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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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pelvic rotation
Alternative therapy; Osteopathy
Movement of the entire pelvis in a relatively horizontal plane about a vertical (longitudinal) axis.
pump handle motion
Alternative therapy; Osteopathy
Movement of the ribs during respiration such that with inhalation the anterior aspect of the rib moves cephalad and causes an increase in the anteroposterior diameter of the ...
bucket handle motion
Alternative therapy; Osteopathy
Movement of the ribs during respiration such that with inhalation, the lateral aspect of the rib moves cephalad resulting in an increase of transverse diameter of the thorax. This ...
rotation of sacrum
Alternative therapy; Osteopathy
Movement of the sacrum about a vertical (y) axis (usually in relation to the innominate bones).
segmental motion
Alternative therapy; Osteopathy
Movement within a vertebral unit described by displacement of a point at the anterior-superior aspect of the superior vertebral body with respect to the segment below.
accessory movements
Alternative therapy; Osteopathy
Movements used to potentiate, accentuate, or compensate for an impairment in a physiologic motion (e.g., the movements needed to move a paralyzed limb).
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)