Manipulative therapy involves the use of body work or massage therapy and other physical manipulation of the body for healing, such as those techniques used in osteopathy, chiropractic, and physical therapy. In alternative medicine, body work or massage therapy refers to any treatment which involves some form of touching or physical manipulation. ... It has been suggested that Types of massage be merged into this article or section. ... Osteopathy is a (Oxford English Dictionary). ... Chiropractic is a complementary and alternative health care profession which focuses on diagnosing, treating, and preventing mechanical disorders of the musculoskeletal system, their effects on the nervous system, and on general health. ... This article concerns the health profession. ...

Usage

A survey released in May 2004 by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine focused on who used complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), what was used, and why it was used in the United States by adults age 18 years and over during 2002. According to this recent survey, manipulative therapy was the 3rd most commonly used NCCAM classification of CAM categories (10.9%) in the United States during 2002 ([1] table 4 on page 10) when all use of prayer was excluded. Consistent with previous studies, this study found that the majority of individuals (i.e., 54.9%) used CAM in conjunction with conventional medicine (page 6). The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine or NCCAM, a division of the National Institutes of Health within the Department of Health and Human Services of the United States federal government, was established in October, 1991, as the Office of Alternative Medicine, which was re-established as the NCCAM... Mary Magdalene in prayer. ... See drugs, medication, and pharmacology for substances that treat patients. ...

Styles of manipulative therapy

There are many different styles of manipulative therapy. It is a fundamental feature of ayurvedic medicine, traditional Chinese medicine and some forms of New Age alternative medicine as well as being used by mainstream medical practitioners. In one form or another it is probably as old as human culture itself and is a feature to some degree of therapeutic interactions in traditional cultures around the world. It may rely partially upon the placebo effect and can be effective in providing both short and long term relief. Ayurveda (आयुर्वेद Sanskrit: ayu—life; veda—knowledge of) or ayurvedic medicine is a more than 2,000 year old comprehensive system of medicine based on a holistic approach rooted in Vedic culture. ... Traditional Chinese medicine shop in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong. ... New Age describes a broad movement characterized by alternative approaches to traditional Western culture. ... It has been suggested that Complementary and Alternative Medicine be merged into this article or section. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Placebo. ...

Different forms of manipulative therapy are available to choose from:

• Acupressure
• Amma Therapy
• Anma
• Body work
• Bone setting
• Bowen Technique
• Chiropractic spinal adjustment
• Dorn method
• Joint manipulation
• Massage therapy
• Medical acupuncture
• Myofascial Release (MFR)
• Naprapathy
• Osteopathy
• Rolfing
• Seitai
• Shiatsu
• Traction
• Tui na
• Zheng Gu or Chinese bone setting

Acupressure (a portmanteau of acupuncture and pressure) is a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) technique based on the same ideas as acupuncture. ... Anma (按摩) was the Japanese term for a masseuse, or massage specialist in the martial arts. ... In alternative medicine, body work or massage therapy refers to any treatment which involves some form of touching or physical manipulation. ... Bone-setting is an ancient art of healing through bone manipulation. ... The Bowen Technique or Bowen therapy is a holistic system of healing developed in Australia in the 1950s by Tom Bowen. ... Chiropractic is a complementary and alternative health care profession which focuses on diagnosing, treating, and preventing mechanical disorders of the musculoskeletal system, their effects on the nervous system, and on general health. ... This article or section contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ... The Dorn method is a form of manual, holistic alternative therapy used to correct misalignments in the spinal column and other joints. ... Joint manipulation is the skilled passive movement of a skeletal joint that is applied at varying speeds and amplitudes. ... In alternative medicine, body work or massage therapy refers to any treatment which involves some form of touching or physical manipulation. ... Medical acupuncture is a simplified version of traditional Chinese acupuncture which is learned by Western medical practitioners. ... Myofascial release refers to the manual massage technique for stretching the fascia and releasing bonds between fascia and integument, muscles, and bones, with the goal of eliminating pain, increasing range of motion and balancing the body. ... Naprapathy is a branch of medicine, (manual medicine) that focuses on the evaluation and treatment of neuro-musculoskeletal conditions. ... Osteopathy is a (Oxford English Dictionary). ... Rolfing, also known as Structural Integration, is a codified series of soft tissue manipulation, which purports to organize soft tissue relationships, with the objectives of realigning the body structurally and harmonizing its fundamental movement patterns. ... Seitai or Sei Tai is a Japanese method of manipulative therapy based on theories similar to Chinese Acupuncture and bone-setting. ... Shiatsu (指圧 Japanese from shi, meaning finger, and atsu, meaning pressure) - is a hands-on therapy technique originating in Japan. ... Traction is applied mechanical force used to achieve motion. ... Tui na (推拏 or 推拿, both pronounced tūi ná), is a form of Chinese manipulative therapy often used in conjunction with acupuncture, moxibustion, Chinese herbalism and qigong. ...

See also

• Acupuncture
• AMTA
• AOBTA
• Body Psychotherapy
• Chiropractic
• Osteopathy
• Physical Therapy
• Qigong

Acupuncture (from Lat. ... AMTA is an acronym for the American Massage Therapy Association. ... Body Psychotherapy (a. ... Chiropractic is a complementary and alternative health care profession which focuses on diagnosing, treating, and preventing mechanical disorders of the musculoskeletal system, their effects on the nervous system, and on general health. ... Osteopathy is a (Oxford English Dictionary). ... This article concerns the health profession. ... Qigong (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: qìgōng; Wade-Giles: chi4 kung1; Thai: ) or Energy-Cultivation, is an aspect of Chinese medicine involving the coordination of different breathing patterns with various physical postures and motions of the body. ...

Further reading

• Karel Lewit (1999). Manipulative therapy in rehabilitation of the locomotor system. Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann. ISBN 0-7506-2964-9.