muscles but what people dont always understand like humans if you dont address the muslces and bones/joints by osteopath as well then any tight muscles with undo the good the oesteo and chirp have done so you need to address tightness in muscles as well and bones. Hope you understand that. x

 

[Bozzy]

I should have mentioned another one of my thoughts....you can't fix one without the other, ie no point working on joints if you don't work on muscles. Which i suppose stemmed this question trying to find out what exactly the differences are and what each do!

 

[lucylemon]

physio and massage i think are definite muscular.

osteo and chiro are to do with bones and joints and how they function i think.

i havent a clue what bowen is

 

[RachelMcTimoney]

Hi!

Yes principally chiro (McTimoney) works on the joint/skeletal system, looking for any misalignment in the joints (i.e. a vertebra becomes fixed in normal range of movement causes it to be misaligned). McTimoney is very gentle technique and assesss whole of horse not just one area. www.mctimoney4animals.com

Osteo - less experience of this, works on long levers i believe, some sedate/knock out to treat......

Massage, literally massage! Physio - some do manipulate as in mctim, use massage techniques, use machines more i.e. US i have found this useful following McTim.

Bowen i think works on pressure points....very gentle.

Sorry to anyone other professionals if this is not quite correct! I feel that a combination of techniques is often the best, primarily skeletal misalignment needs to be treated, then other techniques used to help relieve any lasting muscle spasm etc.

Hope this helps...!