Other treatment methods (non-traditional)
Beyond plants: complementary/alternative and conventional methods, for reference. These are NOT folk medicine — see the warning on each page.
Complementary & alternative
- 10:23 Campaign The 10:23 Campaign (stylized as 1023) is an awareness and protest campaign against homoeopathy organised by the Merseyside Skeptics Society, a non-pro…
- 13 Things That Don't Make Sense 13 Things That Don't Make Sense is a non-fiction book by the British writer Michael Brooks, published in both the UK and the US during 2008.…
- 19 to Zero 19 to Zero is a Canadian not-for-profit behavioural sciences initiative based in Calgary, Alberta. Hosted at the University of Calgary, the public–pri…
- 5GBioShield The Bauer 5GBioShield, usually shortened to 5GBioShield, is a fraudulent device which was claimed to protect against radiation from 5G mobile networks…
- Abhyanga Abhyanga is a form of ayurvedic therapy that involves massage of the entire body from the head to the toe with Dosha-specific warm herb-infused oil. T…
- Absolute (perfumery) Used in perfumery and aromatherapy, absolutes are similar to essential oils, but having a higher concentration and lower volatility. They are concentr…
- Acceptance and commitment therapy Acceptance and commitment therapy is a form of cognitive behavioral psychotherapy that uses mindfulness to recognize one's psychological responses and…
- Activated charcoal cleanse Activated charcoal cleanses, also known as charcoal detoxes, are a pseudoscientific use of a proven medical intervention for poisoning, activated char…
- Acupressure Acupressure is an alternative medicine technique often used in conjunction with acupuncture or reflexology. It is based on the concept of "life energy…
- Acupuncture Acupuncture is a form of alternative medicine and a component of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in which thin needles are inserted into the body. …
- Acupuncture in Medicine Acupuncture in Medicine is a bi-monthly peer-reviewed medical journal covering aspects of acupuncture and related techniques. The journal was establis…
- Adrenal fatigue Adrenal fatigue is a pseudoscientific term used by alternative medicine providers to suggest that the adrenal glands are exhausted and unable to produ…
- Adventure therapy Adventure therapy is a form of psychotherapy created as early as the 1960s. It is influenced by a variety of learning and psychological theories. Expe…
- Aerotoxic syndrome Aerotoxic syndrome relates to ill-health effects associated with breathing contaminated air in an airliner cabin. Researchers have associated aerotoxi…
- Affect labeling Affect labeling is an implicit emotional regulation strategy that can be simply described as "putting feelings into words". Specifically, it refers to…
- Agnivesha Agnivesha is a legendary rishi (sage) in Hinduism, reputedly one of the earliest authors on Ayurveda. He is described to have codified the knowledge o…
- AHCC Active hexose correlated compound (AHCC) is an alpha-glucan rich nutritional supplement produced from shiitake (Lentinula edodes). The product is a su…
- Ainsworths Ainsworths – formally registered as Ainsworths (London) Ltd – is a British limited company. It sells pseudoscientific remedies, and describes itself a…
- AKTIP (therapeutic institute) AKTIP – Konzultační a terapeutický institut Praha was a private institute in Prague run by the public business company Progressive consulting, offerin…
- ALCAT test The antigen leukocyte antibody test is one that claims to measure adverse reactions to dietary substances. It was created by American Medical Testing …
- Aldous Huxley Aldous Leonard Huxley was an English writer and philosopher. His bibliography spans nearly 50 books, including non-fiction works, as well as essays, n…
- Alexander technique The Alexander technique, named after its developer Frederick Matthias Alexander (1869–1955), is an alternative therapy based on the idea that poor pos…
- Altered Traits Altered Traits: Science Reveals How Meditation Changes Your Mind, Brain, and Body, published in Great Britain as 'The Science of Meditation: How to Ch…
- Alternative medicine Alternative medicine refers to practices that aim to achieve the healing effects of medicine, but that by definition lack biological plausibility, tes…
- Alternative medicine degrees Alternative medicine degrees include academic degrees, first professional degrees, qualifications or diplomas issued by accredited and legally recogni…
- Alternative treatments used for the common cold Alternative treatments used for the common cold include numerous home remedies and alternative medicines. Scientific research regarding the efficacy o…
- Ambroise-Auguste Liébeault Ambroise-Auguste Liébeault was a French physician and is considered the father of modern hypnotherapy. Ambroise-Auguste Liébeault was born in Favières…
- American College of Orgonomy Wilhelm Reich was an Austrian doctor of medicine and a psychoanalyst, a member of the second generation of analysts after Sigmund Freud. The author of…
- American Institute of Homeopathy The American Institute of Homeopathy (AIH), established in 1844, is the oldest extant national physician's organization in the United States.…
- Anger management Anger management is a psycho-therapeutic program for anger prevention and control. It has been described as deploying anger successfully and efficient…
- Anna Fischer-Dückelmann Anna Fischer-Dückelmann was a German physician and naturopath. She was among the first women to receive a medical degree in German-speaking Europe. Sh…
- Anthroposophic medicine Anthroposophic medicine is a form of alternative medicine based on pseudoscientific and occult notions. Devised in the 1920s by Rudolf Steiner (1861–1…
- Anti-vaccine activism in Canada From its origins in the 19th century to the 2022 convoy protests, the Canadian anti-vaccination movement has been resisting public health efforts to p…
- Anxiety/uncertainty management Anxiety/uncertainty management (AUM) theory explores how individuals manage anxiety and uncertainty when interacting with people from different cultur…
- Apitherapy Apitherapy is a branch of alternative medicine that uses honey bee products, including honey, bee pollen, propolis, royal jelly and bee venom. There h…
- Appeal to nature An appeal to nature is a rhetorical technique for presenting and proposing the argument that "a thing is good because it is 'natural', or bad because …
- Apple cider vinegar Apple cider vinegar, or cider vinegar, is a vinegar made from cider, and used in salad dressings, marinades, vinaigrettes, food preservatives, and chu…
- Applied kinesiology Applied kinesiology (AK), also known as muscle testing, is a pseudoscience-based technique in alternative medicine claimed to be able to diagnose illn…
- Armenicum Armenicum is a drug invented in Armenia in 1998 that its developers claim is an effective treatment for HIV infection and a number of associated disea…
- Arndt–Schulz rule Arndt–Schulz rule or Schulz' law is a claimed law concerning the effects of pharmaca or poisons in various concentrations. It states that:For every su…
- Arnold Rikli Arnold Rikli was a Swiss naturopath renowned for his natural healing regimens and his pivotal role in establishing Bled, Slovenia as a prominent healt…
- Aromachology Aromachology is the study of the influence of odors on human behavior and to examine the relationship between feelings and emotions. Those who practic…
- Aroma lamp Aroma lamps, or diffusers, are used to diffuse essential oils. They may project the oil into the air by heating it, letting it evaporate naturally, or…
- Aromatherapy Aromatherapy is a practice based on the use of aromatic materials, including essential oils and other aroma compounds, with claims for improving psych…
- Arsenicum album In homeopathy, arsenicum album (Arsenic. alb.) is a solution prepared by diluting aqueous arsenic trioxide generally until there is little to no arsen…
- Art therapy Art therapy is a distinct discipline that incorporates creative methods of expression through visual art media. Art therapy, as a creative arts therap…
- Asahi Nordic and Asahi Health Asahi is a Finnish health exercise based on the eastern traditions of tai chi, qigong, yiquan and yoga, with a western scientific viewpoint. In Finlan…
- A Scientist in Wonderland A Scientist in Wonderland: A Memoir of Searching for Truth and Finding Trouble is an autobiography by Edzard Ernst. Ernst writes about being a homeopa…
- Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback The Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback (AAPB) was founded in 1969 as the Biofeedback Research Society (BRS). The association aim…
- Attentional control Attentional control, commonly referred to as concentration, refers to an individual's capacity to choose what they pay attention to and what they igno…
- Auckland Homeopathic Hospital Homeopathy practice is unregulated in New Zealand and homeopathic remedies are available at pharmacies, although there are calls to have them removed …
- Audio therapy Audio therapy is the clinical use of recorded sound, music, or spoken words, or a combination thereof, recorded on a physical medium such as a compact…
- Audio-visual entrainment Audio-visual entrainment (AVE), a subset of brainwave entrainment, uses flashes of lights and pulses of tones to guide the brain into various states o…
- Auguste Henri Jacob Auguste-Henri Jacob, better known as the Zouave Jacob, was born on March 6, 1828, in Saint-Martin-des-Champs, Saône-et-Loire, and died on October 23, …
- August Engelhardt August Engelhardt was a German author. He promoted fruitarianism, specifically the consumption of coconuts and coconut products, and was the founder o…
- Auriculotherapy Auriculotherapy is a form of alternative medicine based on the idea that the ear is a micro system and an external organ, which reflects the entire bo…
- Authentic Movement Authentic Movement (AM) is a form of expressive movement therapy which grew out of an inner-directed approach to movement developed by Mary Starks Whi…
- Autogenic training Autogenic training is a relaxation technique first published by the German psychiatrist Johannes Heinrich Schultz in 1932. The technique involves repe…
- Autologous blood therapy Autologous blood therapy, also known as autologous blood injection or autohemotherapy, comprises certain types of hemotherapy using a person's own blo…
- Autosuggestion Autosuggestion is a psychological technique related to the placebo effect, popularized internationally by pharmacist Émile Coué in the 1920s. It is a …
- Awareness In psychology and philosophy, awareness is the perception or knowledge of something. As such, it is the ability to consciously perceive, understand, a…
- Ayurveda Day Ayurveda Day, also known as National Ayurveda Day, is observed every year in India and worldwide on the occasion of the birthday of Dhanvantari, the H…
- Bach flower remedies Bach flower remedies (BFRs) are solutions of brandy and water—the water containing extreme dilutions of flower material developed by Edward Bach, an E…
- Balneotherapy Balneotherapy is a pseudoscientific method of treating diseases by bathing, a traditional medicine technique usually practiced at spas. Since ancient …
- Bao Mai (Chinese Medicine) In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), the Bao Mai is the connection between the womb known as Bao Gong (胞宫) and the Heart or Shen (神). The Bao Gong i…
- Barbara O'Neill Barbara O'Neill is an Australian alternative health care promoter who advertises unsupported health practices described as misinformation and a risk t…
- Bashkir Scientific Research Center for Beekeeping and Apitherapy Bashkir Scientific Research Center for Beekeeping and Apitherapy is a Bashkirian State premier research institute based in Ufa, Republic of Bashkortos…
- Bastyr University Bastyr University is a private alternative medicine university with campuses in Kenmore, Washington, and San Diego, California. Programs include natur…
- Bates method The Bates method is an ineffective and potentially dangerous alternative therapy aimed at improving eyesight. Eye-care physician William Horatio Bates…
- Bath bomb A bath bomb or bath fizzie is a toiletry item used in the bath. It was invented and patented in 1989 by Mo Constantine, co-founder of Lush Cosmetics. …
- Bath salts Bath salts are water-soluble, pulverized minerals that are added to water to be used for bathing. It is said that these salts improve cleaning, enhanc…
- Baunscheidtism Baunscheidtism is a form of alternative medicine created in the 19th century. The practice, a form of homeopathy, is named for its founder Carl Baunsc…
- BDORT The Bi-Digital O-Ring Test (BDORT), characterized as a form of applied kinesiology, is a patented alternative medicine diagnostic procedure in which a…
- Bemer therapy Bemer therapy, also referred to as Physical Vascular Therapy Bemer, is an alternative medical treatment method that belongs to the field of magnet the…
- Benveniste affair The Benveniste affair was a major international controversy in 1988, when Jacques Benveniste published a paper in the prestigious scientific journal N…
- Bernarr Macfadden Bernarr Macfadden was an American proponent of physical culture, a combination of bodybuilding with nutritional and health theories. He founded the lo…
- Bernie S. Siegel Bernie Siegel is an American writer and retired pediatric surgeon, who writes on the relationship between the patient and the healing process. He is k…
- Bibliotherapy Bibliotherapy, also referred to as book therapy, reading therapy, poetry therapy, or therapeutic storytelling, is a creative arts therapy that involve…
- Bilateral sound Bilateral sound is a type of bilateral stimulation used in eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) in the same manner as eye movement. It…
- Biofeedback Biofeedback is the technique of gaining greater awareness of many physiological functions of one's own body by using electronic or other instruments, …
- Black salve Black salve, also known by the brand name Cansema, is an ineffective and unsafe alternative cancer treatment. The product is commonly classified as an…
- Body & Brain Body & Brain, formerly called Dahn Yoga, is a corporation founded in 1985 by Ilchi Lee that teaches a Korean physical exercise system called Brain Edu…
- Bodymind (disability studies) In disability studies, the term bodymind refers to the intricate and often inseparable relationship between the body and the mind, and how these two u…
- Bodymind (in meditation traditions) Bodymind is a compound of body and mind and may be used differently in different meditation traditions. These different understandings often inform ea…
- Body psychotherapy Body psychotherapy, also called body-oriented psychotherapy, is an approach to psychotherapy which applies basic principles of somatic psychology. It …
- Bodywork (alternative medicine) In alternative medicine, bodywork is any therapeutic or personal development technique that involves working with the human body in a form involving m…
- Boiron Boiron is a manufacturer of homeopathic products, headquartered in France and with an operating presence in 59 countries worldwide. It is the largest …
- Bowen technique The Bowen technique is an alternative type of physical manipulation named after Australian Thomas Ambrose Bowen (1916–1982).…
- Brain activity and meditation Meditation and its effect on brain activity and the central nervous system became a focus of collaborative research in neuroscience, psychology and ne…
- Brainspotting Brainspotting is a psychotherapy approach developed in 2003 that aims to help individuals process psychological trauma and other distress by maintaini…
- Breathwork (New Age) Breathwork is a term for various breathing practices in which the conscious control of breathing is said to influence a person's mental, emotional, or…
- Breathworks Breathworks CIC is an international mindfulness organization founded in the United Kingdom, which offers mindfulness-based approaches to living well w…
