It was great to have Keith Sparling, Osteopath on the show this evening.
I had the opportunity to ask him about the difference betwen an osteopath and a chiropractor. As I now understand it, an osteopath will look at your spine and the way it works and moves for you and how to get it back to it’s normal flexibility. Realigning through feel. A chiropractor will take an x-ray to find out where the spine is out and wil work on that area specificlly to realign. There’s probably a bit more to it than that, but I like to keep it simple!
Keith has worked with people of all ages and many different conditions. It’s an interesting fact that these days the people he sees re getting younger. That may well be a symptom of our computer and technological age. In general we are a lot less active than our ancestors.
Interestingly, Keith has also branched out into horse osteopathy. A brave man indeed! He saysthough, once you have the confidence of the horse they are quite happy to et you manipulate their spine. In fact the biggest danger at that point is the horse becoming so relaxed that it leans on you. So if you are a rider then Keith can help you and your mount to keep yourselves in peak condition.
Keith practises locally from his premises in Plgrims Hatch.