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{{Short description|Japanese art of bone-setting}}
{{Nihongo|'''''Sekkotsu'''''|接骨}} or '''Judo therapy''' is the traditional Japanese art of [[Bonesetter|bone-setting]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Bodeker |first=Gerard |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/WHO_Global_Atlas_of_Traditional_Compleme/VO8K9h9GvaoC?hl=en&gbpv=0 |title=WHO Global Atlas of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicine |last2=Ong |first2=C. K. |date=2005 |publisher=World Health Organization |isbn=978-92-4-156286-7 |pages=196 |language=en}}</ref> It has been used in many [[Japanese martial arts]] and has developed alongside [[judo]] into a licensed medical practice somewhat resembling [[chiropractic]] in Japan today.

A ''{{ill|Judo therapist|ja|柔道整復師|zh|柔道整復師}}'' is a Bone and Muscle Injury Specialist. It is the only Japanese national qualified license (国家資格) in the bone-setting area. The license issued under the [[Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Japan) | Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare]].

==See also==

*[[Anma]] and [[shiatsu]]
*[[Dit Da]]
*[[Tui na]]

== References ==
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==External links==
*{{Commons category-inline|Sekkotsuin}}

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[[Category:Traditional Japanese medicine]]
[[Category:Alternative medicine]]
[[Category:Asian traditional medicine]]
[[Category:Judo]]


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