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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pelvic rotation

Alternative therapy; Osteopathy

Movement of the entire pelvis in a relatively horizontal plane about a vertical (longitudinal) axis.

pump handle motion

Alternative therapy; Osteopathy

Movement of the ribs during respiration such that with inhalation the anterior aspect of the rib moves cephalad and causes an increase in the anteroposterior diameter of the thorax. This type of rib ...

bucket handle motion

Alternative therapy; Osteopathy

Movement of the ribs during respiration such that with inhalation, the lateral aspect of the rib moves cephalad resulting in an increase of transverse diameter of the thorax. This type of rib motion ...

rotation of sacrum

Alternative therapy; Osteopathy

Movement of the sacrum about a vertical (y) axis (usually in relation to the innominate bones).

active motion

Alternative therapy; Osteopathy

Movement produced voluntarily by the patient.

segmental motion

Alternative therapy; Osteopathy

Movement within a vertebral unit described by displacement of a point at the anterior-superior aspect of the superior vertebral body with respect to the segment below.

accessory movements

Alternative therapy; Osteopathy

Movements used to potentiate, accentuate, or compensate for an impairment in a physiologic motion (e.g., the movements needed to move a paralyzed limb).