Alternative therapy

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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myogenic tonus

Alternative therapy; Osteopathy

1. Tonic contraction of muscle dependent on some property of the muscle itself or of its intrinsic nerve cells. 2. Contraction of a muscle caused by intrinsic properties of the ...

enthesitis

Alternative therapy; Osteopathy

1. Traumatic disease occurring at the insertion of muscles where recurring concentration of muscle stress provokes inflammation with a strong tendency toward fibrosis and ...

sclerotherapy

Alternative therapy; Osteopathy

1. Treatment involving injection of a proliferant solution at the osseous-ligamentous junction. 2. Treatment involving injection of irritating substances into weakened connective ...

backward torsions

Alternative therapy; Osteopathy

A backward sacral torsion is a physiologic rotation of the sacrum around an oblique axis such that the side of the sacral base contralateral to the named axis rotates posteriorly. ...

sacral shear

Alternative therapy; Osteopathy

A complex translational motion of the sacrum in its relationship to the innominates. (Sometimes described as a sidebending in one direction and rotation in the opposite direction. ...

osteopathic philosophy

Alternative therapy; Osteopathy

A concept of health care supported by expanding scientific knowledge that embraces the concept of the unity of the living organism’s structure (anatomy) and function (physiology). ...