osteopathic therapy; seitai therapy
A Japanese manual therapy often compared to osteopathy or chiropractic, focusing on skeletal alignment and soft tissue manipulation. The term is used in both clinical and alternative medicine contexts.
See also: 整体
Seitai therapy is a manual technique that corrects misalignments of the spine and pelvis.
He receives osteopathic therapy once a week for his back pain.
整体 is the broader term for the practice or treatment itself, while 整体療法 explicitly refers to the therapeutic method or system.
Chiropractic is a Western-origin practice with a focus on spinal adjustments, whereas 整体療法 is a Japanese holistic approach that may include soft tissue work and is not always licensed in the same way.
Compound of 整体 (seitai, 'body adjustment') and 療法 (ryōhō, 'therapy'). The term arose in early 20th-century Japan as part of the development of indigenous manual therapies.