- Breathworks Foundation The Breathworks Foundation is a registered charity in the United Kingdom that aims to broaden access to mindfulness and compassion training. It provid…
- British Association of Mindfulness-Based Approaches The British Association of Mindfulness-Based Approaches (BAMBA) is a UK-based network of mindfulness organizations and teachers, which has been descri…
- Buddhism and psychology Buddhism includes an analysis of human psychology, emotion, cognition, behavior and motivation along with therapeutic practices. Buddhist psychology i…
- Bulgarian National Alliance The Bulgarian National Alliance, also called the Bulgarian National Union, is a Bulgarian far-right informal organization headquartered in Sofia, foun…
- Camel urine Camel urine is a liquid by-product of metabolism in a camel's anatomy. Urine from camels has been used in medicine for centuries, being a part of Bedo…
- Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine The Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine (CCNM) is a private, not-for-profit institution with two campus locations: the CCNM -Toronto Campus in T…
- Cancer support group Cancer support groups are meetings that offer a safe space for people affected by cancer to share their experiences and emotions with other people who…
- Canine cancer detection Canine cancer detection is an approach to cancer screening that relies upon the claimed olfactory ability of dogs to detect, in urine or in breath, ve…
- Carctol Carctol is an ineffective cancer treatment made by mixing eight Indian herbs. First promoted in 1968 by Nandlal Tiwari, it gained widespread popularit…
- CEASE therapy CEASE therapy is a pseudoscientific practice used by naturopaths who claim that it can treat or even cure people with autism, claims which have been a…
- Cesare Mattei Count Cesare Mattei was an Italian nobleman, politician, writer and self-taught medical practitioner. He is best known as the founder of electrohomeop…
- Ch'ang Ming Ch'ang Ming is a series of dietary and health recommendations based on Taoist philosophy. It was first introduced to the West by Chan Kam Lee, a Taois…
- Chinese herbology Chinese herbology or Chinese materia medica is the theory of traditional Chinese pharmacotherapy, which accounts for the majority of treatments in tra…
- Chinese Wand Exercise Chinese Wand (Jiangan) Exercise or Chinese Health Wand is an obscure ancient exercise system, related to the martial art Kung Fu. The "wand" in Chines…
- Choiceless awareness Choiceless awareness is posited in philosophy, psychology, and spirituality to be the state of unpremeditated, complete awareness of the present witho…
- Choosing Wisely Choosing Wisely is a United States–based health educational campaign, led by the ABIM Foundation, about unnecessary health care.…
- Christian meditation Christian meditation is a form of prayer in which a structured attempt is made to become aware of and reflect upon the revelations of God. The word me…
- Christian Science Christian Science is a monotheistic Christian religion associated with the Church of Christ, Scientist. Adherents are commonly known as Christian Scie…
- Chronic Lyme disease Chronic Lyme disease (CLD) is the name used by some people with non-specific symptoms, such as fatigue, muscle pain, and cognitive dysfunction to refe…
- Churna Churna is a mixture of powdered herbs and or minerals used in Ayurvedic medicine. Triphala is an example of a classic Ayurvedic formula, used for thou…
- Cinema therapy Cinema therapy or movie therapy is a form of expressive therapy – like art, music and dance therapy – for medical and mental health issues. It is also…
- Clean Needle Technique The Clean Needle Technique (CNT) is a course administered by the Council of Colleges of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (CCAOM). A certificate is pr…
- Climate lockdown Climate lockdown is a conspiracy theory claiming that governments or global elites plan to use climate change as a pretext to impose broad lockdown-st…
- Clinical ecology Clinical ecology was the name given by proponents in the 1960s to a claim that exposure to low levels of certain chemical agents harm susceptible peop…
- Clinical supervision Supervision is used in counselling, psychotherapy, and other mental health disciplines as well as many other professions engaged in working with peopl…
- Cognitive emotional behavioral therapy Cognitive emotional behavioral therapy (CEBT) is an extended version of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) aimed at helping individuals to evaluate th…
- Colon cleansing Colon cleansing, also known as colon therapy, colon hydrotherapy, a colonic, or colonic irrigation, encompasses a number of alternative medical therap…
- Colorpuncture Colorpuncture, cromopuncture, or color light acupuncture, is a pseudoscientific alternative medicine practice based on "mystical or supernatural" beli…
- Conscious breathing Conscious breathing encompasses techniques directing awareness toward the breathing process, serving purposes from improving respiration to building m…
- Contemplative Practices in Action Contemplative Practices in Action: Spirituality, Meditation, and Health is an interdisciplinary scholarly and scientific book. It examines the nature,…
- Contemplative psychology Contemplative psychology "is a psychology that forms an intrinsic part of the contemplative traditions of most world religions. The term 'contemplativ…
- Conversion therapy Conversion therapy is the pseudoscientific practice of attempting to change an individual's sexual orientation, romantic orientation, gender identity,…
- Correactology Correactology is a system of alternative medicine based on the unsubstantiated claim that "regulating the density of cells" in the body improves a wid…
- COVID-19 misinformation False information, including disinformation and conspiracy theories about the scale of the COVID-19 pandemic and the origin, prevention, diagnosis, an…
- COVID kit The COVID-19 kit, often referred to as early treatment, is a term used to describe the denialist approach promoted by the Brazilian government led by …
- Covid-Organics Covid-Organics (CVO) is an Artemisia-based drink that Andry Rajoelina, president of Madagascar, claims can prevent and cure Coronavirus disease 2019 (…
- Craniosacral therapy Craniosacral therapy (CST) or cranial osteopathy is a form of alternative medicine that uses gentle touch to feel non-existent rhythmic movements of t…
- Creative visualization Creative visualization is the cognitive process of purposefully generating visual mental imagery, with eyes open or closed, simulating or recreating v…
- Cultural effects of the Western African Ebola virus epidemic The Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa has had a large effect on the culture of most of the West African countries. In most instances, the effect is …
- Cupping therapy Cupping therapy is a pseudoscientific treatment method in which a local suction is created on the skin by using heated cups. As an alternative medicin…
- Cyriac Abby Philips Cyriac Abby Philips is an Indian hepatologist and clinician-scientist specializing in clinical and translational hepatology, liver transplant medicine…
- Dance therapy Dance/movement therapy (DMT) in USA and Australia or dance movement psychotherapy (DMP) in the UK is the psychotherapeutic use of movement and dance t…
- Daniel Amen Daniel Gregory Amen is an American celebrity doctor who practices as a psychiatrist. He is the founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Amen Clini…
- Dao Yin Yang Sheng Gong Dao Yin Yang Sheng Gong is a form of Qigong system originated in China by Zhang Guangde, a Chinese martial artist and a former professor at the Beijin…
- Dark retreat Dark retreat is a spiritual retreat in a space that is completely absent of light, which is an advanced practice of Tibetan Buddhism and Bön.…
- David Colquhoun David Colquhoun is a British pharmacologist at University College London (UCL). He has contributed to the general theory of receptor and synaptic mech…
- David Robert Grimes David Robert Grimes is an Irish science writer with professional training in physics and cancer biology, who contributes to several media outlets on q…
- De Brevitate Vitae (Seneca) De Brevitate Vitae is a moral essay written by Seneca the Younger, a Roman Stoic philosopher, sometime around the year 49 AD, to his father-in-law Pau…
- Detoxification foot baths Detoxification foot baths, also known as foot detox, ionic cleansing, ionic foot bath and aqua/water detox are pseudoscientific alternative medical de…
- Dhanvantari Dhanvantari is the physician of the devas in Hinduism. He is regarded as an avatar of Vishnu. He is mentioned in the Puranas as the god of Ayurveda.…
- Dialectical behavior therapy Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is an evidence-based psychotherapy that began with efforts to treat personality disorders and interpersonal conflic…
- Diaphragmatic breathing Diaphragmatic breathing, abdominal breathing, belly breathing, or deep breathing is a breathing technique that is done by contracting the diaphragm, a…
- Dinacharya Dinacharya is a concept in Ayurvedic medicine which proposes the healthy routine to be followed in a day and night. Ayurveda contends that routines he…
- Diorama Arts Cooperative Diorama Arts Cooperative (DAC) was a mixture of actors, artists, dancers, designers, journalists, musicians and therapists who used the Diorama theatr…
- Direct visual feedback Direct Visual Feedback is a method of training used in both practical and rehabilitative settings where the attention of the trainee is tied to an ext…
- Discolysis Discolysis, also called chemonucleolysis or nucleolysis, is a treatment for a herniated disc that seeks to alleviate associated neurological symptoms …
- Discredited HIV/AIDS origins theories Various fringe theories have arisen to speculate about purported alternative origins for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and the acquired immun…
- DNA teleportation DNA teleportation is a pseudoscientific claim which suggests that DNA can produce electromagnetic signals (EMS) that are measurable when highly dilute…
- Dorn method The Dorn method is a form of manual, holistic alternative therapy used to correct misalignments in the spinal column and other joints. During a treat…
- Dosha Dosha is a central term in ayurveda originating from Sanskrit, and which refers to three categories or types of substances that are believed to be pre…
- Douglas Biklen Douglas Paul Biklen is an American educator, fine art photographer, leading proponent of facilitated communication, a scientifically discredited techn…
- Dr. B. D. Jatti Homoeopathic Medical College, Hospital and Post Graduate Research Centre Dr. B. D. Jatti Homoeopathic Medical College, Hospital and Post Graduate Research Centre is an organization under the Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga & Nat…
- Dry needling Dry needling, also known as trigger point dry needling and intramuscular stimulation, is a treatment technique used by various healthcare practitioner…
- Duesberg hypothesis The Duesberg hypothesis is the claim that AIDS is not caused by HIV, but instead that AIDS is caused by noninfectious factors such as recreational and…
- Dưỡng sinh The exercise dưỡng sinh or Dưỡng Sinh is a form of partly indigenous breathing and yoga exercise similar to Tai Chi popularized in Vietnam by the hist…
- Dynamic meditation Dynamic meditation is a form of meditation in which physical actions are involved. The term appeared in the early 1970s when Osho's descriptions of hi…
- Earth-bathing Earth-bathing is the therapeutic practice of immersing the human body in soil. It emerged as a distinctive form of alternative medicine in the late ei…
- Ear wiggling Ear wiggling is movement of the external ear using the three muscles which are attached to it forward, above, and behind. Some mammals such as cows ha…
- Eastern philosophy in clinical psychology Eastern philosophy in clinical psychology refers to the influence of Eastern philosophies on the practice of clinical psychology.…
- Ebola misinformation Multiple conspiracy theories, hoaxes, and quack cures have circulated about ebola viruses, regarding the origin of outbreaks, treatments for ebola vir…
- Edgar J. Saxon Edgar J. Saxon (1877-1956) was a British environmentalist, naturopath and alternative health writer. He was a pioneer of the organic movement.…
- Effects of meditation The psychological and physiological effects of meditation have been studied. In recent years, studies of meditation have increasingly involved the use…
- Egonomics Egonomics is the idea that "within each individual exists two selves: the past or future self and the present self, constantly at odds, leading to a s…
- Elastic therapeutic tape Elastic therapeutic tape, also called kinesiology tape or kinesiology therapeutic tape, Kinesio tape, k-tape, or KT is an elastic cotton strip with an…
- Electrohomeopathy Electrohomeopathy, also spelled electro-homoeopathy or electrohomoeopathy, and sometimes called Matteism, electropathy or the Mattei cancer cure, is a…
- Ellen Langer Ellen Jane Langer is an American psychologist and professor of psychology at Harvard University. In 1981, she became the first woman to be tenured in …
- Emotional self-regulation The self-regulation of emotion or emotion regulation is the ability to respond to the ongoing experience with the range of emotions in a manner that i…
- Enema An enema, also known as a clyster, is the rectal administration of a fluid by injection into the lower bowel via the anus. The word enema can also ref…
- Equine-assisted therapy Equine-assisted therapy (EAT) encompasses a range of treatments that involve activities with horses and other equines to promote human physical and me…
- Eric Franklin Eric N. Franklin is a Swiss dancer, movement educator, university lecturer, writer and founder of the Franklin Method, a method that combines creative…
- Eurythmy Eurythmy is an expressive movement art originated by Rudolf Steiner in conjunction with his wife, Marie Steiner-von Sivers, in the early 20th century.…
- Evidence and efficacy of homeopathy The infinitesimally low concentration of homeopathic preparations, which often lack even a single molecule of the diluted substance, has been the basi…
- Expressive therapies The expressive therapies are the use of the creative arts as a form of therapy, including the distinct disciplines expressive arts therapy and the cre…
- Eye shaving Eye shaving is a rare traditional practice primarily observed in Chengdu, China. It involves the use of a metal blade to scrape the eyeball and eyelid…
- Fabunan Antiviral Injection The Fabunan Antiviral Injection (FAI) is a patented medicine administered to patients by US-based Filipino doctors Ruben and Willie Fabunan, who claim…
- Faculty of Homeopathy The Faculty of Homeopathy was formed in 1944 from the British Homeopathic Society. It was incorporated by the Faculty of Homeopathy Act 1950, which co…
- Faith healing Faith healing is the practice of prayer and gestures that are believed by some to elicit divine intervention in spiritual and physical healing, especi…
- Family Constellations Family Constellations, also known as Systemic Constellations and Systemic Family Constellations, is a pseudoscientific therapeutic method which draws …
- Fasting Fasting is the act of refraining from eating, and sometimes drinking. However, from a physiological context, "fasting" may refer to the metabolic stat…
- Fasting spittle Fasting spittle – saliva produced first thing in the morning, before breakfast – was a treatment used in folk medicine in the ancient Mediterranean. S…
- Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead is a 2010 American documentary film which follows the 60-day journey of Australian Joe Cross across the United States as he …
- Feldenkrais method The Feldenkrais Method (FM) is a type of movement therapy devised by Moshé Feldenkrais (1904–1984) during the mid-20th century. The method is claimed …
