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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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flexion
Alternative therapy; Osteopathy
1. Accepted universal term for forward motion of the spine, in its sagittal plane about a transverse axis, where the superior part moves forward. 2. In the extremities, it is the approximation of a ...
myotome
Alternative therapy; Osteopathy
1. All muscles derived from one somite and innervated by one segmental spinal nerve. 2. That part of the somite that develops into skeletal muscle.
axis
Alternative therapy; Osteopathy
1. An imaginary line about which motion occurs. 2. The second cervical vertebra. 3. One component of an axis system.
supination
Alternative therapy; Osteopathy
1. Beginning in anatomical position, applied to the hand, the act of turning the palm forward (anteriorly) or upward, performed by lateral external rotation of the forearm. 2. Applied to the foot, it ...
isometric change
Alternative therapy; Osteopathy
1. Change in the tension of a muscle without approximation of muscle origin and insertion. 2. Operator force equal to patient force.
Sherrington law
Alternative therapy; Osteopathy
1. Every posterior spinal nerve root supplies a specific region of the skin, although fibers from adjacent spinal segments may invade such a region. 2. When a muscle receives a nerve impulse to ...
forward torsions
Alternative therapy; Osteopathy
1. Forward torsion is a physiologic rotation of the sacrum around an oblique axis such that the side of the sacral base contralateral to the named axis glides anteriorly and produces a deep sulcus. ...
