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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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osteopathic postural examination
Alternative therapy; Osteopathy
The part of the osteopathic musculoskeletal examination that focuses on the static and dynamic responses of the body to gravity while in the erect position.
Trendelenburg test
Alternative therapy; Osteopathy
The patient, with back to the examiner, is told to lift first one foot and then the other. The position and movements of the gluteal fold are watched. When standing on the affected limb the gluteal ...
inferior lateral angle (ILA) sacrum
Alternative therapy; Osteopathy
The point on the lateral surface of the sacrum where it curves medially to the body of the fifth sacral vertebrae.
sidebent
Alternative therapy; Osteopathy
The position of any one or several vertebral bodies after sidebending has occurred.
Osteopathic Medicine
Alternative therapy; Osteopathy
The preferred term for a complete system of medical care practiced by physicians with an unlimited license that is represented by a philosophy that combines the needs of the patient with the current ...
elastic barrier
Alternative therapy; Osteopathy
The range between the physiologic and anatomic barrier of motion in which passive ligamentous stretching occurs before tissue disruption.
symphyseal shear
Alternative therapy; Osteopathy
The resultant of an action or force causing or tending to cause the two parts of the symphysis to slide relative to each other in a direction parallel to their plane of contact. It is usually found ...
