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869602 Other traditional, complementary and alternative medicine activities


This type includes:

  • provision of traditional medicine services that comprise a range of long-standing and still-evolving practices, developed within various societies before or during the development of modern medicine (e.g. traditional Chinese therapies such as acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicines, Unani, and traditional African medicines
  • provision of complementary therapeutic services (e.g. Alexander therapy, aromatherapy, Bach therapy and other flower therapies, body therapy, Ayurvedic, herbal medicine, naturopathy, nutritional therapy)
  • provision of alternative therapeutic services (e.g. homeopathy, crystal therapy, iridology, kinesiology, radionics)
  • activities of osteopaths

This type also includes:

  • activities of healers
  • hypnotherapy
  • reflexology activities
  • remedial therapists Cesar and Mensendieck
  • naprapathy

This type excludes:

  • body treatment techniques (e.g. shiatsu, Thai massage, watsu, tui na qigong), see 869909
  • massage salons for non-medical massage, see 962300