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the reason it's commonly accepted in germany is that germans as a rule love pseudoscience. naprapathy, reiki, radon caves, flower therapy, you name it. most pharmacies i've been to there stock homeopathic remedies.
basically the only thing osteopaths and chiropractors can do is treat back pain. and it's not permanent. the treatment can make you change the way you move because of soreness, so that you sort of fix the problem by yourself, but most people get told they need multiple sessions.
I think it's a common thing in central Europe.
There is a big ayahuasca issue now where people wanting to get healed get scammed and hurt.
Osteopathy is legit in comparison to chiropractice, but it needs to be an additional qualification you get on top after becoming a physiotherapist.
Source: speech therapist in training who's learned about the benefits of osteopathy in school plus a friend of mine who can attest to its benefit
Agree with the rest you said. You could assume that Germans would trust actual medicine more given that the vast majority have access to healthcare and can "afford" actual treatment, but most people who fall for these scams are desperate and uninformed, so they are easily manipulated.