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Here are some terms you may encounter while looking for a therapist.

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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A Abdominal Massage/Visceral Massage Active Assisted Stretching Active Isolated Stretching (AIS) Active Release Technique (ART) Activities of Normal Living Index Acupressure Acupuncture Ai Chi (Flowing Aquatic Energy) Alexander Technique Anma (Japanese Massage) Applied Kinesiology Aquatic Massage Aromatherapy Awareness Movement Back to Top	B Barbara Ann Brennan Healing Through the Human Energy Field Berry Method (The) Bio-dynamic Bindegewebsmassage Bodywork Bowen Technique Breast Massage
C Chair Massage Chakra Balancing Indian Head Massage Chakra Energy Massage Chakra Hot Stone Massage Champissage™ Cherokee Bodywork Chinese Massage Tuina (Tui Na) Craniosacral or Cranio Sacral Back to Top	D Deep Connective Tissue Deep Muscle Therapy (a.k.a. Canadian Massage) Deep Tissue Therapy
E Energy Balancing Massage (EBM) Energy Healing Equine Massage Esalen® Massage or Esalen Tissue Work Back to Top	F Facial Massage Feldenkrais Method® Four-hand Massage
H Hawaiian Massage Healing Touch Hellerwork Hot Stone Massage Human Energy Field Hydrotherapy Back to Top	I Indian Head Massage also known under the trademarked term Champissage™ Infant Massage Integrated Awareness Integrative Manual Therapy (IMT)
J Jahara® Technique Jin Shin Do Joint Mobilization Joint Play Back to Top	K Kinesiology/Kinesiologists
L Labour Support Provider Lomi Lomi the Hawaiian Massage Lymph Drainage Therapy Back to Top	M Manual Lymph Drainage (MLD) Massage Therapy/ Massage Therapist Medical Exercise Therapy Medical Massage Therapy Muscle Energy Techniques (MET) Myofascial Release
N Native American Bodywork Practices Neuromuscular Therapy (NMT) Neuromuscular Integration and Structural Alignment (NISA) Back to Top	O Okazaki Restoration Therapy “Seifukujitsu” Oriental Bodywork Ortho Bionomy Orthopedic Massage /Orthomassage/Medical Orthotics /Orthodics/Insoles Otherotherpy Osteopathy/Osteopath DO/OMM
P Personal Trainer Physiotherapy/ Physical Therapy (PT) Pilates Exercise PNF/Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation Polarity Therapy Prenatal and Pregnancy Massage Back to Top	Q Quantum-Touch
R Reciprocal Inhibition Stretching (RI) Reflexology Reiki Relaxation Massage Remedial Exercise Research Rhythmic Mobilization Rolfing /Structural Integration Rosen Method Bodywork Russian Massage/Sports Back to Top	S Sensory Motor Amnesia Therapy (SMAT) Shiatsu, Including Moxibustion Soft Tissue Release (STR) Somatic Therapy Somato Emotional Release Spa Therapies and Treatments Sports Massage Strain/Counter Strain Therapy Structural Integration /Rolfing Swedish Massage
T TENS Unit (Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulator) Therapeutic Touch (TT) Traditional Thai Massage Trager Therapy Trauma Touch Therapy Trigger Point Therapy/ Myofascial Release Trigger Points Tui Na Back to Top	U Ultra Sound
V Visceral Manipulation Vita Flex Back to Top	W Watsu/Aquatic Shiatsu
Z Zero Balancing (ZB) Back to Top

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