How is osteopathic manual medicine different from chiropractics?
High velocity / low amplitude manipulation, better known as chiropractics, are indicated in some instances and can be very useful. Many people who do not gain relief through chiropractics should seek out the care of a D.O. Osteopathic manipulation is a gentle form of manipulation utilizing pressure points, trigger points, muscle balancing, spasm release, miofacial release and cranial sacral techniques. It is not the “snap and crunch” that we might characterize as chiropractics.
