osteopathy

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osteopati
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(Tıp) İlaç kullanmadan ancak kemikleri ve kasları yoklayıp düzeltmek suretiyle hastalıkları tedavi usulü
(Tıp) Kemik hastalığı, osteopati, osteopathia
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expert in osteopathy
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osteopathic
(Tıp) Osteopatiye ait
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The branch of therapy based on manipulation of bones and muscles
An form of medical treatment purporting to cure a wide variety of diseases primarily by manipulation of the joints of the body This is based on the assumption that disease is due chiefly to skeletal deformation and its effects on nerves, blood vessels, etc Over the decades it has come to more and more like allopathic medicine
A system of treatment based on the theory that diseases are chiefly due to deranged mechanism of the bones, nerves, blood vessels, and other tissues, and can be remedied by manipulations of these parts
A school of healing which teaches that the body is a vital mechanical organism whose structural and functional integrity are coordinated and interdependent, the abnormality of either constituting disease It uses manipulation, but also medicine, surgery, and other specialties
{i} school of medicine and surgery that emphasizes the interrelationship of the muscles and bones to all other body systems, branch of medicine which promotes health by the manipulation of the bones; bone disease
System of medicine that views health of body as integrated unit with a relationship between structure and function Osteopathic manipulation may be utilized to relieve various kinds of pain, including muscle spasm
is a system of treatment , based on the recoginition of the role that the musculoskeletal system plays in the body's continuous effort to resist and overcome illness and disease It is felt that manual manipulation is useful in stimulating the body's ability to fight disease and in restoring health Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT) is composed of a spectrum of manual techniques that today's osteopathic physicians may use to alleviate pain, restore freedom of motion, and enhance the body's own healing power Often these techniques are used in conjunction with more conventional forms of medical care, such as prescribing medication and performing surgery The following are some of the most commonly used manipulative procedures: articulatory techniques, counterstrain, cranial treatment, myofascial release treatment, lympathic techniques, soft tissue techniques, and thrust techniques DO refers to Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
a system of medical care with a philosophy that combines the needs of the patient with current practice of medicine, surgery and obstetrics and emphasis on the interrelationships between structure and function, and an appreciation of the body's ability to heal itself
Founded by Andrew Still, osteopathy is a system of therapy that emphasizes normal body mechanics and manipulation to correct faulty body structures Osteopathy is a complementary medicine that not only takes in the physical symptoms but the lifestyle, attitudes and current health of the patient
A school of medicine and surgery that utilizes traditional methods of diagnosis and treatment, including prescribing and administering drugs, surgery, obstetrics and radiology, but places special emphasis on the interrelationship of the musculoskeletal system with all other body systems In many states, osteopaths are regulated as physicians and must be licensed by the Board of Registration in Medicine
This involves massage and the manipulation of joints, especially the vertebrae of the spine, to correct skeletal misalignment and encourage self-healing
Any disease of the bones
A system of therapy based on the theory that the body is capable of making its own remedies against disease and other toxic conditions when it is in normal structural relationship and has favorable environmental conditions and adequate nutrition It utilizes generally accepted physical, medicinal, and surgical methods or diagnosis and therapy, while placing chief emphasis on the importance of normal body mechanics and manipulative methods of detecting and correcting faulty structure
therapy based on the assumption that restoring health is best accomplished by manipulating the skeleton and muscles
a way of treating medical problems such as back pain by moving and pressing the muscles and bones (osteo- + -pathy (as in homeopathy)). Health-care profession founded by the U.S. physician Andrew Taylor Still (1828-1917) as a reform movement against the rather primitive 19th-century drugs and surgical techniques. It emphasizes the relationship between musculoskeletal structure and organ function. Osteopathic physicians learn to recognize and correct structural problems through manipulative and other therapies. Osteopathic hospitals provide general or specialized health care, including maternity and emergency care
A system of therapy that employs deep tissue massage, manipulation of the joints, spine and soft tissues of the body to treat many symptoms and illnesses

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doctor of osteopathy
doctor's degree in osteopathy
osteopathic
{s} of or pertaining to osteopathy; healing by treatment of the bones and muscles
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Of or pertaining to osteopathy
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    [ "äs-tE-'ä-p&-thE ] (noun.) 1899. New Latin osteopathia, from oste- + Latin -pathia -pathy.