- Felix Mann Felix Mann was a German-born acupuncturist. He devised the system known as Scientific Acupuncture and was the founder and past president of the Medica…
- Fereydoon Batmanghelidj Fereydoon Batmanghelidj was an Iranian doctor, naturopath, HIV/AIDS denialist and writer. He is best known for believing increased water consumption i…
- Fire needle acupuncture Fire needle acupuncture also known as fire needling is an acupuncture technique that involves quickly inserting a red hot needle into acupuncture poin…
- Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire The Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ) is a psychological measurement that explores mindfulness. The FFMQ was created by Ruth A. Baer and her…
- Food combining Food combining is a nutritional pseudoscientific approach that advocates specific combinations of foods. These proposed specific combinations are prom…
- Forrest Yoga Forrest Yoga is a style of yoga as exercise. It was created by and named for Ana T. Forrest in 1982. It is known for "its long holding of positions, e…
- Fragrance extraction Fragrance extraction refers to the separation process of aromatic compounds from raw materials, using methods such as distillation, solvent extraction…
- Francesco Racanelli Francesco Racanelli (1904–1978) was an Italian doctor, pranotherapist and writer, and the originator of an unconventional therapy that he called in It…
- Frank Styant Browne Frank Styant Browne, also known as Styant Browne, was an Australian pharmacist, artist, photographer and X-ray pioneer from Tasmania.…
- Freedom List (Denmark) The Freedom List is a Danish political group. A liberal party, it brands itself as promoting individual rights. It was founded during the COVID-19 pan…
- Frequency specific microcurrent Frequency Specific Microcurrent (FSM) or frequency Specific Microcurrent Therapy (FSMT) is the practice of introducing a mild electrical current into …
- Friedrich Kraus Friedrich Kraus was an Austrian internist. He was born in Bodenbach, Bohemia and died in Berlin. He is remembered for his achievements in the field of…
- Friends of Science in Medicine The Friends of Science In Medicine (FSM) is an Australian association which supports evidence-based medicine and strongly opposes the promotion and pr…
- Full Catastrophe Living Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness is a book by Jon Kabat-Zinn, first published in 1990…
- Fu's subcutaneous needle Fu's Subcutaneous Needle (FSN), invented by Dr. Zhonghua Fu in 1996, is a method for the treatment of myofascial pain and trigger points related to Tr…
- Gabrielle Rifkind Gabrielle Rifkind is a British mediator who has specialised in international conflict resolution working through non-governmental organisations, (NGOs…
- Gayelord Hauser Benjamin Gayelord Hauser, popularly known as Gayelord Hauser, was an American nutritionist and self-help writer, who promoted the 'natural way of eati…
- Gaz (candy) Gaz is an Iranian nougat that originated in the Isfahan region. It is widely known as Persian Nougat in American and European countries. It is made fr…
- Georgetown University Complementary and Alternative Medicine Program The Complementary and Alternative Medicine Program was created in 2003 by Georgetown University Medical Center in response to a nationwide NIH-funded …
- Gerda Alexander Gerda Alexander was a dancer, director and teacher of Dalcroze Eurhythmics who was born in Germany and later got a Danish citizenship.…
- German acupuncture trials The German acupuncture trials were a series of nationwide acupuncture trials set up in 2001 and published in 2006 on behalf of several German statutor…
- Germ theory denialism Germ theory denialism is the pseudoscientific belief that germs are not the main cause of infectious disease, and that the germ theory of disease does…
- Gerovital Gerovital H3 is a preparation developed during the 1950s and promoted by its advocates as an effective anti-aging treatment. In the United States, the…
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- Patanjali Yogpeeth Patanjali Yogpeeth is a yoga institute located in Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India. Founded in 2006 and named after the Rishi Patanjali, the purpose of th…
- Patriotic Front (Bulgaria, 2021) The Patriotic Front is a Bulgarian nationalist coalition participating in the November 2021 Bulgarian parliamentary election. The coalition includes …
- Perineum sunning Perineum sunning or butthole sunning is a wellness practice that involves exposing the perineum to sunlight. Adherents claim various health benefits s…
- Peter Dingle Peter Dingle is an Australian scientist, who is a former associate professor at the School of Environmental Science at Murdoch University, in Perth, A…
- Photoplethysmogram A photoplethysmogram (PPG) is an optically obtained plethysmogram that can be used to detect blood volume changes in the microvascular bed of tissue. …
- Pilates Pilates is a type of mind-body exercise developed in the early 20th century by Joseph Pilates, after whom it was named. Pilates called his method "Con…
- Pine oil Pine oil is an essential oil obtained from a variety of species of pine, particularly Pinus sylvestris. Typically, parts of the trees that are not use…
- Pi Upsilon Rho Pi Upsilon Rho (ΠΥΡ) was an American professional fraternity for homeopathy students. It was established at Hahnemann Medical College in Chicago in 18…
- Placebo A placebo is a medicine or treatment intended to appear genuine to its recipient, but which has no pharmaceutical effect. Common placebos include iner…
- Polyherbal formulation Polyherbal formulation (PHF) is the use of more than one herb in a herbal medicine preparation. The concept is found in Ayurvedic and other traditiona…
- Poly-MVA Poly-MVA is a dietary supplement created by Merrill Garnett (1931–), a former dentist turned biochemist. Poly-MVA is an unproven alternative cancer tr…
- Potion A potion is a liquid that contains "medicine, poison, or something that is supposed to have magic powers." It derives from the Latin word potio which …
- Power Balance Power Balance is the original brand of hologram bracelets claimed by its manufacturers and vendors to use "holographic technology" to "resonate with a…
- Pranayama Pranayama is the yogic practice of controlling the breath in Hinduism. It is described in Hindu texts such as the Upanishads and the Bhagavad Gita; in…
- Pranic therapy Pranic therapy is the umbrella term for pseudoscientific forms of energy healing. It is a range of holistic therapies and alternative medicine that cl…
- Prayer camps Prayer camps are religious alternative medicine institutions that are used for treatment of a variety of ailments in Ghana, and Togo. Purported treatm…
- Primary spine practitioner Primary spine practitioners are health care professionals who are specially trained to provide primary care for patients with spinal disease.…
- Process-oriented psychology Process-oriented psychology, also called process work, is a depth psychology theory and set of techniques developed by Arnold Mindell and associated w…
- Progressive muscle relaxation Progressive muscle relaxation (PMR) is a method of deep muscle relaxation that does not involve any medications, meaning it is a non-pharmacological i…
- Prokarin Prokarin is an alternative medicine that consists of a mixture of histamine and caffeine. It is marketed as a treatment for fatigue in multiple sclero…
- Prosper Bender Prosper Bender was a homeopathic physician, a writer, and a proponent of the American annexation of Canada. His home was a center of literary activity…
- Protective autoimmunity Protective autoimmunity is a condition in which cells of the adaptive immune system contribute to maintenance of the functional integrity of a tissue,…
- Psychedelic retreat A psychedelic retreat is a guided, multi-day program with a set or semi-set itinerary hosted by one or more facilitators where psychoactive substances…
- Psychic equivalence Psychic equivalence describes a mind-state where no distinction is drawn between the contents of the mind and the external world – where what is thoug…
- Psychogenic disease Classified as a "conversion disorder" by the DSM-IV, a psychogenic disease is a condition in which mental stressors cause physical symptoms which may …
- Psychoneuroimmunology Psychoneuroimmunology (PNI), also referred to as psychoendoneuroimmunology (PENI) or psychoneuroendocrinoimmunology (PNEI), is the study of the intera…
- Psychosomatic medicine Psychosomatic medicine is an interdisciplinary medical field exploring the relationships among social, psychological, behavioral factors on bodily pro…
- Pulse diagnosis Pulse diagnosis (PD) is a diagnostic tool used for over 3000 years in various Asian countries, which classifies pulse signals from different health co…
- Pulsing (bodywork) Pulsing is a rhythmic, movement-based somatic therapy that can be classed as a form of post-Reichian bodywork. It uses a very gentle and nurturing app…
- Qigong Qigong is a system of coordinated body-posture and movement, breathing, and meditation said to be useful for the purposes of health, spirituality, and…
- Qiliqiangxin Qiliqiangxin is a traditional Chinese medicine formulation used for the treatment of chronic heart failure. It was approved by the Chinese Food and Dr…
- Quackery Quackery, often synonymous with health fraud, is the promotion of fraudulent or ignorant medical practices. A quack is a "fraudulent or ignorant prete…
- Quack Miranda warning The quack Miranda warning is a term used by skeptics to describe the text which the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 (DSHEA) requir…
- Quantum healing Quantum healing is a pseudoscientific mixture of ideas purportedly drawn from quantum mechanics, psychology, philosophy, and neurophysiology. Advocate…
- Quebec Coalition for Homeopathy The Quebec Coalition for Homeopathy is an astroturfing organization founded in 2019 by homeopathy giant Boiron to argue for the creation of a professi…
- Rachelle Viinberg Rachelle Viinberg is a retired Canadian Olympic rower and naturopathic doctor who resides in Toronto, Ontario. She was a member of the 2004, 2008, and…
- Radionics Radionics—also called electromagnetic therapy (EMT) and the Abrams method—is a form of alternative medicine that claims that disease can be diagnosed …
- Rasashastra In Ayurvedic medicine, rasaśāstra (रसशास्त्र) refers to processes by which various metals, minerals and other substances, including most notably mercu…
- Raymond Barbeau Raymond Barbeau was a teacher, essayist, literary critic, political figure and naturopath. He was one of the early militants of the contemporary indep…
- ReAwaken America Tour The ReAwaken America Tour is an American far-right and Christian nationalist movement launched in 2021 by Oklahoma entrepreneur Clay Clark and former …
- Reclaim Party The Reclaim Party, formerly known as Brexit Express, is a right-wing to far-right political party in the United Kingdom. It was launched in 2020 by En…
- Reflexology Reflexology, also known as zone therapy, is a pseudomedical practice involving the application of pressure to specific points on the feet, ears, and h…
- Refugio Altiplano Refugio Altiplano is a shamanic healing retreat in the Peruvian Amazon that specializes in ayahuasca ceremonies. Founded in 1996, it is one of the fir…
- Regulation and prevalence of homeopathy Homeopathy is fairly common in some countries while being uncommon in others. In some countries, there are no specific legal regulations concerning th…
- Regulation of alternative medicine Because of the uncertain nature of various alternative therapies and the wide variety of claims different practitioners make, alternative medicine has…
- Rimostil Rimostil is a dietary supplement and extract of isoflavones from red clover which was under development by Kazia Therapeutics for the prevention of po…
- Robert Bell (physician) Robert Bell FRFPS was an English physician and medical writer. He specialised in gynaecology and oncology and was vice-president of the International …
- Robert B. Strecker Various fringe theories have arisen to speculate about purported alternative origins for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and the acquired immun…
- Rolfing Rolfing is a form of alternative medicine originally developed by Ida Rolf (1896–1979) as Structural Integration. Rolfing is marketed with unproven cl…
- Rosemary Crossley Rosemary Crossley was an Australian author and advocate for disability rights, whose legacy was highly controversial. She was one of the first major a…
- Rosen Method Bodywork Rosen Method Bodywork is a type of complementary and alternative medicine. This bodywork, described as 'psychosomatic', claims to help integrate one's…
- Rubefacient A rubefacient is a substance for topical application that produces redness of the skin, e.g. by causing dilation of the capillaries and an increase in…
- Rudolf Breuss Rudolf Breuss was an Austrian naturopath and alternative cancer treatment advocate. He promoted the Breuss Cancer Cure (BCC) - a 42-day juice fasting …
- Sacred Space (website) Sacred Space is a prayer website that was founded in 1999. It was created by two members of the Jesuit order, Alan McGuckian and Peter Scally, and was…
- Sandra Cariboni Sandra Cariboni is a Swiss former competitive figure skater in ladies' singles. She is the 1983 Swiss Championships champion and finished 11th at the …
- San Jiao San Jiao is a concept in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and acupuncture. It is the sixth organ of Fu, which is the hollow space inside the trunk o…
- Sati (Buddhism) Sati, literally "memory" or "retention", commonly translated as mindfulness, "to remember to observe", is an essential part of Buddhist practice. It h…
- Satitherapy Satitherapy is an integrative psychotherapy, which uses mindfulness (sati) as the key principle within a person centered approach developed by Carl R.…
- Saw palmetto extract Saw palmetto extract is an extract of the fruit of the saw palmetto. It is marketed as a dietary supplement that may help with benign prostatic hyperp…
- Science of Spirituality Science of Spirituality is a 501(c)(3) non‑profit organization founded in 1979. The spiritual head of Science of Spirituality is Rajinder Singh. He te…
- Seasilver Seasilver is the trademarked name of a commercial dietary supplement produced and sold by the companies Seasilver USA, Inc. and Americaloe, Inc.…
- Sebastian Kneipp Sebastian Kneipp was a German Catholic priest and one of the forefathers of the naturopathic movement. He is most commonly associated with the "Kneipp…
- See Clearly Method The See Clearly Method was an eye-exercise program that was marketed as an alternative to the use of glasses, contact lenses, and eye surgery to impro…
- Seed cycling Seed cycling is a dietary practice that involves consuming specific seeds during the two primary phases of the menstrual cycle, with the aim of suppor…
- Seed oil misinformation Since 2018, the health effects of consuming certain processed vegetable oils, or seed oils have been subject to misinformation in popular and social m…
- Seitai Seitai (整体) is a form of bodywork and alternative medicine practice, originally developed as training tool within Health Education. It was developed i…
- Sekkotsu Sekkotsu (接骨) or Judo therapy is the traditional Japanese art of bone-setting. It has been used in many Japanese martial arts and has developed alongs…
- Self-as-context Self-as-context, one of the core principles in acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), is the concept that people are not the content of their though…
- Self-compassion In psychology, self-compassion is extending compassion to one's self in instances of perceived inadequacy, failure, or general suffering. American psy…
- Self-enquiry (Ramana Maharshi) Self-enquiry, also spelled self-inquiry, is the constant attention to the inner awareness of "I" or "I am" recommended by Ramana Maharshi as the most …
