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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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Osteopathy
soft tissue technique
Alternative therapy; Osteopathy
A direct technique that usually involves lateral stretching, linear stretching, deep pressure, traction and/or separation of muscle origin and insertion while monitoring tissue response and motion ...
myofascial treatment
Alternative therapy; Osteopathy
A direct technique that usually involves lateral stretching, linear stretching, deep pressure, traction and/or separation of muscle origin and insertion while monitoring tissue response and motion ...
decompensation
Alternative therapy; Osteopathy
A dysfunctional, persistent pattern, in some cases reversible, resulting when homeostatic mechanisms are partially or totally overwhelmed.
plane
Alternative therapy; Osteopathy
A flat surface determined by the position of three points in space. Any of a number of imaginary surfaces passing through the body and dividing it into segments.
muscle energy
Alternative therapy; Osteopathy
A form of osteopathic manipulative diagnosis and treatment in which the patient’s muscles are actively used on request, from a precisely controlled position, in a specific direction, and against a ...
gait
Alternative therapy; Osteopathy
A forward translation of the body’s center of gravity by bipedal locomotion.
restrictive barrier
Alternative therapy; Osteopathy
A functional limit that abnormally diminishes the normal physiologic range.
