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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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segmental diagnosis
Alternative therapy; Osteopathy
The final stage of the spinal somatic examination in which the nature of the somatic problem is detailed at a segmental level.
longitudinal axis
Alternative therapy; Osteopathy
The hypothetical axis formed at the line of intersection of the midsagittal plane and a coronal plane,
reciprocal inhibition
Alternative therapy; Osteopathy
The inhibition of antagonist muscles when the agonist is stimulated.
screen
Alternative therapy; Osteopathy
The initial general somatic examination to determine signs of somatic dysfunction in various regions of the body.
innominate
Alternative therapy; Osteopathy
The os coxae is a large irregular shaped bone that consists of three parts: ilium, ischium and pubis, which meet at the acetabulum, the cup shaped cavity for the head of the femur ...
innominate bone or pelvic bone
Alternative therapy; Osteopathy
The os coxae is a large irregular shaped bone that consists of three parts: ilium, ischium and pubis, which meet at the acetabulum, the cup shaped cavity for the head of the femur ...
contracted muscle
Alternative therapy; Osteopathy
The physiologic response to a neuromuscular excitation.
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- Acupuncture (951)
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