What is defferent between chiropractic and osteopathic?!

What is defferent between chiropractic and osteopathic?

I am going to take one of these course for study hopefully and I need help to see which one is better and more usefull, and interesting for study.

If you said what's the difference between an osteopath (DO) and an MD, the difference is little to nothing. Some osteopaths take an optional class in manipulation which is very non-specific and not nearly as in depth as it should be. They also give prescriptions.

Chiropractors (DC) focus on and have a very in depth course of study in adjusting (manipulation) and do not prescribe drugs. Chiropractors focus on neuromusculoskeletal problems (nerve, muscle and skeletal problems), and do not deal as much with problems with internal organs, which DOs focus more on.

I personally would never let an osteopath (DO) adjust me, and I would never let a chiropractor prescribe a medication for me (We aren't allowed to anyway). Think about it this way, would you rather have someone perform a procedure if they studied that procedure for three weeks (DO), or for three years(DC)?

Chiropractic school is easier to get into, but also has a higher failure rate than medical or osteopathic school. And osteopathic school is generally seen as easier to get into than medical school.

The courses of study are generally very similar though DCs have more focus on adjusting, where DOs and MDs focus on the chemical interactions of different drugs. DCs have more time in the classroom overall, and in particular subject areas such as anatomy, physiology and biomechanics, but MDs and DOs have more class time in other subject areas. MDs and DOs get the summers off when taking classes, but have a separate internship and residency which changes the length of time before you are actually in practice for yourself (anywhere from 4+ to 7 years start to finish). The clinical experience in chiropractic school is built into the program, starting about halfway through the second year, and continuing until the last semester, which is fully devoted to clinic time at most schools. Chiropractic school is 10 trimesters which can be performed consecutively (3 1/3 year program) or the summers can be taken off (5 year program).

Basically it breaks down to your personal views on health care:
-If you think the drug companies are what they are sometimes- Corporations driven to make money irregardless of patient need and safety, then I would definately say you should be in chiropractic school.
-If you think there is a time and place for prescriptions (this is my personal opinion), then it's kind of a tough choice and you should consider both schools, talk to DCs and DOs and determine what health care philosophy you agree with the most.
-If you think that there is no way to affect a person's health without drugs, then you should be in medical school or osteopathic school.

Unfortunately there are still prejudices against chiropractors in today's medical community. These opinions are prejudices, just like prejudices against people for the color of their skin. They are judgements formed by the ignorant claiming to have some superior knowledge. (Remember that ignorance can be a trait possessed by the most intelligent of people, for example some MDs and other health care professionals who deride chiropractic even though they have never been to a chiropractor, or even know what we do). (and everyone is ignorant of something)

I believe that more people are interested in taking care of themselves before they have a major problem, and are beginning to steer away from taking medications for everything that ails them. Which is exactly what chiropractic does. People are learning that not every pill works, and sometimes these pills cause more harm than good (just listen to the side effects on any pharmaceutical TV ad). Don't get me wrong though, there is a time and place for some medications, the problem is that most drugs treat the symptoms and don't cure the disease. Chiropractic attacks the disease while aiding with the symptoms to eliminate the disease.

As a side note- You may hear that chiropractic came from osteopathy, which is completely untrue, Osteopaths once believed the reason for adjusting was to affect the fluids of the body, which they have since acknowledged as being incorrect and because of this have basically been absorbed into the allopathic realm of health care. Chiropractors on the other hand have always and continue to adjust to affect the nervous system, causing changes in nerve conduction, muscular tone and motion in particular segments. We as chiropractors are affecting the nervous system which controls the entire body.