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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fascial unwinding

Alternative therapy; Osteopathy

A manual technique involving constant feedback to the osteopathic practitioner who is passively moving a portion of the patient’s body in response to the sensation of movement. Its forces are ...

rule of threes

Alternative therapy; Osteopathy

A method to locate the approximate position of the transverse process (TP) of a thoracic segment by using the location of the spinous process (SP) of that same vertebra. The relationship is as ...

prime mover

Alternative therapy; Osteopathy

A muscle primarily responsible for causing a specific joint action.

direct MFR

Alternative therapy; Osteopathy

A myofascial tissue restrictive barrier is engaged for the myofascial tissues and the tissue is loaded with a constant force until tissue release occurs.

plastic deformation

Alternative therapy; Osteopathy

A non-recoverable deformation.

psoas syndrome

Alternative therapy; Osteopathy

A painful low back condition characterized by hypertonicity of psoas musculature. The syndrome consists of a constellation of typically related signs and symptoms:

tissue texture abnormality (TTA)

Alternative therapy; Osteopathy

A palpable change in tissues from skin to periarticular structures that represents any combination of the following signs: vasodilation, edema, flaccidity, hypertonicity, contracture, fibrosis, as ...