What's the difference between a chiropractor and a physical therapist?

Both treat musculoskeletal pain and dysfunction, but they emphasize different tools.

Chiropractors are trained heavily in spinal and joint adjustment, neuromuscular diagnosis, and hands-on manual therapy. Many also do dry needling, soft-tissue work, and rehab programming.

Physical therapists are trained heavily in movement rehabilitation, exercise prescription, post-surgical recovery, and progressive loading. Many also do manual therapy and dry needling.

In a fragmented system you pick one and hope they cover the gaps. At MOOV. we co-manage cases across both — your plan can include adjustment, soft-tissue work, and progressive rehab inside a single integrated arc, with one team that actually talks to each other.