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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myogenic tonus

Alternative therapy; Osteopathy

1. Tonic contraction of muscle dependent on some property of the muscle itself or of its intrinsic nerve cells. 2. Contraction of a muscle caused by intrinsic properties of the muscle or by its ...

enthesitis

Alternative therapy; Osteopathy

1. Traumatic disease occurring at the insertion of muscles where recurring concentration of muscle stress provokes inflammation with a strong tendency toward fibrosis and calcification. 2. ...

sclerotherapy

Alternative therapy; Osteopathy

1. Treatment involving injection of a proliferant solution at the osseous-ligamentous junction. 2. Treatment involving injection of irritating substances into weakened connective tissue areas such as ...

backward torsions

Alternative therapy; Osteopathy

A backward sacral 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 rotates posteriorly. L5 rotates in the ...

sacral shear

Alternative therapy; Osteopathy

A complex translational motion of the sacrum in its relationship to the innominates. (Sometimes described as a sidebending in one direction and rotation in the opposite direction. Alternatively ...

osteopathic philosophy

Alternative therapy; Osteopathy

A concept of health care supported by expanding scientific knowledge that embraces the concept of the unity of the living organism’s structure (anatomy) and function (physiology). Osteopathic ...