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Author here. I may have made a mistake. I live in Japan and go to a 接骨院 which I assumed was a chiropractor, but maybe osteopath is a better definition? I've upd
by tagawa 3y ago
Author here. I may have made a mistake. I live in Japan and go to a 接骨院 which I assumed was a chiropractor, but maybe osteopath is a better definition? I've updated the article to reflect this. I didn't realise there was a difference – lack of research on my part, sorry.
- woodruffw 3y agoThank for you responding! Translation is hard, and there's nothing to apologize for -- I've also edited my comment. (FWIW, "osteopathy" is also a quack practice, in the US. It's distinct from osteopathic medicine, which is an actual medical science. But it might be hard to translate that distinction; if your practitioner has a medical degree, then they're the "real" one.)
- tagawa 3y agoThanks. I'm learning a lot all of a sudden! The profile on the wall of the clinic looked OK to me, but I'll read more carefully next time I go.
- lexicality 3y agoI had an osteopath cause serious damage to my back trying to fix it and had to spend 2 years in physical therapy. I strongly recommend sticking with licensed physios for diagnoses and sports massages for muscle release. It's more expensive, but you only get one spine per life and I can tell you from acute experience that you don't want someone to damage it trying to get that last satisfying cracking noise out of it.