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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thoracic outlet

Alternative therapy; Osteopathy

1. The functional thoracic inlet consists of T1-4 vertebrae, ribs 1 and 2 plus their costicartilages, and the manubrium of the sternum. 2. The anatomical thoracic inlet consists of T1 vertebra, the ...

spinal facilitation

Alternative therapy; Osteopathy

1. The maintenance of a pool of neurons (e.g., premotor neurons, motor neurons or preganglionic sympathetic neurons in one or more segments of the spinal cord) in a state of partial or subthreshold ...

sclerotome

Alternative therapy; Osteopathy

1. The pattern of innervation of structures derived from embryonal mesenchyme (joint capsule, ligament and bone). 2. The area of bone innervated by a single spinal segment. 3. The group of ...

articulation

Alternative therapy; Osteopathy

1. The place of union or junction between two or more bones of the skeleton. 2. The active or passive process of moving a joint through its permitted anatomic range of motion.

neutral

Alternative therapy; Osteopathy

1. The range of sagittal plane spinal positioning in which the first principle of physiologic motion of the spine applies. 2. The point of balance of an articular surface from which all the motions ...

primary somatic dysfunction

Alternative therapy; Osteopathy

1. The somatic dysfunction that maintains a total pattern of dysfunction. 2. The initial or first somatic dysfunction to appear temporally.

backward bending test

Alternative therapy; Osteopathy

1. This test discriminates between forward and backward sacral torsion/rotation. 2. This test discriminates between unilateral sacral flexion and unilateral sacral extension.