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Alternative therapy
Preventative and therapeutic health care practices, such as acupuncture, naturopathy, chiropractic, homeopathy and herbal medicine. Generally do not follow accepted medical methods. May not require medical explanations for their success or use.
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oblique axis
Alternative therapy; Osteopathy
1. a hypothetical functional axis from the superior area of a sacroiliac articulation to the contralateral inferior sacroiliac articulation. It is designated as right or left ...
percussion vibrator technique
Alternative therapy; Osteopathy
1. A manipulative technique involving the specific application of mechanical vibratory force to treat somatic dysfunction. 2. An osteopathic manipulative technique developed by ...
viscosity
Alternative therapy; Osteopathy
1. A measurement of the rate of deformation of any material under load. 2. The capability possessed by a solid of yielding continually under stress.
torsion
Alternative therapy; Osteopathy
1. A motion or state where one end of a part is twisted about a longitudinal axis while the opposite end is held fast or turned in the opposite direction. 2. A physiologic motion ...
trophicity
Alternative therapy; Osteopathy
1. A nutritional function or relation. 2. The natural tendency to replenish the body stores that have been depleted.
subluxation
Alternative therapy; Osteopathy
1. A partial or incomplete dislocation. 2. A term describing an abnormal anatomical position of a joint which exceeds the normal physiologic limit, but does not exceed the joint’s ...
sacral torsion
Alternative therapy; Osteopathy
1. A physiologic function occurring in the sacrum during ambulation and forward bending. 2. A sacral somatic dysfunction around an oblique axis in which a torque occurs between ...
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- Acupuncture (951)
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- Homeopathy (131)
- Hydrotherapy (34)
- Magneto therapy (29)
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- Osteopathy (439)
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- Shiatsu (33)