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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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thoracic outlet
Alternative therapy; Osteopathy
1. The functional thoracic inlet consists of T1-4 vertebrae, ribs 1 and 2 plus their costicartilages, and the manubrium of the sternum. 2. The anatomical thoracic inlet consists ...
spinal facilitation
Alternative therapy; Osteopathy
1. The maintenance of a pool of neurons (e.g., premotor neurons, motor neurons or preganglionic sympathetic neurons in one or more segments of the spinal cord) in a state of ...
sclerotome
Alternative therapy; Osteopathy
1. The pattern of innervation of structures derived from embryonal mesenchyme (joint capsule, ligament and bone). 2. The area of bone innervated by a single spinal segment. 3. The ...
articulation
Alternative therapy; Osteopathy
1. The place of union or junction between two or more bones of the skeleton. 2. The active or passive process of moving a joint through its permitted anatomic range of motion.
neutral
Alternative therapy; Osteopathy
1. The range of sagittal plane spinal positioning in which the first principle of physiologic motion of the spine applies. 2. The point of balance of an articular surface from ...
primary somatic dysfunction
Alternative therapy; Osteopathy
1. The somatic dysfunction that maintains a total pattern of dysfunction. 2. The initial or first somatic dysfunction to appear temporally.
backward bending test
Alternative therapy; Osteopathy
1. This test discriminates between forward and backward sacral torsion/rotation. 2. This test discriminates between unilateral sacral flexion and unilateral sacral extension.
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- Acupuncture (951)
- Alternative psychotherapy (75)
- Aromatherapy (84)
- Ayurveda (93)
- Back flower remedies (81)
- Chromotherapy (81)
- Diet therapy (123)
- Homeopathy (131)
- Hydrotherapy (34)
- Magneto therapy (29)
- Naturopathy (73)
- Osteopathy (439)
- Reflexology (38)
- Reiki (27)
- Shiatsu (33)