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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 
mid-malleolar line
Alternative therapy; Osteopathy
A vertical line passing through the lateral malleolus, used as a point of reference in standing lateral x-rays and postural evaluation.
elasticity
Alternative therapy; Osteopathy
Ability of a strained body or tissue to recover its original shape after deformation.
shear
Alternative therapy; Osteopathy
An action or force causing or tending to cause two contiguous parts of an articulation to slide relative to each other in a direction parallel to their plane of contact.
reflex
Alternative therapy; Osteopathy
An involuntary nervous system response to a sensory input. The sum total of any particular involuntary activity.
mobile system
Alternative therapy; Osteopathy
An osteopathic construct associated with functional methods in which the body as a whole is viewed as a centrally integrated system in which all of the individual elements (e.g., ...
somatic dysfunctions of sacrum
Alternative therapy; Osteopathy
Any of a group of somatic dysfunctions involving the sacrum. These may be the result of restriction of normal physiologic motion or trauma to the sacrum.
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)