Oh, and is there a difference between them?

they have master's degrees, are generally athletes themselves (first hand experience), and work in real hospitals

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"Don't bail; the best of the gold is at the bottom of the barrels of crap."
-- Randy Pausch

I was going to make this EXACT topic.

I think that physical therapists are better. I have been to both for my back, and with physical therapy, it didn't get better, but it didn't get worse.
With the chiropractor the condition of my back has deteriorated SO MUCH in just two weeks. I'm in more pain than ever. Plus, with PT you actually do stuff. With the chiropractor, she just cracks my back and neck, then does some funky thing with her table that makes my hips go up and down.

Both say that I need to strengthen my core, but only my physical therapists gives me exercises to do so.

Post edited at 8:21 pm on Sep. 30, 2008 by GaelicFreak

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You brought a spoon to a spork fight.

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The difference is an MD an a DPT

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If you want to make a lot of money starting the day you finish school choose pharmacy.  $100 grand or more right out of school in a field that there has been a short supply of for several decades is setting your life up for security.