(alternative medicine) A system of health care involving manipulation of the spinal column and other body structures, for the purpose of alleviating neuromusculoskeletal dysfunction.
(countable and uncountable) Any of various therapeutic exercises and other activities to treat injury or dysfunction, or such exercises and activities collectively.
A form of alternative medicine whose practitioners claim to manipulate patients' energy fields and promote healing by placing their hands on or near the patient.
A form of Reichian psychotherapy in which the analyst encourages the patient to simulate the bodily effects of strong emotions.
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