Bodywork is a term used in alternative or complementary medicine to describe any therapeutic, healing or personal development work which involves some form of touching, energetic work or the physical manipulation of the body.

The terms massage and bodywork are often used interchangeably. However, while bodywork includes all forms of massage techniques, it also includes many other types of touch and healing. Some other well known forms of bodywork include Rolfing, Feldenkrais method, Breath therapy, dance movement and body psychotherapy such as Gestalt work.