Osteopathy

Osteopathy

A form of alternative healthcare that emphasizes the interrelationship between structure and function of the body, as well as the body's ability to heal itself. It aims to facilitate the healing process through the practice of manual and manipulative therapy.

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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 relevant to its superior ...

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 Robert Fulford, DO.

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 pattern about an ...

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 anatomical limit.

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 the sacrum and ...