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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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Alternative therapy > Osteopathy 
anterior translated sacrum
Alternative therapy; Osteopathy
A sacral somatic dysfunction in which the entire sacrum has moved anteriorly (forward) between the ilia. Anterior motion is freer, and the posterior motion is restricted.
posterior translated sacrum
Alternative therapy; Osteopathy
A sacral somatic dysfunction in which the entire sacrum has moved posteriorly (backward) between the ilia. Posterior motion is freer, and anterior motion is restricted.
rotated dysfunction of the sacrum
Alternative therapy; Osteopathy
A sacral somatic dysfunction in which the sacrum has rotated about an axis approximating the longitudinal (y) axis. Motion is freer in the direction that rotation has occurred, ...
standing flexion test
Alternative therapy; Osteopathy
A screening test that determines the side of iliosacral somatic dysfunction (motion of ilium on the sacrum).
seated flexion test
Alternative therapy; Osteopathy
A screening test that determines the side of sacroiliac somatic dysfunction (motion of the sacrum on the ilium).
kneading
Alternative therapy; Osteopathy
A soft tissue technique that utilizes an intermittent force applied perpendicular to the long axis of the muscle.
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- 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)