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Osteopathy
A form of alternative healthcare that emphasizes the interrelationship between structure and function of the body, as well as the body's ability to heal itself. It aims to facilitate the healing process through the practice of manual and manipulative therapy.
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coronal plane
Alternative therapy; Osteopathy
A plane passing longitudinally through the body from one side to the other, and dividing the body into anterior and posterior portions.
frontal plane
Alternative therapy; Osteopathy
A plane passing longitudinally through the body from one side to the other, and dividing the body into anterior and posterior portions.
posterior sacrum
Alternative therapy; Osteopathy
A positional term based on the Strachan model referring to a sacral somatic dysfunction in which the sacral base has rotated posterior and sidebent to the side opposite to the rotation. The ...
anterior sacrum
Alternative therapy; Osteopathy
A positional term based on the Strachan model referring to sacral somatic dysfunction in which the sacral base has rotated anterior and sidebent to the side opposite the rotation. The upper limb ...
traction technique
Alternative therapy; Osteopathy
A procedure of high or low amplitude in which the parts are stretched or separated along a longitudinal axis with continuous or intermittent force.
unilateral sacral extension
Alternative therapy; Osteopathy
A sacral somatic dysfunction described as a superior shear of one side of the sacrum resulting in a shallow (full) sacral sulcus and ipsilateral superior-anterior inferolateral angle of the sacrum.
unilateral sacral flexion
Alternative therapy; Osteopathy
A sacral somatic dysfunction described as an inferior shear of one side of the sacrum resulting in a deep sacral sulcus and ipsilateral inferior-posterior inferolateral angle of the sacrum.
