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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 
kinesthesia
Alternative therapy; Osteopathy
The sense by which muscular motion, weight, position, etc. are perceived.
symmetry
Alternative therapy; Osteopathy
The similar arrangement in form and relationships of parts around a common axis, or on each side of a plane of the body (Dorland’s).
manual medicine
Alternative therapy; Osteopathy
The skillful use of the hands to diagnose and treat structural and functional abnormalities in various tissues and organs throughout the body, including bones, joints, muscles and ...
tonus
Alternative therapy; Osteopathy
The slight continuous contraction of muscle, which in skeletal muscles, aids in the maintenance of posture and in the return of blood to the heart (Dorland’s).
key lesion
Alternative therapy; Osteopathy
The somatic dysfunction that maintains a total dysfunction pattern including other secondary dysfunctions.
common compensatory pattern (CCP)
Alternative therapy; Osteopathy
The specific finding of alternating fascial motion preference at transitional regions of the body described by Zink and Neidner.
osteopathic manipulative therapy (OMTh)
Alternative therapy; Osteopathy
The therapeutic application of manually guided forces by an osteopath (nonphysician) to improve physiological function and homeostasis that has been altered by somatic ...
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)