What is Bodywork?
Many of the alternative health techniques that I use are often referred to as "bodywork."
From Wikipedia
Bodywork is a term used in
alternative medicine or
complementary medicine
to describe any therapeutic, healing or personal development work which
involves some form of touching, energetic work or the physical
manipulation of a practically oriented physical and
somatic understanding of the body.
From WiseGeek
"Bodywork
is a form of therapeutic treatment which involves physical manipulation
of the body or the energy fields believed to be associated with the
body. Many people view bodywork as alternative medicine, although bodywork techniques like sports
massage are being increasingly accepted in the medical community. There are a wide variety of bodywork
techniques, all of which require specialized training to ensure that
practitioners understand anatomy and potential contraindications.
From encyclopedia.com
"The purpose of bodywork therapy is the correction of problems in the
client's overall posture, connective tissue, and/or musculature in order
to bring about greater ease of movement, less discomfort, and a higher
level of energy in daily activity. Some forms of bodywork have as a
secondary purpose the healing or prevention of repetitive stress
injuries, particularly for people whose occupations require intensive
use of specific parts of the body (e.g., dancers, musicians,
professional athletes, opera singers, etc.). Bodywork may also heal or
prevent specific musculoskeletal problems, such as lower back pain or neck pain."
A glossary of Bodywork Techniques, from A-Z.
From health.msn.com
Bodywork and
manual therapy are general terms that refer to body manipulation
therapies used
for relaxation and
pain .
Massage and
chiropractic
are well-known forms of manual
therapy.
The idea behind
bodywork is that people learn—or are
forced by injury or stress into—unnatural ways of moving or holding
their
bodies. This unnatural movement or posture changes the natural
alignment of
bones, which in turn causes discomfort and may contribute to health
problems.
The aim of
bodywork is to realign and reposition the
body to allow natural, graceful movement. Bodywork, along with
identifying
possible contributing causes of unnatural movement and posture, is
thought to
reduce
stress
and ease pain.
From balanceflow.com
"Asian bodywork uses gentle hand and
finger pressure
along the body's energy channels. The objective is to restore and
balance the flow of energy throughout the body."