- Semyon Korsakov Semyon Nikolayevich Korsakov was a Russian government official, noted both as a homeopath and an inventor who was involved with an early version of in…
- Sensory processing disorder Sensory processing disorder (SPD), formerly known as sensory integration dysfunction, is a condition in which multisensory input is not adequately pro…
- Serial dilution A serial dilution is the step-wise dilution of a substance in solution, either by using a constant dilution factor, or by using a variable factor betw…
- Sexological bodywork Sexological bodywork is a body-based, somatic sex education modality in which trained practitioners use one-way touch, breathwork, movement, and focus…
- Shakuyaku-kanzo-to Shakuyaku-kanzo-to or shao-yao-gan-cao-tang is a traditional herbal medicine used in both Kampo (Japanese) and Chinese medicine. It consists of an eq…
- Shiatsu Shiatsu is a form of Japanese bodywork based on concepts in traditional Chinese medicine such as qi meridians. Having been popularized in the twentiet…
- Smallwood Report The Smallwood Report, officially entitled The Role of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in the NHS: An Investigation into the Potential Contribut…
- Society of Homeopaths The Society of Homeopaths (SoH) is a British private limited company formed in 1978 by "a small group of homeopaths who were keen to work together for…
- Sociology of health and illness The sociology of health and illness, sociology of health and wellness, or health sociology examines the interaction between society and health. As a f…
- Soham (Sanskrit) Soham or Sohum is a Hindu mantra literally meaning "That (is) I" in Sanskrit, implying "I am that". The mantra is a sandhi of saḥ + aham that can be i…
- Somatic experiencing Somatic experiencing (SE) is a form of alternative therapy aimed at treating trauma and stress-related disorders, such as post-traumatic stress disord…
- Somatic psychology Somatic psychology or, more precisely, somatic clinical psychotherapy is a form of psychotherapy that focuses on somatic experience, including therape…
- Somatics Somatics describes a field within bodywork and movement studies which emphasizes internal physical perception and personal embodied experience. The te…
- Sophrology Sophrology is a dynamic relaxation method developed by neuropsychiatrist Alfonso Caycedo from 1960 to 2001 and includes physical and mental exercises …
- Spagyric Paracelsianism was an early modern medical movement based on the theories and therapies of Paracelsus. It developed in the second half of the 16th ce…
- Sports hypnosis Sports hypnosis refers to the use of hypnotherapy with athletes in order to enhance sporting performance. Hypnosis in sports has therapeutic and perfo…
- Stanley Lief Stanley Lief was a British naturopath, osteopath and owner of Champneys nature cure resort. He was the founder of the British Naturopathic Association…
- Steve Kirsch Steven Todd Kirsch is an American entrepreneur. He has started several companies and was one of two independent inventors of the optical mouse. Kirsch…
- Stone massage A stone massage is a type of therapy classified as a form of alternative medicine massage, involving the placement of heated or cooled stones on the b…
- Strozzi Institute Strozzi Institute is an organization located in Oakland, California that offers coaching services and trainings in leadership, organizational developm…
- Strychnos nux-vomica Strychnos nux-vomica, the strychnine tree, also known as nux vomica, poison fruit, semen strychnos, and quaker buttons, is a deciduous tree native to …
- Suckers (book) Suckers: How Alternative Medicine Makes Fools of Us All is a book about alternative medicine written by author and health journalist Rose Shapiro. It …
- Sudarshan Kriya Sudarshan Kriya, often abbreviated SKY for Sudarshan Kriya Yoga, is a cyclical controlled-breathing practice rooted in pranayama. It was introduced in…
- Sue Ieraci Sue Ieraci is an Australian doctor and emergency medicine specialist with more than three decades’ experience in the Australian public hospital system…
- Sungazing Sungazing is the unsafe and pseudoscientific practice of looking directly at the Sun. It is sometimes done as part of a spiritual or religious practic…
- Susan Smalley Susan Smalley is an American behavioral geneticist, writer and activist. The co-author of Fully Present: The Science, Art, and Practice of Mindfulness…
- Svedana Svedana or Swedana, means to "perspire". It is used in Ayurvedic treatment. It is also known as steam therapy. There are different types of swedana. S…
- Swami Vivekananda and meditation Meditation played a very important role in the life and teachings of Swami Vivekananda. He was interested in meditation from his childhood. His master…
- Swanson Health Products Swanson Health Products (SHP) is a natural health catalog and Internet marketing company headquartered in Fargo, North Dakota.…
- Swiss Policy Research Swiss Policy Research is a website that has been criticized for spreading conspiracy theories, including claims that QAnon was a psyop of the FBI and …
- Taixi (embryonic breathing) Taixi refers to Daoist meditation and neidan Inner Alchemy methods, the principle of which is to breathe like an embryo or fetus in the womb, without …
- Tapas (Indian religions) Tapas is a variety of austere spiritual meditation practices in Indian religions. In Jainism, it means asceticism ; in Buddhism, it denotes spiritual …
- Tar water Tar-water was a medieval medicine consisting of pine tar and water. As it was foul-tasting, it slowly dropped in popularity, but was revived in the Vi…
- Tension and Trauma Releasing Exercises Tension and Trauma Releasing Exercises (TRE), also known as Trauma Releasing Exercises, is a body based stress reduction method developed in the early…
- Tension myositis syndrome Tension myositis syndrome (TMS), also known as tension myoneural syndrome or mindbody syndrome, is a name given by John E. Sarno to what he claimed wa…
- Terminology of alternative medicine Alternative medicine is a term often used to describe medical practices where are untested or untestable. Complementary medicine (CM), complementary a…
- The Art of Seeing The Art of Seeing: An Adventure in Re-education is a 1942 book by Aldous Huxley, which details his experience with and views on the discredited Bates …
- The Critical Eye The Critical Eye is a Discovery Science Channel documentary series examining pseudoscientific and paranormal phenomena. The eight-part documentary ser…
- The Light (newspaper) The Light is a monthly British far-right and conspiratorial newspaper founded by flat earther Darren Scott Nesbitt on 27 September 2020. The publicati…
- The Lightning Process The Lightning Process (LP) is a three-day personal training programme developed and trademarked by British osteopath and neurolinguistic programming p…
- The Organon of the Healing Art Organon of the Art of Healing by Samuel Hahnemann, 1810, laid out the doctrine of his ideas of homoeopathy. The work was repeatedly revised by Hahnema…
- Thomas Allinson Thomas Richard Allinson was an English physician, dietetic reformer, businessman, journalist and vegetarianism activist. He was a proponent of wholeme…
- Thomsonianism Thomsonianism was an early 19th century American-based system of alternative medicine, developed and promoted by Samuel Thomson. It grew rapidly durin…
- Tinnitus retraining therapy Tinnitus retraining therapy (TRT) is a form of habituation therapy designed to help people who experience tinnitus—a ringing, buzzing, hissing, or oth…
- Toby Young Toby Daniel Moorsom Young, Baron Young of Acton, is a British social commentator and Conservative life peer. He is the founder and director of the Fre…
- Tongxinluo Tongxinluo is a traditional Chinese medicine formulation used for the treatment of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Consisting of a combin…
- Touchless knockout Touchless knockout or no-touch knockout is a fraudulent practice by con artists who claim knowledge of techniques by which an enemy combatant can be r…
- Traditional Chinese medicine Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is an alternative medical practice drawn from traditional medicine in China. A large share of its claims are pseudo…
- Traditional Siberian medicine Traditional Siberian medicine revolves around many different methods of treatment for different conditions and ailments. Early forms of Siberian medic…
- Trager approach The Trager approach is a form of somatic education. Proponents claim the Trager approach helps release deep-seated physical and mental patterns and fa…
- Trance Trance is a state of semi-consciousness in which a person is not self-aware and is either altogether unresponsive to external stimuli or is selectivel…
- Transformative arts Transformative arts is the use of artistic activities, such as story-telling, painting, sculpture and music-making, to precipitate constructive indivi…
- Trauma-informed mindfulness Being exposed to traumatic events such as war, violence, disasters, loss, injury or illness can cause trauma. Additionally, the most common diagnostic…
- Trauma-sensitive yoga Trauma-sensitive yoga is yoga as exercise, adapted from 2002 onwards for work with individuals affected by psychological trauma. Its goal is to help t…
- Turbo cancer Turbo cancer is an anti-vaccination conspiracy theory alleging that people vaccinated against COVID-19, especially with mRNA vaccines, are suffering f…
- Turmeric juice Turmeric juice is a form of drink made from turmeric. Turmeric juice may be used as drops, milk, elixirs, or blended drinks.…
- Ubhejane Ubhejane is a South African herbal medicine marketed as a treatment for HIV/AIDS, It was invented by former truck driver Zeblon Gwala, who has claimed…
- Ulomoides dermestoides Ulomoides dermestoides is a species of beetle in the family Tenebrionidae, known under a variety of common names, such as Chinese beetle, Chinese weev…
- Uncertainty management theory Uncertainty management theory (UMT), developed by Dale Brashers, addresses the concept of uncertainty management. Several theories have been developed…
- United Patriots The United Patriots was a nationalist electoral alliance in Bulgaria formed by three political parties: VMRO, Attack, and the National Front for the S…
- (Un)well (Un)well is an American documentary series about the wellness industry. The series was produced by Left/Right Productions and premiered on August 12, …
- Urine therapy Urine therapy or urotherapy, in alternative medicine, and amaroli in medieval hatha yoga, is the application of human urine for medicinal or cosmetic …
- Urophagia Urophagia is the consumption of urine. Urine was consumed in several ancient cultures for various health, healing, and cosmetic purposes. People have …
- Vaccine hesitancy Vaccine hesitancy is a delay in acceptance or refusal of vaccines despite availability and supporting evidence of effectivity. The term also includes …
- Vaginal steaming Vaginal steaming, sometimes shortened to V-steaming and also known as wormwood steaming, is an alternative health treatment wherein a woman squats or …
- Vega machine Vega machines are a type of electroacupuncture device used in pseudoscientific Vega testing, which proponents claim can diagnose allergies and other i…
- Vidyamala Burch Prudence Margaret Burch, known professionally as Vidyamala Burch, is a mindfulness teacher, writer, and co-founder of Breathworks, an international mi…
- Violet ray A violet ray is an antique medical appliance used during the early 20th century to discharge in electrotherapy. Their construction usually featured a …
- Waking the Tiger Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma is a self-help book by American therapist Peter A. Levine and Ann Frederick published in 1997. It presents a somatic …
- Walter John Kilner Walter John Kilner (1847–1920) was a British medical electrician at St. Thomas Hospital, London. There, from 1879 to 1893, he was in charge of electro…
- Walter W. Stewart (scientist) Walter W. Stewart is an American biomedical scientist who worked at the National Institute of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. Working at the National In…
- Water memory Water memory is the purported ability of water to retain a memory of substances previously dissolved in it even after an arbitrary number of serial di…
- Wellmania Wellmania is an Australian comedy-drama television series co-created by Brigid Delaney and Benjamin Law for Netflix. Based on Delaney's memoir-reporta…
- WHO Pandemic Agreement sovereignty takeover conspiracy The WHO Pandemic Agreement sovereignty takeover conspiracy is a conspiracy theory claiming that the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Pandemic Agreeme…
- William Bates (physician) William Horatio Bates was an American physician who practiced ophthalmology and developed what became known as the Bates method for better eyesight. T…
- Wind turbine syndrome Wind turbine syndrome and wind farm syndrome are terms for the alleged medical condition related to the proximity of wind turbines. Proponents claim t…
- Wobenzym Wobenzym, a combination of proteolytic enzymes and the antioxidant rutin, works systemically by targeting various tissues and organs in the body. Wobe…
- Wuhan Institute of Virology The Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences is a research institute on virology under the Wuhan Branch of the Chinese Academy of Scie…
- Xuezhikang Xuezhikang is a traditional Chinese medicine formulation used for the treatment of hyperlipidemia and cardiovascular diseases. It is a partially purif…
- Yakchim Yakchim (Korean: 약침) is one of the many treatments in traditional Korean medicine treatment. It is also called pharmacopuncture, Korean herb acupunctu…
- Yoga as therapy Yoga as therapy is the use of yoga as exercise, consisting mainly of postures called asanas, as a gentle form of exercise and relaxation applied speci…
- Yoga nidra Yoga nidra or yogic sleep in modern usage is a state of consciousness between waking and sleeping, typically induced by a guided meditation.…
- Yoga using props Props used in yoga include chairs, blocks, belts, mats, blankets, bolsters, and straps. They are used in postural yoga to assist with correct alignmen…
- Young blood transfusion Young blood transfusion refers to transfusing blood specifically from a young person into an older one with the intention of creating a health benefit…
- Zero balancing Zero balancing is a type of manual therapy devised by American osteopathic doctor Frederick "Fritz" Smith in the 1970s. Drawing from principles of ost…
- Zhenjiu dacheng The Zhenjiu dacheng is a collection of writings on acupuncture and moxibustion. It was compiled by Ming dynasty physician Yang Jizhou and first publis…
- Zicam Zicam is a branded series of products marketed for cold and allergy relief whose original formulations included the element zinc. The Zicam name is de…
- Zindel Segal Zindel V. Segal is a cognitive psychologist, a specialist on depression and one of the founders of Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT).…
- Zuowang Zuowang is a classic Daoist meditation technique, described as "a state of deep trance or intense absorption, during which no trace of ego-identity is…
- Zusanli Zusanli is an acupoint, a point of the skin that is stimulated, with various techniques, in the practice of acupuncture. It is located below the knee,…
- Zvika Frank Zvika Frank is a Dutch-Israeli dancer, movement educator, university lecturer, and dance movement therapist. In the American Dance Therapy Association…
Conventional medicine
- 1996 California Proposition 215 Proposition 215, or the Compassionate Use Act of 1996, is a California law permitting the use of medical cannabis despite marijuana's lack of the norm…
- Aatto Sonninen Aatto Albanus Sonninen was a Finnish physician and speech and language pathologist known for his work in phoniatrics and logopedics.…
- Abscopal effect The abscopal effect is a hypothesis in the treatment of metastatic cancer whereby shrinkage of untreated tumors occurs concurrently with shrinkage of …
