Contact Care is a bodywork technique influenced by martial arts and Ortho-bionomy. Developed by Dale Speedy, this method views the skeletal system as having its own self-defense mechanism to safeguard the body against unexpected impacts, like accidents or sudden blows. These incidents can cause bones to become pressurized and dysfunctional due to the body's inability to properly absorb the shock.

Contact Care practitioners are trained to identify and alleviate these "Flinchlocks"—areas where bones have been impacted. The bones become heavy and immobile, though the client may not feel discomfort at the impact site, rather discomfort appears in places where the body is compensating for the Flinchlocked bone. The practice aims to release the trauma held within the bone initiating a process where the body rebalances itself and no longer needs to compensate for the impacted area.