title: Bodywork therapy systems.
abstract: This article provides an overview of various systems of bodywork including biomechanical and structural systems, movement therapies, and energy-field techniques. Similarities among these systems are described as including the ten principles of movement. Generalizations are also provided regarding the difference between separate systems of bodywork. The review of systems is presented by topical groups within a historic framework.
authors.affiliation: Department of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: McPartland
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Miller
mesh_terms: D000529:Complementary Therapies / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D009068:Movement; D009140:Musculoskeletal Diseases / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities / Q000379:methods*; D011379:Prognosis; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014481:United States