- Industry: Alternative therapy
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The American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) is a non-profit organization that supports the United States' colleges of osteopathic medicine and serves as a unifying voice for osteopathic medical education. Governed by its Board of Deans and led by President Stephen C. ...
A sudden, violent, involuntary contraction of a muscle or group of muscles, attended by pain and interference with function, producing involuntary movement and distortion.
Industry:Alternative therapy
1. A change of position (rotation and/or translation) with respect to a fixed system; 2. An act or process of a body changing position in terms of direction, course and velocity.
Industry:Alternative therapy
1. A concentric contraction against resistance in which the angular change of joint motion is at the same rate. 2. The counterforce is less than the patient force.
Industry:Alternative therapy
A conceptual model that describes a process involving five interactive, involuntary functions: (1). The inherent motility of the brain and spinal cord. (2). Fluctuation of the cerebrospinal fluid. (3). Mobility of the intracranial and intraspinal membranes. (4). Articular mobility of the cranial bones. (5). Mobility of the sacrum between the ilia (pelvic bones) that is interdependent with the motion at the sphenobasilar synchondrosis. This mechanism refers to the presumed inherent (primordial) driving mechanism of internal respiration as opposed to the cycle of diaphragmatic respiration (inhalation and exhalation). It further refers to the innate interconnected movement of every tissue and structure of the body. Optimal health promotes optimal function and the inherent function of this interdependent movement can be negatively altered by trauma, disease states or other pathology.
Industry:Alternative therapy
1. A condition of excessive tone of the skeletal muscles. 2. Increased resistance of muscle to passive stretching.
Industry:Alternative therapy
1. A form of concentric contraction in which a constant force is applied. 2. Operator force less than patient force.
Industry:Alternative therapy
1. A form of eccentric contraction designed to break adhesions using an operator-induced force to lengthen the muscle. 2. The counterforce is greater than the patient force.
Industry:Alternative therapy
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 point of origin. 2. A term described by Fred Mitchell, Sr, DO.
Industry:Alternative therapy
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.
Industry:Alternative therapy
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.
Industry:Alternative therapy
