Osteopathy

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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kinesthesia

Alternative therapy; Osteopathy

The sense by which muscular motion, weight, position, etc. are perceived.

symmetry

Alternative therapy; Osteopathy

The similar arrangement in form and relationships of parts around a common axis, or on each side of a plane of the body (Dorland’s).

manual medicine

Alternative therapy; Osteopathy

The skillful use of the hands to diagnose and treat structural and functional abnormalities in various tissues and organs throughout the body, including bones, joints, muscles and other soft tissues ...

tonus

Alternative therapy; Osteopathy

The slight continuous contraction of muscle, which in skeletal muscles, aids in the maintenance of posture and in the return of blood to the heart (Dorland’s).

key lesion

Alternative therapy; Osteopathy

The somatic dysfunction that maintains a total dysfunction pattern including other secondary dysfunctions.

common compensatory pattern (CCP)

Alternative therapy; Osteopathy

The specific finding of alternating fascial motion preference at transitional regions of the body described by Zink and Neidner.

osteopathic manipulative therapy (OMTh)

Alternative therapy; Osteopathy

The therapeutic application of manually guided forces by an osteopath (nonphysician) to improve physiological function and homeostasis that has been altered by somatic dysfunction.