WZ 86.96.0—Traditional, complementary and alternative medicine activities

Where 86.96.0 sits

1. R Human health and social work activities
2. 86 Human health activities
3. 86.9 Other human health activities
4. 86.96 Traditional, complementary and alternative medicine activities
5. 86.96.0 Traditional, complementary and alternative medicine activities

What 86.96.0 includes

• This subclass encompasses the provision of preventive, curative, or rehabilitative health services by health professionals. The health benefits of these services are not based on scientific data for the diagnosis and treatment of diseases and have not yet been fully evaluated in a manner that can be generally accepted as evidence-based.
• Provision of traditional medicine services, which comprise a range of long-standing and still evolving practices developed in various societies before or during the development of modern medicine (e.g., traditional Chinese therapies such as acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine, Unani, traditional African medicine)
• Provision of complementary therapy services (e.g., Alexander Technique, aromatherapy, Bach flower therapy and other flower therapies, body therapy, Ayurveda, herbal medicine, naturopathy, nutritional therapy)
• Provision of alternative therapeutic services (e.g., homeopathy, chiropractic, osteopathy, crystal therapy, iridology, kinesiology, radionics)
• Activities of healers - Hypnotherapy - Reflexology - Healing therapies according to Cesar and Mensendieck - Naprapathy

What 86.96.0 excludes

• Provision of body treatment techniques (e.g. Shiatsu, Thai massage, Watsu, Tuina Qigong), see 86.99.0

86.96.0 in other systems