Both physical therapy and chiropractic care require assessment by a professional who will evaluate your overall health and your pain. They differ in a few key ways. Chiropractic care focuses on relieving pain in areas like the neck and spine. Physiotherapy instead focuses on the body as a whole to help ease pain and minimize the body’s need to compensate because of it.
In chiropractic care, the chiropractor will perform physical movements on you whereas, in physiotherapy, you will be guided to perform exercises that can help reduce or eliminate your pain over time. Orthopedics involves supporting damaged or injured muscles or bones with support bandages designed to help your muscles repair without any further damage.