chiropracty

English

Etymology

From chiropract(ic) +‎ -y, modeled after psychiatry.

Noun

chiropracty (uncountable)

1. (rare) Synonym of chiropractic
   • 2020 March 7, Alex Phillipos, “Physiotherapy vs Chiropracty vs Osteopathy”, in Atlas Physio‎^[1]:

     Articles describing the difference between physiotherapy, chiropracty and osteopathy divide the three professions into three broad categories: physiotherapists deal with soft tissue injuries through rehabilitation and exercise, chiropractors deal with injuries and disorders through management of spinal and joint alignment, and osteopaths take a “holistic” approach to management and consider the whole patient.