Manual therapy

thumb|250px|Massage (video) Massage is the rubbing or kneading of the body's soft tissues. Massage techniques are commonly applied with hands, fingers, elbows, knees, forearms, feet, or a device. The purpose of massage is generally for the treatment of body stress or pain. In English-speaking European countries, traditionally a person professionally trained to give massages is known by the gendered French loanwords masseur (male) or masseuse (female). In the United States, these individuals are often referred to as "massage therapists." In some provinces of Canada, they are called "registered

health profession that aims to address the illnesses or injuries that limit a person's abilities to function in everyday lives

Chiropractic () is a controversial form of alternative medicine concerned with the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mechanical disorders of the musculoskeletal system, especially of the spine. The main chiropractic treatment technique involves manual therapy but may also include exercises and health and lifestyle counseling. Most who seek chiropractic care do so for low back pain. Chiropractic is well established in the United States, Canada, and Australia, along with other manual-therapy professions such as osteopathy and physical therapy.

Osteopathy is a pseudoscientific system of alternative medicine that emphasizes physical manipulation of the body's muscle tissue and bones. In most countries, practitioners of osteopathy are not medically trained and are referred to as osteopaths. It is distinct from osteopathic medicine, which is a branch of the medical profession in the United States.

right|thumb|An example of a reflexology chart, demonstrating the areas of the feet that practitioners believe correspond with organs in the "zones" of the body.

260px|thumbnail|Acupuncture point HéGŭ L.I. 4|LI-4 (Hegu), known in Chinese as 合谷 (hégǔ)

healing system

physical treatment used to treat musculoskeletal pain and disability

form of pseudoscientific counseling intervention that stimulates acupressure points while focusing on traumatic situations

alternative eyesight improvement therapy

thumb|alt=Two diagrams of a human figure in profile. The one on the left has a hunched posture, whereas the one on the right has an upright posture.|Rolfing's purported improvement of posture

pseudoscientific alternative medicine technique

Traditional Chinese massage therapy

alternative type of physical manipulation

academic discipline

Mechanotherapy is a type of medical therapeutics in which treatment is given by manual or mechanical means. Mechanotherapy is a general term for physical therapy modalities that exploit mechanobiology principles for tissue rehabilitation and regeneration using the application of specific mechanical forces. The terms was defined in 1890 as “the employment of mechanical means for the cure of disease”. Mechanotherapy employs mechanotransduction to stimulate tissue repair and remodelling.

thumb Watsu is a form of aquatic bodywork used for deep relaxation and passive aquatic therapy. Watsu is characterized by one-on-one sessions in which a practitioner or therapist gently cradles, moves, stretches, and massages a receiver in chest-deep warm water.

Method of physical therapy

alternative medicine therapy

consists of health exercises

adjustment and manipulation of the vertebral column

form of massage therapy

type of alternative physical therapy

physiotherapy technique

physical therapy treatment performed in water

alternative medicine therapy