What is the difference between movement therapy, sports acupuncture, chiropractic care, and sports massage - and which one is better?

What is the difference between movement therapy, sports acupuncture, chiropractic care, and sports massage - and which one is better?
Because these professions overlap, this page explains what each one does and how they intersect.

The main goal of pain relief is to help the body move out of positions it is “stuck” in and toward positions it has difficulty going into.
    •    Chiropractic adjustments do this at the joint level using a short, rapid motion.
    •    Joint mobilization uses slower, broader techniques to improve joint movement.
    •    Soft tissue mobilization, such as structural integration, acupuncture, cupping, and massage, aims to influence soft tissues to help reposition the body.
    •    Movement therapists, such as yoga teachers, Pilates instructors, and personal trainers, help you access your own muscle activation and relaxation, particularly in muscles that are lengthened or underutilized, to support movement into these restricted and underutilized positions.

While these approaches do not produce identical tissue responses, understanding both their similarities and differences can help clarify how each modality contributes to pain relief and improved movement.