- Industry: Alternative therapy
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The American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) is a non-profit organization that supports the United States' colleges of osteopathic medicine and serves as a unifying voice for osteopathic medical education. Governed by its Board of Deans and led by President Stephen C. ...
Short lever technique using compression and shearing forces.
Industry:Alternative therapy
Shortening, thickening and fibrosis of the palmar fascia, producing a flexion deformity of a finger (Dorland’s).
Industry:Alternative therapy
Small, hypersensitive points in the myofascial tissues of the body that do not have a pattern of pain radiation. These points are a manifestation of somatic dysfunction and are used as diagnostic criteria and for monitoring treatment.
Industry:Alternative therapy
Soft tissue manipulative technique using passively induced jaw motion to effect increased drainage of middle ear structures via the eustachian tube and lymphatics.
Industry:Alternative therapy
Somatic dysfunction arising either from mechanical or neurophysiologic response subsequent to or as a consequence of other etiologies.
Industry:Alternative therapy
Somatic dysfunction in which the basisphenoid and basiocciput are held forced together significantly limiting SBS motion.
Industry:Alternative therapy
Somatic dysfunction in which the vertebral unit is extended, rotated and sidebent left; usually preceded by a designation of the vertebral unit(s) involved (e.g., T5 ERS left or T5 ERLSL).
Industry:Alternative therapy
Somatic dysfunction in which the vertebral unit is extended, rotated and sidebent right; usually preceded by a designation of the vertebral unit(s) involved (e.g., C3-5 ERS right or C3-5 ERRSR).
Industry:Alternative therapy
Somatic dysfunction in which the vertebral unit is flexed, rotated and sidebent left; usually preceded by a designation of the vertebral unit(s) involved (e.g., T5 FRS left or T5 FRLSL).
Industry:Alternative therapy