- Active surveillance of low-risk papillary thyroid microcarcinoma Active surveillance is an observational management being increasingly accepted as an alternative over immediate surgery due to low-risk papillary thyr…
- Acupuncture & Electro-Therapeutics Research Acupuncture & Electro-Therapeutics Research is a quarterly peer-reviewed medical journal covering acupuncture, electrotherapy, and related subjects. I…
- Addiction counselor About 1 in 7 Americans reportedly suffered from active addiction to a particular substance. Addiction can cause physical, emotional and psychological …
- Aerobiological engineering Aerobiological engineering is the science of designing buildings and systems to control airborne pathogens and allergens in indoor environments. The m…
- Age management medicine Longevity medicine is a set of preventive healthcare practices that rely on biomarkers of aging, such as aging clocks, to keep the patient's biologica…
- Aguamiel Aguamiel is the sap of the Mexican maguey plant which is believed to have therapeutic qualities. According to Native American histories, the process o…
- Ai Chi Ai Chi is a form of aquatic exercise used for recreation, relaxation, fitness, and physical rehabilitation. Clinical Ai Chi is distinguished as a spec…
- AlgaePARC Wageningen UR has constructed AlgaePARC at the Wageningen Campus. The goal of AlgaePARC is to fill the gap between fundamental research on algae and f…
- Algeania Freeman Algeania Marie Warren Freeman is an American speech communications professor and academic administrator who served as the twentieth president Wilberfo…
- Alglucosidase alfa Alglucosidase alfa, sold under the brand name Myozyme among others, is an enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) orphan drug for treatment of Pompe disease,…
- Alison McCullough Alison Patricia McCullough is a speech and language therapist and the current head of the Northern Ireland office of the Royal College of Speech and L…
- Allogeneic cultured keratinocytes and dermal fibroblasts in murine collagen Allogeneic cultured keratinocytes and dermal fibroblasts in murine collagen, sold under the brand name Stratagraft, is a medical treatment used for th…
- Allogeneic processed thymus tissue Allogeneic processed thymus tissue, sold under the brand name Rethymic, is a thymus tissue therapy used for the treatment of children with congenital …
- Alternating electric field therapy Alternating electric field therapy, sometimes called tumor treating fields (TTFields), is a type of electromagnetic field therapy using low-intensity,…
- Alternative cancer treatments Alternative cancer treatment describes any cancer treatment or practice that is not part of the conventional standard of cancer care. These include sp…
- Alternative uses for placenta The placenta is an organ which links the fetus to the mother in mammals for the transfer of oxygen and nutrients to the fetus and fetal waste products…
- Amivantamab/hyaluronidase Amivantamab/hyaluronidase, sold under the brand name Rybrevant Faspro, is a fixed-dose combination medication used for the treatment of non-small cell…
- Anavip Anavip is the brand name of a snake antivenin indicated for the management of people with North American rattlesnake envenomation. As defined by the U…
- Androgen deficiency Androgen deficiency is a medical condition characterized by insufficient androgenic activity in the body. Androgen deficiency most commonly affects wo…
- Androgen replacement therapy Testosterone replacement therapy (TRT), also known as androgen replacement therapy (ART), is a form of hormone therapy in which androgens, most often …
- Anna van der Gaag Anna Danielle van der Gaag is a speech and language therapist and academic. She is visiting professor in ethics and regulation at the University of Su…
- Anne-Maria Laukkanen Anne-Maria Laukkanen is a Finnish researcher (1990–) and a permanent full professor (2001–) of speech technique and vocology at the University of Tamp…
- Anthrax immune globulin Anthrax immune globulin, sold under the brand name Anthrasil, is a human immune globulin that is used in combination with antibiotics to treat anthrax…
- Antineoplastic resistance Antineoplastic resistance, often used interchangeably with chemotherapy resistance, is the resistance of neoplastic (cancerous) cells, or the ability …
- Antiseptic lavage Antiseptic lavage is a means of washing, especially of a hollow organ, such as the stomach or lower bowel, with repeated injections of warm water mixe…
- Antivenom Antivenom, also known as antivenin, venom antiserum, and antivenom immunoglobulin, is a specific treatment for envenomation. It is composed of antibod…
- Apadamtase alfa Apadamtase alfa, sold under the brand name Adzynma, is an enzyme replacement therapy used for the treatment of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. Ap…
- Apheresis Apheresis is a medical technology in which the blood of a person is passed through an apparatus that separates one particular constituent and returns …
- Aquablation therapy Aquablation therapy (AquaBeam) is a surgical procedure for men with lower urinary tract symptoms resulting from benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). It…
- Aquajogging Aquajogging is a cross-training and rehabilitation method using low impact resistance training. It is a way to train without impacting joints. Partici…
- Aquapheresis Aquapheresis is a medical technology designed to remove excess salt and water from the body safely, predictably, and effectively from patients with a …
- Aquatic therapy Aquatic therapy refers to treatments and exercises performed in water for relaxation, fitness, physical rehabilitation, and other therapeutic benefit.…
- Arthrocentesis Arthrocentesis, or joint aspiration, is the clinical procedure performed to diagnose and, in some cases, treat musculoskeletal conditions. The procedu…
- Attack therapy Attack therapy is a type of psychotherapy. It involves highly confrontational interaction between the patient and a therapist or between the patient a…
- Attunement Attunement was the early term adopted by practitioners of the pseudoscientific discipline of energy medicine, originally developed by Lloyd Arthur Mee…
- Auke Ijspeert Auke Jan Ijspeert is a Swiss-Dutch roboticist and neuroscientist. He is a professor of biorobotics in the Institute of Bioengineering at EPFL, École P…
- Autogene cevumeran Autogene cevumeran is an investigational mRNA vaccine being developed jointly by BioNTech and Genentech as an adjuvant therapy in cancer treatment to …
- Autologous cultured chondrocytes on porcine collagen membrane Autologous cultured chondrocytes on porcine collagen membrane (Maci) is a treatment to correct cartilage defects in the knee. It is used to treat symp…
- Autologous immune enhancement therapy Autologous immune enhancement therapy (AIET) is a treatment method in which immune cells are taken out from the patient's body which are cultured and …
- Autologous patient-specific tumor antigen response Autologous patient-specific tumor antigen response (apSTAR) technology is a new cancer treatment procedure being developed by IMULAN BioTherapeutics, …
- Axicabtagene ciloleucel Axicabtagene ciloleucel, sold under the brand name Yescarta, is a medication used for the treatment for large B-cell lymphoma that has failed conventi…
- Azficel-T Azficel-T, sold under the brand name Laviv, is a cell therapy product used to treat moderate to severe nasolabial fold wrinkles in adults.…
- B52 (medical treatment) A B52 is an intramuscular injection containing three medications: diphenhydramine, haloperidol, and lorazepam. The B stands for Benadryl, the 5 stands…
- Bacteriotherapy Bacteriotherapy is the purposeful use of bacteria or their products in treating an illness. Forms of bacteriotherapy include the use of probiotics, mi…
- Bad Ragaz Ring Method The Bad Ragaz Ring Method (BRRM) is a type of aquatic therapy used for physical rehabilitation based on proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF…
- BaleDoneen method The BaleDoneen method is a risk assessment and treatment protocol aimed at preventing heart attack and stroke. The method also seeks to prevent or red…
- Banding (medical) Banding is a medical procedure which uses elastic bands for constriction. Banding may be used to tie off blood vessels in order to stop bleeding, as i…
- Barometric pressure therapy Hyperbaric medicine is the branch of medicine in which clinical therapies are delivered in pressurized vessels containing prescribed barometric pressu…
- Bathroom privileges Bathroom privileges refers to the rules or the possibility of the use of a toilet. Most commonly, the term is used in the following settings:In school…
- Bcr-Abl tyrosine-kinase inhibitor Bcr-Abl tyrosine-kinase inhibitors (TKI) are the first-line therapy for most patients with chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML). More than 90% of CML ca…
- Bed rest Bed rest, also referred to as the rest-cure, is a medical treatment in which a person lies in bed for most of the time to try to cure an illness. Bed …
- Beth Holloway Elizabeth Ann Holloway is an American speech pathologist and motivational speaker. She became widely known in the international media after her teenag…
- BGR-34 BGR-34 is an Ayurvedic-derived product that is sold in India as an over-the-counter pill for the management of type 2 diabetes. It was developed in 20…
- Bioartificial liver device A liver support system or diachysis is a type of therapeutic device to assist in performing the functions of the liver. Such systems focus either on r…
- Biobetter A biosimilar is a biologic medical product that is almost an identical copy of an original product that is manufactured by a different company. Biosim…
- Bioconvergence Bioconvergence is a multidisciplinary industry that leverages the synergy between biology and engineering technologies to address challenges in life s…
- Bioliteracy Bioliteracy is the ability to understand and engage with biological topics. The concept is used particularly in the contexts of biotechnology and biod…
- Biological therapy for inflammatory bowel disease Biological therapy, the use of medications called biopharmaceuticals or biologics that are tailored to specifically target an immune or genetic mediat…
- Bionics Bionics or biologically inspired engineering is the application of biological methods and systems found in nature to the study and design of engineeri…
- Biophotonics The term biophotonics denotes a combination of biology and photonics, with photonics being the science and technology of generation, manipulation, and…
- Bioprocess engineering Biochemical engineering, also known as bioprocess engineering, is a field of study with roots stemming from chemical engineering and biological engine…
- Biotextile Biotextiles are specialized materials engineered from natural or synthetic fibers. These textiles are designed to interact with biological systems, of…
- Bleomycin Bleomycin is a medication primarily used to treat cancer. This includes Hodgkin's lymphoma, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, testicular cancer, ovarian cancer,…
- Blood irradiation therapy Blood irradiation therapy is an alternative medical procedure in which the blood is exposed to low-level light for therapeutic reasons. The practice w…
- Bloodletting Bloodletting is the deliberate withdrawal of blood from a patient to prevent or cure illness and disease. Bloodletting, whether by a physician or by l…
- Blood viscoelasticity Hemorheology, also spelled haemorheology, or blood rheology, is the study of flow properties of blood and its elements of plasma and cells. Proper tis…
- Body area network A body area network (BAN), also referred to as a wireless body area network (WBAN), a body sensor network (BSN) or a medical body area network (MBAN),…
- Boleslav Likhterman Boleslav Vladimirovich Likhterman was a Soviet medical researcher. He is best remembered as a pioneer in the use of high frequency electrical currents…
- Bone cement Bone cement is a synthetic biomaterial used in orthopaedic surgery to anchor implants, fill bone defects, and stabilise fractures by creating a mechan…
- Botulinum toxin therapy of strabismus Botulinum toxin therapy of strabismus is a medical technique used sometimes in the management of strabismus, in which botulinum toxin is injected into…
- Brexucabtagene autoleucel Brexucabtagene autoleucel, sold under the brand name Tecartus, is a cell-based gene therapy medication for the treatment of mantle cell lymphoma (MCL)…
- Bridge therapy Bridge therapy is therapy intended, in transportation metaphor, to serve as a figurative bridge to another stage of therapy or health, helping a patie…
- Bronchial artery embolization Bronchial artery embolization is a treatment for hemoptysis, abbreviated as BAE. It is a kind of catheter intervention to control hemoptysis by emboli…
- Cancer treatment Cancer treatments are a wide range of treatments available for the many different types of cancer, with each cancer type needing its own specific trea…
- Carbonated soda treatment of phytobezoars Carbonated soda treatment of phytobezoars is the use of carbonated soda to try to dissolve a phytobezoar. Bezoars consist of a solid and formed mass t…
- CAREN CAREN (Assisted) protocol—is a versatile, multi-sensory virtual reality system used for the treatment and rehabilitation of human locomotion, walking,…
- Catherine Moran Catherine Ann Moran is a Canadian–New Zealand academic, and is a full professor at the University of Canterbury, specialising in memory and cognition,…
- Catholicon (electuary) In pre-modern medicine, catholicon was a soft electuary, so called as being supposedly universal in its curative and prophylactic abilities ; or a pur…
- Cauterization Cauterization is a medical practice or technique of burning a part of a body to remove or close off a part of it. It destroys some tissue in an attemp…
- Celacade Celacade was a non-drug, device-based treatment also known as Immune Modulation Therapy (IMT), developed by the Canadian-based biotherapeutics company…
- Cell-based therapies for Parkinson's disease Cell-based therapies for Parkinson's disease include various investigational procedures which transplant specific populations of cells into the brains…
- Cell therapy Cell therapy is a therapy in which viable cells are injected, grafted or implanted into a patient in order to effectuate a medicinal effect, for examp…
- Charles Sidney Bluemel Charles Sidney Bluemel was a British–American psychiatrist and pioneer of speech pathology, best known for his research on stuttering. He had a stamme…
- Charles Van Riper Charles Gage Van Riper was a renowned speech therapist who became internationally known as a pioneer in the development of speech pathology. A severe …
- Chemoprophylaxis Chemoprevention or chemoprophylaxis refers to the administration of a medication for the purpose of preventing disease or infection. Antibiotics, for …
- Chemosensitivity assay A chemosensitivity assay is a laboratory test that measures the number of tumor cells that are killed by chemotherapy. The test is done after the tumo…
- Chemotherapy Chemotherapy is the type of cancer treatment that uses one or more anti-cancer drugs in a standard regimen. Chemotherapy may be given with a curative …
- Chest wall oscillation Chest wall oscillation is when devices are used in airway clearance therapy to clear excess mucus from lung airways. It is principally used in the tre…
- Chondroprotection A chondroprotective compound is a specific compound or chemical that delays progressive joint space narrowing characteristic of arthritis and improves…
- Chronotherapy (sleep phase) Chronotherapy is a behavioural treatment that attempts to move bedtime and rising time later and later each day, around the clock, until a person is s…
- Chronotherapy (treatment scheduling) Chronotherapy, also called chronotherapeutics or chronotherapeutic drug delivery, refers to the coordination of therapeutic treatments with an indivi…
