noun
manual therapy
A general term for hands-on therapeutic techniques, such as massage, chiropractic, or osteopathy.
手技療法は、薬を使わずに体の痛みを和らげる方法の一つです。
Manual therapy is one method of relieving bodily pain without using medication.
Compound of 手技 (hand technique) and 療法 (therapy). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is a modern medical coinage.