WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CHIROPRACTIC , MEDICINE. etc.

There is a lot of confusion out in the market place about what Chiropractic is compared to the other disciplines like Medical Dr. (GP) or a Physio, or a Ostiopath . fact is a Chiropractor does a 5 year Science Masters degree at University
(In Australia) and has the Legal right to be called a Doctor (Dr.) of Chiropratic .
The first 2 years of university are basically the same as a Medical Dr. thereafter the Dr. of Chiropratic specializes in Bio-mechanics in in fact a Chiropractor is a Master of Neuro-Muscular and Bio-Mechanics diagnosis of the Body

(The clinical hours spent on understanding the spine and associated complications and intricies in the 5 year science Doctrate far exceeds medical GP's or physiotherapists base university training in this specific area of clinical science)
The Chiropractor operates around a system called 'VITALISM' which believes the body can heal itself (provided all nerves,cells,spine structures etc are in perfect harmony and working order that can allow the flow of vital forces-energy-nerves within the body system to flow freely
(without impingement )
Chiropractic believe in a INSIDE OUT methodology.
Medical Disciplines believe in the OUTSIDE IN methods of healing the body ,

or Mechanistic for example the body is infected with a virus and a suitable medication is applied externally and given to the patient.

Chiropractic believes that if the body is operating perfectly functionally if the immune and structural system is 100% functional, then
minimal external applications and interventions are necessary.
(Obvioulsy common sense applies here and there is cross-overs points)

The Chiropractic view of Health is more inlign with Eastern medicine and philosophy although acknowledges there are practical points of cross-over between East and Western methology,.

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