seitai; Japanese manipulative therapy
A holistic bodywork therapy combining elements of traditional Chinese and Japanese medicine, osteopathy, chiropractic, and massage. Often used for posture correction and pain relief.
I go for seitai treatments because my stiff shoulders are so bad.
My lower back pain was so bad that I went to get a seitai treatment.
I'm studying to get a qualification as a seitai practitioner.
I go to seitai every week to fix my stiff shoulders.
On a friend's recommendation, I had the practitioner give me a seitai treatment.
osteopathic therapy; seitai therapy
From 整 (sei, 'to arrange, adjust') and 体 (tai, 'body'), literally 'adjusting the body'. The term was coined in Japan in the early 20th century to describe a synthesis of traditional manual therapies.