In China and Japan, the traditional art of bone setting, known as Dieda and Sekotsu, respectively, developed in association with martial arts schools, where practitioners refined techniques for treating injuries sustained in training and combat.

在中国和日本，传统的正骨技艺分别被称为“跌打”和“接骨”，它与武术学校紧，正是在这学校里，从业不断完善了治疗训练和战斗中受伤的技术。

While orthopaedic surgery made little progress for several centuries, bone setting, usually by self-taught practitioners without formal medical training, became established in many parts of the world.

尽管骨科手术在几个世纪里进展甚微，但接骨术——通常由未经正规医学训练的自学实施——已在世界许多地区确立。