An osteopath has strongly denied to a jury any improper treatment of his patients including inappropriately touching their groin and getting one woman to stand naked over a treatment table.
But Richard James Davis says that during treatment, it was possible he worked on the groin areas of some of the complainants - but it would have been for legitimate clinical purposes.
The 53-year-old Katikati man is on trial at the High Court in Wellington on sex charges.
He has been charged with 11 counts of unlawful sexual connection and 13 counts of indecent assault in relation to the treatment of 10 women at his Gisborne practice.
Davis, who is giving evidence in his defence, told the jury of seven women and five men all treatment techniques he used were clinically necessary.
He denied an accusation by one complainant she was asked to stand naked bending over the treatment table during an appointment about 2004 or 2005.
But he said it was possible he had worked around her groin area for clinical reasons.
Another complainant accused Davis of inappropriately touching her genitals and asking her if it felt good.
He also said it was possible he worked around the groin, but "it would have been legitimate treatment".
If there had been penetration of the woman, it would not have been deliberate, he said.
Yesterday, he said concerns raised about his employment of "pelvic floor release work" and "coccyx release treatment" were unfounded.
"This is not really a pleasant thing for the patient to receive.
"There's nothing really sexually stimulating about that," he said.
Davis also said he believed all the complainants had given their full, informed consent for various treatments during their sessions.
Prosecutor Steve Manning earlier told the court all the women trusted Davis because of his position as a health professional.
Mr Manning urged the jury to consider whether Davis' treatment was clinically appropriate.
The trial before Justice David Collins continues.