Manipulative & body-based practices

NCCAM summary

(The NCCAM is the US National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine).

Massage

Under the umbrella of manipulative and body-based practices is a heterogeneous group of CAM interventions and therapies. These include chiropractic and osteopathic manipulation, massage therapy, Tui Na, reflexology, rolfing, Bowen technique, Trager bodywork, Alexander technique, Feldenkrais method, and a host of others (a list of definitions is given on the NCCAM web site - link below).

For more information, please read the NCCAM overview.

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