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seitai; chiropractic-style body adjustment
A Japanese manual therapy that aims to correct the alignment of the spine, joints, and pelvis through hands-on manipulation. Practiced in private studios called 整体院; not a formally licensed profession in Japan, unlike massage or judo therapy.
腰痛のため整体に通っている。
I go to a seitai clinic because of lower back pain.
骨盤の歪みを整体で矯正してもらった。
I had the pelvic misalignment corrected with a seitai treatment.
長年の肩こりが、月一回の整体でだいぶ楽になった。
My years of shoulder stiffness have eased considerably thanks to monthly seitai sessions.
Compound of 整 ("to arrange, align") + 体 ("body"). Note that 整体 is homophonous with 声帯 (vocal cords) and 生態 (ecology) — context disambiguates.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 整体に通う: to go to a seitai clinic regularly
- 整体を受ける: to get a seitai treatment
- 整体師: seitai practitioner
- 整体院: seitai clinic
- 骨盤矯正整体: pelvic-alignment seitai
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 指圧: shiatsu — finger-pressure massage; licensed profession
- カイロプラクティック: chiropractic — Western adjustment system; similar in approach
- 整骨/接骨: osteopathy/bonesetting — focuses on bone and joint injuries; nationally licensed