操作治疗学

操作治疗学（英语：Manual therapy，manipulative therapy，或manual & manipulative therapy），又称手法治疗、徒手治疗、手技疗法，一种由物理治疗师、按摩师、整脊师与骨疗师所采用的基本物理治疗法，用来舒缓肌肉、关节与骨骼的痛苦与不适。它通常包括了肌肉的搓揉与活动，关节活动以及关节矫正，类似于中国传统的推拿按摩。

参见

• 物理治疗
• 脊骨神经医学

延伸阅读

• Karel Lewit. Manipulative therapy in rehabilitation of the locomotor system. Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann. 1999. ISBN 0-7506-2964-9.
• Weiselfish-Giammatteo, S., J. B. Kain; et al. Integrative manual therapy for the connective tissue system: myofascial release. Berkeley, Calif: North Atlantic Books. 2005. 引文格式1维护：显式使用等标签 (link)
• Kimberly Burnham, PhD. Integrative Manual Therapy. West Hartford, CT: The Burnham Review. 2007.

外部链接

• American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists （页面存档备份，存于互联网档案馆）
• American Organization for Bodywork Therapies of Asia （页面存档备份，存于互联网档案馆）
• European Association of Manual and Manipulative Therapies (Archived from the original)
• Evidence Based Medicine in the field of Traditional Medicine, Integrative Medicine and Manual Therapy
• International Federation of Orthopaedic Manipulative Therapists
• Manual Therapy （页面存档备份，存于互联网档案馆）, Musculoskeletal Consumer Review