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List of terms relating to alternative medicine.

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Oxygen therapy is the administration of oxygen as a medical intervention, which can be for a variety of purposes in both chronic and acute patient care. Oxygen is essential for cell metabolism, and ...

Domain: Alternative therapy; Category: Alternative psychotherapy

Hypnosis of the induction of a deeply relaxed and yet alert mental state. Some practitioners have claimed hypnosis might help boost the immune system. However, according to the American Cancer ...

Domain: Alternative therapy; Category: Alternative psychotherapy

Dance/movement therapy, (DMT) or dance therapy is the psychotherapeutic use of movement and dance to support intellectual, emotional, and motor functions of the body. As a form of expressive therapy, ...

Domain: Alternative therapy; Category: Alternative psychotherapy

Chiropractic is a form of alternative medicine that emphasizes diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mechanical disorders of the musculoskeletal system, especially the spine, under the belief that ...

Domain: Alternative therapy; Category: Alternative psychotherapy

Homeopathy is a system of alternative medicine created in 1796 by Samuel Hahnemann, based on his doctrine of like cures like, according to which a substance that causes the symptoms of a disease in ...

Domain: Alternative therapy; Category: Homeopathy

Holistic health (or holistic medicine) is a diverse field of alternative medicine in which the "whole person" is focused on, not just the malady itself. The holistic concept in medical ...

Domain: Alternative therapy; Category: Alternative psychotherapy

Herbalism ("Herbology" or "Herbal Medicine") is use of plants for medicinal purposes, and the study of such use. Plants have been the basis for medical treatments through much of ...

Domain: Medical; Category: Herbal medicine

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