Alaska Statutes Title 8. Business and Professions § 08.61.100. Definitions

(A) has an authorization to operate from the Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education or a similar entity in another state; or

(B) is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency;

(A) includes manual techniques applied with the intent to physically affect local soft tissues, such as pressure, friction, stroking, percussion, kneading, vibration, muscular assessment by palpation, range of motion for purposes of demonstrating muscle exertion for muscle flexibility, nonspecific stretching, and application of superficial heat, cold, water, lubricants, or salts;

(B) does not include diagnosis, the prescription of drugs or medicines, the practice of physical therapy, attempts to manipulate any articulation of the body or spine, or mobilization of these articulations by use of a thrusting force.