- Ciwa Griffiths Ciwa Griffiths was an American speech therapist and pioneer of auditory-verbal therapy and universal neonatal hearing screening.…
- CLaCS CLaCS is a treatment for leg vein lesions by combining transdermal laser effect and injection sclerotherapy, all under skin cooling. The laser causes …
- Clearasil Clearasil is an American brand of skin care and acne medication, whose products contain chiefly benzoyl peroxide, sulfur and resorcinol, triclosan, or…
- Climatotherapy Climatotherapy refers to temporary or permanent relocation of a patient to a region with a climate more favourable to recovery from or management of a…
- Clinical uses of mesenchymal stem cells Adult mesenchymal stem cells are being used by researchers in the fields of regenerative medicine and tissue engineering to artificially reconstruct h…
- Collusion (psychology) The concept of collusion in couples' relations with two partners is a psychological term for behavioral patterns in relationships for couples therapy.…
- Combination therapy Combination therapy or polytherapy is therapy that uses more than one medication or modality. Typically, the term refers to using multiple therapies t…
- Combinatorial ablation and immunotherapy Combinatorial ablation and immunotherapy is an oncological treatment that combines various tumor-ablation techniques with immunotherapy treatment. Com…
- Combined photothermal and photodynamic therapy Photodynamic/photothermal combination therapy involves the usage of a chemical compound or nanomaterial that, when irradiated at a certain wavelength,…
- Comedo extraction Comedo extraction is a widely used method of treatment for acne vulgaris. A dermatologist or cosmetologist may extract blackheads using gentle pressur…
- Compensatory growth (organ) Compensatory growth is a type of regenerative growth that can take place in a number of human organs after the organs are either damaged, removed, or …
- Conventional treatment Conventional treatment or Conventional therapy is the therapy that is widely used and accepted by most health professionals. It is different from alte…
- COVID-19 drug development COVID-19 drug development is the research process to develop preventative therapeutic prescription drugs that would alleviate the severity of coronavi…
- Cranial electrotherapy stimulation Cranial electrotherapy stimulation (CES) is a form of neurostimulation that delivers a small, pulsed, alternating current via electrodes on the head. …
- Craniofacial regeneration Craniofacial regeneration refers to the biological process by which the skull and face regrow to heal an injury. This page covers birth defects and in…
- Craterization Craterization refers to cutting out part of bone, such as in osteomyelitis. It may refer to the creating of craters in the ground following explosions…
- Crenotherapy Balneotherapy is a pseudoscientific method of treating diseases by bathing, a traditional medicine technique usually practiced at spas. Since ancient …
- CRISPR CRISPR is a family of DNA sequences found in the genomes of prokaryotic organisms such as bacteria and archaea. Each sequence within an individual pro…
- Crocodile oil Crocodile oil is extracted from the fatty tissues of crocodiles. Crocodile fat is a product of commercial farming, evident in Thailand. Historically, …
- Crotalidae polyvalent immune Fab Crotalidae polyvalent immune Fab (ovine), sold under the brandname CroFab, is a snake antivenin, indicated for North American crotalid (rattlesnake, c…
- Cryoimmunotherapy Cryoimmunotherapy, also referred to as cryoimmunology, is an oncological treatment for various cancers that combines cryoablation of tumor with immuno…
- Culdoscopy Culdoscopy is an endoscopic procedure performed to examine the rectouterine pouch and pelvic viscera by the introduction of a culdoscope through the p…
- Curative care Curative care or curative medicine is the health care given for medical conditions where a cure is considered achievable, or even possibly so, and dir…
- Cure A cure is a substance or procedure that resolves a medical condition. This may include a medication, a surgical operation, a lifestyle change, or even…
- Cyanoacrylate Cyanoacrylates are a family of strong, fast-acting adhesives with industrial, medical, and household uses that are derived from ethyl cyanoacrylate an…
- Cytarabine Cytarabine, also known as cytosine arabinoside (ara-C), is a chemotherapy medication used to treat acute myeloid leukemia (AML), acute lymphocytic leu…
- Cytoreductive surgery Cytoreductive surgery (CRS) is a surgical procedure that aims to reduce the amount of cancer cells in the abdominal cavity for patients with tumors th…
- Dacarbazine Dacarbazine, also known as imidazole carboxamide and sold under the brand name DTIC-Dome, is a chemotherapy medication used in the treatment of melano…
- Danielle Ripich Danielle Newberry Ripich is a retired American academic who served as president of the University of New England, Maine, from 2006 to 2017. She has a …
- David Beukelman David R. Beukelman was an American speech-language pathologist who specialized in augmentative and alternative communication and communication disorde…
- Day spa A day spa is a business that promotes itself as providing a variety of services for improving health, beauty, and relaxation through personal care tre…
- Della Money Della Money is a speech and language therapist and Chairperson of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists. Money is currently a consultant…
- Demand valve oxygen therapy Demand Valve Oxygen Therapy (DVOT) is a way of delivering high flow oxygen therapy using a device that only delivers oxygen when the patient breathes …
- Dennis Harris (alternative medicine) Dr. Dennis Howard Harris is a medical doctor known for selling alternative medicine remedies. Harris has developed and marketed several products, incl…
- Depot injection A depot injection, also known as a long-acting injectable (LAI), is a term for an injection formulation of a medication which releases slowly over tim…
- Dermabrasion Dermabrasion is a type of surgical skin planing, generally with the goal of removing acne, scarring and other skin or tissue irregularities, typically…
- Diaphragm pacing Diaphragm pacing is the rhythmic application of electrical impulses to the diaphragm to provide artificial ventilatory support for respiratory failure…
- Directed differentiation Directed differentiation is a bioengineering methodology at the interface of stem cell biology, developmental biology and tissue engineering. It is es…
- Directed therapy Directed therapy refers to the treatment of infections based on specific knowledge of what the causal agent is able to be treated with. It is the oppo…
- Directly observed treatment, short-course Directly observed treatment, short-course is the name given to the tuberculosis (TB) control strategy recommended by the World Health Organization. Ac…
- Disease-modifying treatment A disease-modifying drug, or disease-modifying therapy, is a treatment that delays, slows or reverses the progression of a disease by targeting its un…
- Dispokinesis Dispokinesis is a form of training and therapy specially developed for musicians and stage artists by Gerrit Onne van de Klashorst (Netherlands). Firs…
- Diversional therapy In Australia, Diversional Therapy “is a client centred practice [that] recognises that leisure and recreational experiences are the right of all indiv…
- DNA-templated organic synthesis DNA‐templated organic synthesis (DTS) is a way to control the reactivity of synthetic molecules by using nature's molarity‐based approach. Historicall…
- Doctor of Clinical Hypnotherapy The Doctor of Clinical Hypnotherapy (DCH) degree is an unaccredited degree in hypnotherapy in the United States. When such a degree is available, it i…
- Dopamine therapy Dopamine therapy is the regulation of levels of the neurotransmitter dopamine through the use of either agonists, or antagonists; and has been used in…
- Drama therapy Drama therapy, also called acting therapy or actor therapy, is the use of acting techniques used for actors and non-actors to facilitate personal grow…
- Drug class A drug class is a group of medications and other compounds that share similar chemical structures, act through the same mechanism of action, have simi…
- Drug of last resort A drug of last resort (DoLR), also known as a heroic dose, is a pharmaceutical drug which is tried after all other drug options have failed to produce…
- Drug therapy problems Drug therapy problems (DTPs) represent the categorization and definition of clinical problems related to the use of medications or "drugs" in the fiel…
- Dry-powder inhaler A dry-powder inhaler (DPI) is a device that delivers medication to the lungs in the form of a dry powder. DPIs are commonly used to treat respiratory …
- Dual therapy stent A dual therapy stent is a coronary artery stent that combines the technology of an antibody-coated stent and a drug-eluting stent. Currently, second-g…
- Dynemicin A Dynemicin A is an anti-cancer enediyne drug. It displays properties which illustrate promise for cancer treatments, but still requires further researc…
- Eczema vaccinatum Eczema vaccinatum is a rare severe adverse reaction to smallpox vaccination, caused by exposure to replicating live vaccinia virus.…
- Edna Butfield Edna Butfield MBE was a British speech and language therapist and the Principal of West End Hospital Speech Therapy Training School, London. She was e…
- Edward G. Conture Edward Gage Conture Ph.D., CCC-SLP (retired), BCS-SCF (retired) is an American speech-language pathologist. He is professor emeritus in the Department…
- Edwin Abath Edwin Bibiano Abath is an Aruban politician and former singer who served as Minister Plenipotentiary of Aruba from 1 November 2009 to 13 November 2013…
- Electrical muscle stimulation Electrical muscle stimulation (EMS), also known as neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) or electromyostimulation, is the elicitation of muscle …
- Electric bath (electrotherapy) An electric bath is a 19th-century medical treatment in which high-voltage electrical apparatus was used for electrifying patients by causing an elect…
- Electroanalgesia Electroanalgesia is a form of analgesia, or pain relief, that uses electricity to ease pain and belongs to a type of neurotherapy. Electrical devices …
- Electrochemotherapy Electrochemotherapy (ECT) is a type of chemotherapy that allows delivery of non-permeant drugs to the cell interior. It is based on the local applicat…
- Electropoise The Electropoise was a fake medical instrument patented and sold in the United States of America by Hercules Sanche, who also invented and sold other …
- Electrotherapeutics Electrotherapeutics is a general term for the use of electricity in therapeutics, i.e. in the alleviation and cure of disease. It is used as a treatme…
- Electrotherapy Electrotherapy is the use of electrical energy as a medical treatment. In medicine, the term electrotherapy can apply to a variety of treatments, incl…
- Electrotherapy (cosmetic) Cosmetic electrotherapy is a range of beauty treatments that uses low electric currents passed through the skin to produce several therapeutic effects…
- Émile Coué Émile Coué de la Châtaigneraie was a French psychologist, pharmacist, and hypnotist who introduced a popular method of psychotherapy and self-improvem…
- Emotional Freedom Techniques Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) is a technique that stimulates acupressure points by pressuring, tapping or rubbing while focusing on situations th…
- Empiric therapy Empiric therapy or empirical therapy is medical treatment or therapy based on experience and, more specifically, therapy begun on the basis of a clini…
- E-NABLE e-NABLE is a distributed, open source community that creates and shares open source designs for assistive devices. It is known for creating the first …
- Encorafenib Encorafenib, sold under the brand name Braftovi, is an anti-cancer medication used for the treatment of certain melanoma cancers. It is a small molecu…
- Endoscopic nasopharyngectomy Endoscopic nasopharyngectomy is a form of endoscopic surgery to treat nasopharyngeal carcinoma. This type of cancer is commonly treated with radiation…
- Enzyme replacement therapy Enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) is a medical treatment which replaces an enzyme that is deficient or absent in the body. Usually, this is done by giv…
- Epidural steroid injection Epidural steroid injection (ESI) is a technique in which corticosteroids and a local anesthetic are injected into the epidural space around the spinal…
- Evolutionary therapy Evolutionary therapy is a subfield of evolutionary medicine that utilizes concepts from evolutionary biology in management of diseases caused by evolv…
- Existential migration Existential migration is a term coined in 2006 by Greg Madison in Existential Analysis journal. Madison's term describes expatriates who supposedly ha…
- Existential Psychotherapy (book) Existential Psychotherapy is a book about existential psychotherapy by the American psychiatrist Irvin D. Yalom, in which the author, addressing clini…
- Existential therapy Existential therapy is a form of psychotherapy focused on the client's lived experience of their subjective reality. The aim is for clients to use the…
- Expert Review of Anticancer Therapy Expert Review of Anticancer Therapy is a monthly peer-reviewed medical journal covering all clinical aspects of cancer therapy. It was established in …
- Expiratory apnea Expiratory apnea is the temporary cessation of breathing following expiration. During physical examination, particularly cardiac auscultation, a clini…
- Extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal Extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal (ECCO2R) is the removal of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the bloodstream in people who have elevated levels of carbo…
- Extracorporeal shockwave therapy Extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) is a treatment using powerful acoustic pulses, It is commonly used to treat kidney stones, in physical therapy…
- Eyebrow restoration Eyebrow restoration is the medical and cosmetic process of restoring eyebrow hair in people with eyebrow thinning or loss (alopecia). Causes include t…
- Faradic battery A Faradic battery was a device used in 19th and early 20th century medicine. The name of the device is associated both with Michael Faraday and Luigi …
- Fecal microbiota transplant Fecal microbiota transplant (FMT), also known as a stool transplant, is the process of transferring fecal bacteria and other microbes from a healthy i…
- Fedratinib Fedratinib, sold under the brand name Inrebic, is an anti-cancer medication used to treat myeloproliferative diseases including myelofibrosis. It is u…
- Feed a cold, starve a fever "Feed a cold, starve a fever" is an adage or a wives' tale which attempts to instruct people how to deal with illness. The adage dates to the time of …
- Feminizing hormone therapy Feminizing hormone therapy, also known as transfeminine hormone therapy, is a form of gender-affirming care and a gender-affirming hormone therapy to …
- First aid room A first aid room, also known as an infirmary, medical room, or nurse's office, is a room in an establishment to which someone who is injured or taken …
- Flea treatments Flea treatments are procedures used to treat flea infestations in human or animal populations. They may treat both the itching caused by bites and may…
- Fluid replacement Fluid replacement or fluid resuscitation is the medical practice of replenishing bodily fluid lost through sweating, bleeding, fluid shifts or other p…
- Follicular unit transplantation Follicular unit transplantation (FUT) is a hair restoration technique, also known as the strip procedure, where a patient's hair is transplanted in na…
- Frenkel exercises Frenkel exercises are a set of exercises developed by Professor Heinrich Sebastian Frenkel to treat ataxia, in particular cerebellar ataxia.…
- Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy - General Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy - General (FACT-G) is a patient-reported outcome measure used to assess health-related quality of life in pati…
- Functional electrical stimulation Functional electrical stimulation (FES) is a technique that uses low-energy electrical pulses to artificially generate body movements in individuals w…
- Gastric intubation Nasogastric intubation is a medical process involving the insertion of a plastic tube through the nose, down the esophagus, and down into the stomach.…
- Gender-affirming hormone therapy Gender-affirming hormone therapy (GAHT), also known as hormone replacement therapy (HRT) or transgender hormone therapy, is a form of hormone therapy …
- Gene therapy for osteoarthritis Gene therapy for osteoarthritis is the application of gene therapy to treat osteoarthritis (OA). Unlike pharmacological treatments which are administe…
- Genetic engineering Genetic engineering, also called genetic modification or genetic manipulation, is the modification and manipulation of an organism's genes using techn…
- Genicular artery embolization Genicular artery embolization (GAE) is a minimally invasive image-guided procedure performed by interventional radiologists to relieve chronic knee pa…
- Gibson assembly Gibson assembly is a molecular cloning method that allows for the joining of multiple DNA fragments in a single, isothermal reaction. It is named afte…
- Glossopharyngeal breathing Glossopharyngeal breathing is a means of pistoning air into the lungs to volumes greater than can be achieved by the person's breathing muscles. The t…
- Goeckerman therapy Goeckerman therapy is a regimen for treatment of moderate to severe plaque psoriasis using a combination of crude coal tar and artificial ultraviolet …
- Golding Bird Golding Bird was a British medical doctor and a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians. He became a great authority on kidney diseases and publishe…
- Granisetron Granisetron is a serotonin 5-HT3 receptor antagonist used as an antiemetic to treat nausea and vomiting following chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Its m…
- Granulocyte transfusion A granulocyte transfusion is a medical procedure in which granulocytes are infused into a person's blood. Granulocytes are a category of white blood c…
- Growth attenuation Growth attenuation is an elective medical treatment which involves administering estrogen to cause closure of the epiphyses of the bones, resulting in…
- Growth inhibition Growth inhibition (GI) is a medical term pertaining to cancer therapy and the specific reduction in growth of tumors and oncogene cells by a chemical …
- Harris flush A Harris flush is a type of enema aimed to evacuate painful flatus from a patient who has undergone abdominal surgery. It differs from a standard enem…
- Healing Regarding physical trauma or disease suffered by an organism, healing involves the repairing of damaged tissue(s), organs and the biological system as…
- Healing of periapical lesions Apical periodontitis is typically the body's defense response to the threat of microbial invasion from the root canal. Primary among the members of th…
- Healy device The Healy is a pseudoscientific device designed by Marcus Schmieke and Nuno Nina, that claims to function via bioresonance to enhance overall health. …
- Heating pad A heating pad is a pad used for warming of parts of the body in order to manage pain. Localized application of heat causes the blood vessels in that a…
- Heimlich maneuver The Heimlich maneuver, also known as an abdominal thrust, is a first-aid procedure used to treat upper-airway obstructions by foreign objects. America…
- Helen Brew Helen Jean Brew was a New Zealand actor, birth campaigner, documentary filmmaker, educator and speech therapist for children. She developed a belief t…
- Heliox Heliox is a breathing gas mixture of helium (He) and oxygen (O2). It is used as a medical treatment for patients with difficulty breathing because thi…
- Hemodialysis Hemodialysis, also spelled haemodialysis, or simply dialysis, is a process of filtering the blood of a person whose kidneys are not working normally. …
- Hemoperfusion Hemoperfusion or hæmoperfusion is a method of filtering the blood extracorporeally to remove a toxin. As with other extracorporeal methods, such as he…
- Hemostasis In biology, hemostasis or haemostasis is a process to prevent and stop bleeding, meaning to keep blood within a damaged blood vessel. It is the first …
- Henri-Étienne Beaunis Henri-Étienne Beaunis was a French physiologist and psychologist. He defended the thesis of the Nancy School in the field of hypnosis. He is known for…
- Hepatic artery embolization Hepatic artery embolization, also known as trans-arterial embolization (TAE), is one of the several therapeutic methods to treat primary liver tumors …
- Hepatitis B immune globulin Hepatitis B immunoglobulin (HBIG) is a human immunoglobulin that is used to prevent the development of hepatitis B and is used for the treatment of ac…
- Heptavalent botulism antitoxin The Botulism Antitoxin Heptavalent - (Equine), made by Emergent BioSolutions Canada Inc., is a licensed, commercially available botulism anti-toxin th…
- Hermann Gutzmann Hermann Carl Albert Gutzmann, Sr. was a German physician. He is considered the founder of phoniatrics as a medical discipline.…
- Herodicus Herodicus was a 5th century BC Greek physician, dietician, sophist, and gymnastic master (παιδοτρίβης). He was born in the city of Selymbria, a colony…
- Heroic measure In the context of medicine, heroic measures refer to any courses of treatment or therapy aimed at saving or prolonging a person's life, despite the po…
- Heroin-assisted treatment Heroin-assisted treatment (HAT), or diamorphine-assisted treatment, refers to a type of Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) where semi-synthetic heroi…
- Hidaklon Hidaklon refers to the traditional Meitei science of medicine and healing. It includes the knowledge and use of medicinal plants, animals, and mineral…
- High-dose estrogen therapy High-dose estrogen therapy (HDE) is a type of hormone therapy in which high doses of estrogens are given. When given in combination with a high dose o…
- Hologram bracelet A hologram bracelet or energy bracelet is a small rubber wristband supposedly fitted with a hologram. Manufacturers have said that the holograms supp…
- Hormone therapy Hormone therapy or hormonal therapy is the use of hormones in medical treatment. Treatment with hormone antagonists may also be referred to as hormona…
- Hot water bottle A hot-water bottle is a bottle filled with hot water and sealed with a stopper, used to provide warmth, typically while in bed, but also for the appli…
- Howard Shane Howard C. Shane is director of the Autism Language Program and Communication Enhancement Program at Children's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, form…
- Human genetic enhancement Human genetic enhancement, human genetic modification or human genetic engineering refers to human enhancement by means of a genetic modification. Thi…
- Hydrodilatation Hydrodilatation or hydraulic arthrographic capsular distension or distension arthrography is a medical treatment for adhesive capsulitis of the should…
- Hydrogel dressing Hydrogel dressing is a medical dressing based on hydrogels – flexible, three-dimensional hydrophilic structures. The insoluble hydrophilic structures …
- Hydrogogue Hydrogogue is a substance that promotes watery evacuation of bowels.Fumaric acid salts can be used as hydrogogue cathartics.…
- Hydrogymnastics Hydrogymnastics is a water-based therapeutic exercise. As its name suggests, this form of aquatic therapy or aquatic rehabilitation is performed in wa…
- Hydrotherapy Hydrotherapy, formerly called hydropathy and also called water cure, is a branch of alternative medicine, occupational therapy, and physiotherapy, tha…
- Hyperbaric medicine Hyperbaric medicine is the branch of medicine in which clinical therapies are delivered in pressurized vessels containing prescribed barometric pressu…
- Hyperbaric oxygen treatment Hyperbaric medicine is the branch of medicine in which clinical therapies are delivered in pressurized vessels containing prescribed barometric pressu…
- Hyperbaric oxygen treatment table Hyperbaric treatment schedules or hyperbaric treatment tables, are planned sequences of events in chronological order for hyperbaric pressure exposure…
- Hyperbaric treatment Hyperbaric medicine is the branch of medicine in which clinical therapies are delivered in pressurized vessels containing prescribed barometric pressu…
- Hyperbaric treatment schedule Hyperbaric treatment schedules or hyperbaric treatment tables, are planned sequences of events in chronological order for hyperbaric pressure exposure…
- Hyperbaric treatment schedules Hyperbaric treatment schedules or hyperbaric treatment tables, are planned sequences of events in chronological order for hyperbaric pressure exposure…
- Hyperbaric treatment tables Hyperbaric treatment schedules or hyperbaric treatment tables, are planned sequences of events in chronological order for hyperbaric pressure exposure…
- Hyperimmune globulin Immunoglobulin therapy is the use of a mixture of antibodies to treat several health conditions. These conditions include primary immunodeficiency, im…
- Hypnosis Hypnosis is a human condition involving focused attention, reduced peripheral awareness, and an enhanced capacity to respond to suggestion.…
- Hypothermia therapy for neonatal encephalopathy Mild total body hypothermia, induced by cooling a baby to 33-34°C for three days after birth, is nowadays a standardized treatment after moderate to s…
- Ian Duncan (Community) Community is an American television sitcom created by Dan Harmon that ran for 110 episodes. The show, set at the fictional Greendale Community College…
- Ice pack An ice pack, or cold pack, is a portable bag filled with water or another liquid, or refrigerant gel, meant to provide cooling. They can be divided in…
- Ideokinesis Ideokinesis is an approach to improving posture, alignment, and fluency of movement through structured guided imagery that uses metaphors, such as vis…
- Imatinib Imatinib, sold under the brand names Gleevec and Glivec (both marketed worldwide by Novartis) among others, is an oral targeted therapy medication use…
- Immunoglobulin therapy Immunoglobulin therapy is the use of a mixture of antibodies to treat several health conditions. These conditions include primary immunodeficiency, im…
- Immunosuppression Immunosuppression is a reduction of the activation or efficacy of the immune system. Some portions of the immune system itself have immunosuppressive …
- Inadine Inadine is an iodine-containing non-sticky surgical dressing consisting of a knitted viscose fabric with a polyethylene glycol base that contains and …
- In Case of Emergency In Case of Emergency (ICE) is a programme designed to enable first responders, such as paramedics, firefighters, and police officers, as well as hospi…
- In-depth-systemics In-depth systemics is a context independent professional work approach and an extension of the field of systemic therapy and counseling approaches. Th…
- Information therapy Information Therapy was first cited in the literature to mean "information leading patients in the direction of discovering more about their disease."…
- Injection lipolysis Injection lipolysis is a controversial cosmetic procedure in which drug mixtures are injected into patients with the goal of destroying fat cells. Thi…
- Insect bites and stings Many species of arthropods can bite or sting human beings. These bites and stings generally occur as a defense mechanism or during normal arthropod fe…
- Insulin shock therapy Insulin shock therapy or insulin coma therapy was a form of psychiatric treatment in which patients were repeatedly injected with large doses of insul…
- Interleukin 2 Interleukin-2 (IL-2) is an interleukin, which is a type of cytokine signaling molecule forming part of the immune system. It regulates the activities …
- Intermittent hypoxia Intermittent hypoxia (also known as episodic hypoxia) is an intervention in which a person or animal undergoes alternating periods of normoxia and hyp…
- Intermittent vacuum therapy The intermittent vacuum therapy (IVT) is a treatment conducted in case of venous and arterial issues as well as in rehabilitation. With the aid of nor…
- International Association for the Study of Pain The International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) is an international learned society promoting research, education, and policies for the und…
- Interprofessional education Interprofessional education refers to occasions when students from two or more professions in health and social care learn together during all or part…
- Interventionism (medicine) Interventionism, when discussing the practice of medicine, is generally a derogatory term used by critics of a medical model in which patients are vie…
- Intracerebroventricular injection Intracerebroventricular injection is a route of administration for drugs via injection into the cerebral ventricles so that it reaches the cerebrospin…
- Intramuscular injection Intramuscular injection, often abbreviated IM, is the injection of a substance into a muscle. In medicine, it is one of several methods for parenteral…
- Intraosseous infusion Intraosseous infusion (IO) is the process of injecting medication, fluids, or blood products directly into the bone marrow; this provides a non-collap…
- Intraperitoneal injection Intraperitoneal injection or IP injection is the injection of a substance into the peritoneum, which is the serous membrane that lines the abdominal c…
- Intrathecal administration Intrathecal administration is a route of administration for drugs via an injection into the spinal canal, or into the subarachnoid space so that it re…
- Intravenous iron infusion Intravenous iron infusion is a therapy in which a combination of iron and saline solution is delivered directly into the bloodstream through a vein, i…
- Intravenous therapy Intravenous therapy is a medical process that administers fluids, medications and nutrients directly into a person's vein. The intravenous route of ad…
- Intravitreal administration Intravitreal administration is a route of administration of a drug, or other substance, in which the substance is delivered into the vitreous humor of…
- Invasomes An invasome is a type of artificial vesicle nanocarrier that transport substances through the skin, the most superficial biological barrier. Vesicles …
- Isocentric technique An isocentric technique is where all beams used in a radiation treatment have a common focus point, a.k.a. the isocenter. Isocentric techniques requir…
- James Hunt (speech therapist) James Hunt was a British anthropologist and speech therapist. His clients included Charles Kingsley, Leo Tennyson, and Lewis Carroll.…
- Janice Light Janice Light is an American academic who held the Hintz Family Endowed Chair in Children's Communicative Competence in the Department of Communication…
- Jarisch–Herxheimer reaction A Jarisch–Herxheimer reaction is a sudden and typically transient reaction that may occur within 24 hours of being administered antibiotics for an inf…
- Jimmi Clay Dr. Jimmi Clay is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera Doctors, portrayed by Adrian Lewis Morgan. The actor joined the cast shortly after his…
- JoAnne Robbins JoAnne Robbins is an American authority on dysphagia and biomedical engineering, and is professor of medicine at the University of Wisconsin School of…
- John Thelwall John Thelwall was a radical British orator, writer, political reformer, journalist, poet, elocutionist and speech therapist.…
- Kamini Gadhok Kamini Gadhok is a British speech and language therapist. From 2000 to 2023, Gadhok served as the Chief Executive of the Royal College of Speech and L…
