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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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stringiness
Alternative therapy; Osteopathy
A palpable tissue texture abnormality characterized by fine or stringlike myofascial structures.
cranial rhythmic impulse (CRI)
Alternative therapy; Osteopathy
A palpable, rhythmic fluctuation believed to be synchronous with the primary respiratory mechanism.
osteopath
Alternative therapy; Osteopathy
A person who has achieved the nationally recognized academic and professional standards within her or his country to independently practice diagnosis and treatment based upon the ...
osteopathic physician
Alternative therapy; Osteopathy
A person with full unlimited medical practice rights who has achieved the nationally recognized academic and professional standards within his or her country to practice diagnosis ...
transverse plane
Alternative therapy; Osteopathy
A plane passing horizontally through the body perpendicular to the sagittal and frontal planes, dividing the body into upper and lower portions.
horizontal plane
Alternative therapy; Osteopathy
A plane passing horizontally through the body perpendicular to the sagittal and frontal planes, dividing the body into upper and lower portions.
sagittal plane
Alternative therapy; Osteopathy
A plane passing longitudinally through the body from front to back and dividing it into right and left portions. The median or midsagittal plane divides the body into ...
Sub-categories
- Acupuncture (951)
- Alternative psychotherapy (75)
- Aromatherapy (84)
- Ayurveda (93)
- Back flower remedies (81)
- Chromotherapy (81)
- Diet therapy (123)
- Homeopathy (131)
- Hydrotherapy (34)
- Magneto therapy (29)
- Naturopathy (73)
- Osteopathy (439)
- Reflexology (38)
- Reiki (27)
- Shiatsu (33)