Is Osteopathy a bit like Kenesiology, Reflexology and chiropractic?

[Angelhil]

Was trying to get some sense out of "Lightning" the other day but it just descended into name calling. The things I find on line claim that it can treat health and disease by manipulating skeleton and muscle. Sounds a lot like other rubbish AltMed to me. But he insists its as legitimate as physio therapy which only claims to treat mobility issues directly related to muscle/bone. help?
Mr E: rubbish argument.

 

[LillyB]

Osteopathy is like chiropractic but not like kinesiology or reflexology. It's great for backs and related joint/muscle issues. It is way more effective than physiotherapy. Unless you have experience of these treatments then your opinions on them don't have any currency.

 

[DrDan]

depends on the country. I personally wouldn't go to a chiro or osteo anywhere but the US. In the states, an osteo is closer to an MD than anything else.

 

[Gary Y]

I think its probably not so black and white; a bit like chiro, there a good elements and not so good elements. The Quackwatch article is quite good: http://www.quackwatch.org/04ConsumerEducation/QA/osteo.html

But crikey, the British Institute of Osteopathy doesn't have a good handle on germ theory!