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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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gravitational line

Alternative therapy; Osteopathy

Viewing the patient from the side, an imaginary line in a coronal plane which, in the theoretical ideal posture, starts slightly anterior to the lateral malleolus, passes across ...

intrinsic corrective forces

Alternative therapy; Osteopathy

Voluntary or involuntary forces from within the patient that assist in the manipulative treatment process.

osteopathy

Alternative therapy; Osteopathy

Osteopathy is a type of complementary and alternative medicine. Its practitioners claim that the wellbeing of an individual depends on their bones, muscles, ligaments and ...