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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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inflared innominate
Alternative therapy; Osteopathy
A somatic dysfunction of the innominate (os coxae) resulting in medial positioning of the anterior superior iliac spine (ASIS). The innominate moves more freely in a medial direction, and is ...
homeostatic mechanism
Alternative therapy; Osteopathy
A system of control activated by negative feedback.
visceral manipulation (VIS)
Alternative therapy; Osteopathy
A system of diagnosis and treatment directed to the viscera to improve physiologic function. Typically, the viscera are moved toward their fascial attachments to a point of fascial balance.
ventral techniques
Alternative therapy; Osteopathy
A system of diagnosis and treatment directed to the viscera to improve physiologic function. Typically, the viscera are moved toward their fascial attachments to a point of fascial balance.
soft tissue (ST)
Alternative therapy; Osteopathy
A system of diagnosis and treatment directed toward tissues other than skeletal or arthrodial elements.
myofascial release (MFR)
Alternative therapy; Osteopathy
A system of diagnosis and treatment first described by Andrew Taylor Still and his early students, which engages continual palpatory feedback to achieve release of myofascial tissues.
progressive inhibition of neuromuscular structures (PINS)
Alternative therapy; Osteopathy
A system of diagnosis and treatment in which the osteopathic practitioner locates two related points and sequentially applies inhibitory pressure along a series of related points.
