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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counterstrain (CS)

Alternative therapy; Osteopathy

A system of diagnosis and treatment that considers the dysfunction to be a continuing, inappropriate strain reflex, which is inhibited by applying a position of mild strain in the direction exactly ...

myotension

Alternative therapy; Osteopathy

A system of diagnosis and treatment that uses muscular contractions and relaxations under resistance of the osteopathic practitioner to relax, strengthen or stretch muscles, or mobilize joints.

facilitated positional release (FPR)

Alternative therapy; Osteopathy

A system of indirect myofascial release treatment. The component region of the body is placed into a neutral position, diminishing tissue and joint tension in all planes, and an activating force ...

Chapman reflex

Alternative therapy; Osteopathy

A system of reflex points that present as predictable anterior and posterior fascial tissue texture abnormalities (plaque-like changes or stringiness of the involved tissues) assumed to be ...

thoracic pump

Alternative therapy; Osteopathy

A technique that consists of intermittent compression of the thoracic cage.

lymphatic pump

Alternative therapy; Osteopathy

A term coined by C. Earl Miller to describe the impact of intrathoracic pressure changes on lymphatic flow. This was the name originally given to the thoracic pump technique before the more extensive ...