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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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anterior translated sacrum
Alternative therapy; Osteopathy
A sacral somatic dysfunction in which the entire sacrum has moved anteriorly (forward) between the ilia. Anterior motion is freer, and the posterior motion is restricted.
posterior translated sacrum
Alternative therapy; Osteopathy
A sacral somatic dysfunction in which the entire sacrum has moved posteriorly (backward) between the ilia. Posterior motion is freer, and anterior motion is restricted.
rotated dysfunction of the sacrum
Alternative therapy; Osteopathy
A sacral somatic dysfunction in which the sacrum has rotated about an axis approximating the longitudinal (y) axis. Motion is freer in the direction that rotation has occurred, and is restricted in ...
standing flexion test
Alternative therapy; Osteopathy
A screening test that determines the side of iliosacral somatic dysfunction (motion of ilium on the sacrum).
seated flexion test
Alternative therapy; Osteopathy
A screening test that determines the side of sacroiliac somatic dysfunction (motion of the sacrum on the ilium).
kneading
Alternative therapy; Osteopathy
A soft tissue technique that utilizes an intermittent force applied perpendicular to the long axis of the muscle.
