Bodywork (alternative medicine)

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In alternative medicine, bodywork is a therapeutic or personal development technique that involves working with the human body in a form involving manipulative therapy, breathing exercises, or energy treatments. Bodywork techniques also aim to assess or improve posture, raise awareness of "bodymind connection" rather than "mind-body connection", or to manipulate the electromagnetic fields surrounding the human body and affect health.

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Form

Some of the most popular forms of non-touch bodywork methods include: reiki, yoga, pranayama, as well as other non-touch methods: breathing breathing techniques, therapeutic touch, Bates methods for vision training, qigong, and t'ai chi.

The more recognizable forms of manipulative bodywork include the Bowen technique, chiropractic, craniosacral therapy, reflexology, Rolfing, postural integration, shiatsu, and the Trager approach. There are also some methods that use light touch (not network work) to re-train movement patterns or alter body awareness, including Alexander's technique, Feldenkrais method, Hakomi method, integrative body psychotherapy, and somatic experience.

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Massage

One form of bodywork is deep tissue massage therapy, and the terms massage and bodywork are often used interchangeably. While bodywork includes all forms of massage techniques, it also includes many types of touch therapy.

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Statistics in the United States

According to a 2002 survey of adults in the United States by the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Medicine (NCCIH) and National Health Statistics Center (NCHS):

• Acupuncture is used by 4.0% of the population, with 1.1% having used it in the last year.
• Chiropractic is used by 19.9% ​​of the population, with 7.5% having used it in the past year.
• Deep breathing exercise is used by 14.6% of the population, with 11.6% having used this technique last year.
• Yoga is used by 7.5% of the population, with 5.1% having used it in the past year.
• T'ai chi is used by 2.5% of the population, with 1.3% having used it in the past year.
• Qigong is used by 0.5% of the population, with 0.3% having used it in the past year.
• Energy healing and reiki are used by 1.1% of the population, with 0.5% having used them in the past year.

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See also

• Somatics
• Energy medicine

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References

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