- Kathy Hoffman Kathy Hoffman is an American educator, speech-language pathologist, and politician who served as the Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction from…
- Kraamzorg Kraamzorg is a service in the Netherlands and Belgium where postnatal care is provided to a new mother and her baby in the initial eight to 10 days im…
- Laparoscopy Laparoscopy is an operation performed in the abdomen or pelvis using small incisions with the aid of a camera. The laparoscope aids diagnosis or thera…
- Laser ablation Laser ablation or photoablation is the process of removing material from a solid surface by irradiating it with a laser beam. At low laser flux, the m…
- Lasers in cancer treatment Lasers are used to treat cancer in several different ways. Their high-intensity light can be used to shrink or destroy tumors or precancerous growths.…
- Lateral electrical surface stimulation Lateral electrical surface stimulation is a neuromuscular stimulation treatment for idiopathic scoliosis. It is also known as the LESS treatment, and …
- Laurence B. Leonard Laurence Baker Leonard is an American speech pathologist and linguist, recognized for his foundational research on understanding the linguistic challe…
- LDL apheresis In medicine, LDL apheresis is a form of apheresis, resembling dialysis, to eliminate the cholesterol-containing particle low-density lipoprotein (LDL)…
- Leukapheresis Leukapheresis is a laboratory procedure in which white blood cells are separated from a sample of blood. It is a specific type of apheresis, the more …
- Leukocyte apheresis Leukocyte apheresis is a medical device therapy for the treatment of inflammation of the colon. It works by removing from the blood a group of white b…
- Light-emitting diode therapy Light-emitting diode therapy (LEDT) is a clinical approach that applies different wavelengths of light to cure diseases or conditions with skin-safe l…
- Light therapy Light therapy, also called phototherapy or bright light therapy, is the exposure to direct sunlight or artificial light at controlled wavelengths in o…
- LILFU LILFU stands for low intensity, low frequency ultrasound. It is a new technique devised by the team of William J. Tyler from Arizona State University …
- Lionel Logue Lionel George Logue was an Australian speech and language therapist and amateur stage actor who helped King George VI manage his stammer.…
- Lisocabtagene maraleucel Lisocabtagene maraleucel, sold under the brand name Breyanzi, is a cell-based gene therapy used to treat B-cell lymphomas, including follicular lympho…
- Liver support system A liver support system or diachysis is a type of therapeutic device to assist in performing the functions of the liver. Such systems focus either on r…
- Logotherapy Logotherapy is a form of existential therapy developed by neurologist and psychiatrist Viktor Frankl. It is founded on the premise that the primary mo…
- Lomustine Lomustine is an alkylating nitrosourea compound used in chemotherapy. It is closely related to semustine and is in the same family as streptozotocin. …
- Lori Stewart Gonzalez Lori Lee Stewart Gonzalez is an American speech pathologist and academic administrator serving as the 23rd president of Ohio University since 2023. Sh…
- Maggot therapy Maggot debridement therapy is a type of biotherapy involving the introduction of live, disinfected maggots into non-healing skin and soft-tissue wound…
- Magnesium and depression Magnesium (Mg) is a mineral found naturally in the human body and in animal and plant-based foods, beverages, dietary supplements, and some medicines …
- Magnetic seizure therapy Magnetic seizure therapy (MST) is a proposed form of electrotherapy and electrical brain stimulation. It is currently being investigated for the treat…
- Magnetorheological damper A magnetorheological damper or magnetorheological shock absorber is a damper filled with magnetorheological fluid, which is controlled by a magnetic f…
- Maibaron Maibarol, also known as Maibaron, is a traditional Meitei language term that refers to the art and science of therapeutic practice. It includes a vari…
- Maintenance therapy Maintenance therapy is a medical therapy that is designed to help a primary treatment succeed. For example, maintenance chemotherapy may be given to p…
- Male egg Male egg can refer to either:An egg that artificially contains genetic material from a male. An egg from a haplodiploid species such as an ant or bee…
- Malotilate Malotilate (INN) is a drug that has been used in studies for the treatment of liver disease. It has been shown to facilitate liver regeneration in rat…
- Management of Crohn's disease Management of Crohn's disease involves first treating the acute symptoms of the disease, then maintaining remission. Since Crohn's disease is an immun…
- Management of multiple sclerosis Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory demyelinating disease that affects the central nervous system (CNS). Several therapies for it exist,…
- Management of prostate cancer Treatment for prostate cancer may involve active surveillance, surgery, radiation therapy – including brachytherapy and external-beam radiation therap…
- Management of scoliosis The management of scoliosis is complex and is determined primarily by the type of scoliosis encountered: syndromic, congenital, neuromuscular, or idio…
- Management of strabismus The management of strabismus may include the use of drugs or surgery to correct the strabismus. Agents used include paralytic agents such as botox use…
- Management of tuberculosis Management of tuberculosis refers to techniques and procedures utilized for treating tuberculosis (TB), or simply a treatment plan for TB.…
- Martial arts therapy Martial arts Therapy refers to the usage of martial arts as an alternative or complementary therapy for a medical disorder. This can include disorders…
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- MDMA-assisted psychotherapy MDMA-assisted psychotherapy (MDMA-AT), also known as entactogen-assisted psychotherapy, is the use of prescribed doses of MDMA or sometimes other enta…
- MedicAlert The MedicAlert Foundation is a non-profit company founded in 1956 and headquartered in Turlock, California. It maintains a database of members' medica…
- Medical gas therapy Medical gas therapy is a treatment involving the administration of various gases. It has been used in medicine since the use of oxygen therapy. Most o…
- Medical prescription A prescription in the medical context, often abbreviated ℞ or Rx, is a formal communication from physicians or other registered healthcare professiona…
- Medical tourism Medical tourism is the practice of traveling abroad to obtain medical treatment. In the past, this usually referred to those who traveled from less-de…
- Medication Medication is a drug used to diagnose, cure, treat, or prevent disease. Drug therapy (pharmacotherapy) is an important part of the medical field and r…
- Megan McAuliffe Megan Jane McAuliffe is a New Zealand academic, and is a full professor at the University of Canterbury, specialising in speech production changes due…
- Megavitamin therapy Megavitamin therapy is the use of large doses of vitamins, often many times greater than the recommended dietary allowance (RDA) in the attempt to pre…
- Mental health first aid Mental health first aid is an extension of the concept of traditional first aid to cover mental health conditions. Mental health first aid is the firs…
- Metabolic network modelling Metabolic network modelling, also known as metabolic network reconstruction or metabolic pathway analysis, allows for an in-depth insight into the mol…
- Microbial cell factory Microbial cell factory is an approach to bioengineering which considers microbial cells as a production facility in which the optimization process lar…
- Microcosmic orbit The microcosmic orbit (小周天), also known as the Self Winding Wheel of the Law, is a Taoist qigong energy cultivation technique. It involves deep breath…
- Microcurrent electrical neuromuscular stimulator A microcurrent electrical neuromuscular stimulator or MENS is a device used to send weak electrical signals into the body. Such devices apply extremel…
- Micropore particle technology Micropore particle technology consists of fine, highly porous particles that remove fluid by a combination of capillary action and evaporation. Curren…
- Mineral spring Mineral springs are naturally occurring springs that produce hard water, water that contains dissolved minerals. Salts, sulfur compounds, and gases ar…
- Mirror therapy Mirror therapy (MT) or mirror visual feedback (MVF) is a therapy for pain or disability that affects one side of the patient more than the other side.…
- Multiple follicular unit grafts Multiple follicular unit grafts is a hair transplant technique that has been developed to complement and enhance current micro grafting and follicular…
- Mydicar Mydicar is a genetically targeted enzyme replacement therapy being studied for use in patients with severe heart failure. It is designed to increase t…
- Nadofaragene firadenovec Nadofaragene firadenovec, sold under the brand name Adstiladrin, is a gene therapy for the treatment of bladder cancer. It is a non-replicating adenov…
- Nan Bernstein Ratner Nan Bernstein Ratner is a professor in the Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences at the University of Maryland, College Park. Ratner is a board-re…
- Nancy School The Nancy School was a French hypnosis-centered school of psychotherapy. The origins of the thoughts were brought about by Ambroise-Auguste Liébeault …
- Nanofountain probe A nanofountain probe (NFP) is a device for 'drawing' micropatterns of liquid chemicals at extremely small resolution. An NFP contains a cantilevered m…
- Nasal administration Nasal administration, popularly known as snorting, is a route of administration in which drugs are insufflated through the nose. It can be a form of e…
- Nasal spray Nasal sprays are used to deliver medications locally in the nasal cavities or systemically. They are used locally for conditions such as nasal congest…
- Nature exposure and mental health Nature exposure and mental health refers to the association between an individual interacting with natural environments and its effect on the individu…
- Nature therapy Nature therapy, sometimes referred to as ecotherapy, grounding, or earthing, is a practice that describes a broad group of techniques or treatments us…
- NDR Method The NDR Method is a registered trademark with the US Patent and Trademark Office for the non-surgical medical treatment of spinal discs. The NDR Metho…
- Negative-pressure wound therapy Negative-pressure wound therapy (NPWT), also known as a vacuum assisted closure (VAC), is a therapeutic technique using a suction pump, tubing, and a …
- Neoadjuvant therapy Neoadjuvant therapy is the administration of therapeutic agents before a main treatment. One example is neoadjuvant hormone therapy prior to radical r…
- Nerve induction Nerve induction is a hypothetical method of creating a sensation by stimulation of the sensory nerves rather than by actual stimulus, mostly used as a…
- Neuro-linguistic programming Neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) is a pseudoscientific approach to communication, personal development, and psychotherapy that first appeared in Ric…
- Neurophysiotherapy Neurophysiotherapy, or neurological physiotherapy, is a branch of physiotherapy which treats motor deficits arising from pathology in the nervous syst…
- Neuroreflexotherapy Neuroreflexotherapy (NRT) is a type of alternative medicine treatment used for some cases of low back pain (LBP). Small pieces of metal are placed jus…
- Neurostimulation Neurostimulation is the purposeful modulation of the nervous system's activity using invasive or non-invasive means. Neurostimulation usually refers t…
- NIBHV The Nederlands Instituut voor BedrijfHulpverlening (NIBHV) is one of the organisations that deals with the training and certification of Emergency Res…
- Nicomide Nicomide is an acne medication available in topical cream, topical gel and vitamin supplement form. Tablets are available only by prescription and con…
- Nigro protocol The Nigro protocol is the preoperative use of chemotherapy with 5-fluorouracil and mitomycin and medical radiation for squamous cell carcinomas of the…
- Nishi Shiki Nishi Shiki consists of health exercises purported to activate certain bodily functions. It was founded in 1927 by Katsuzō Nishi.…
- Nitrous oxide (medication) Nitrous oxide, as medical gas supply, is an inhaled gas used as pain medication, and is typically administered with 50% oxygen mix. It is often used t…
- Non-contact normothermic wound therapy Non-contact normothermic wound therapy, also called The Warm-Up Therapy System or wound therapy with infrared radiation, is the process of increasing …
- Non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation devices Non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation (nVNS) devices deliver stimulation to the vagus nerve without surgical implantation. They are under investigation…
- Non-pharmacological intervention A non-pharmacological intervention (NPI) is any type of healthcare intervention which is not primarily based on medication. Some examples include exer…
- Nosebleed A nosebleed, also known medically as epistaxis, is bleeding from the nasal cavity caused by rupture of small blood vessels in the nasal mucosa. Most c…
- Oncotripsy Oncotripsy is a potential cancer therapy under development that selectively targets cancer cells by means of ultrasound harmonic excitation at their r…
- Operation Top Hat Operation Top Hat was a "local field exercise" conducted by the United States Army Chemical Corps in 1953. The exercise involved the use of Chemical C…
- Optoelectronic plethysmography Optoelectronic plethysmography is a method to evaluate ventilation through an external measurement of the chest wall surface motion.…
- Optomyography Optomyography (OMG) was proposed in 2015 as a technique that could be used to monitor muscular activity. It is possible to use OMG for the same applic…
- Oral pressure therapy Oral pressure therapy (OPT) is a treatment for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) that uses negative pressure in the mouth to shift the soft palate and ton…
- Oral rehydration therapy Oral rehydration therapy (ORT) is a type of fluid replacement used to prevent and treat dehydration, especially due to diarrhea. It involves drinking …
- Organ donation Organ donation is defined as the process when a person authorizes an organ of their own to be removed and transplanted to another person, legally, eit…
- Orthokeratology Orthokeratology, also referred to as Night lenses, Ortho-K, OK, Overnight Vision Correction, Corneal Refractive Therapy (CRT), Accelerated Orthokereto…
- Oxygen therapy Oxygen therapy, also referred to as supplemental oxygen, is the use of oxygen as medical treatment. Supplemental oxygen can also refer to the use of o…
- Pac-Kit First Aid Kits Pac-Kit Safety Equipment Company has roots dating back to 1880 when Silas Burroughs, a former representative of the US pharmaceutical company John Wye…
- Pain management Pain management is an aspect of medicine and health care involving relief of pain in various dimensions, from acute and simple to chronic and challeng…
- Pamela Enderby Pamela Mary Enderby, FRCSLT is a British speech and language therapist, and Professor of Community Rehabilitation at the University of Sheffield.…
- Papworth method The Papworth method is a specific diaphragmatic breathing technique that was developed in the 1960s. The technique emphasises nose breathing and the d…
- Passage to Nirvana Passage to Nirvana, A Survivor's Zen Voyage: Reflections on Loss, Discovery, Healing & Hope is a memoir by Lee Carlson written over a period from 2005…
- Pastille A pastille or pastile is a type of sweet or medicinal pill made of a thick liquid that has been solidified and is meant to be consumed by light chewin…
- Patricia K. Kuhl Patricia Katherine Kuhl is a professor of speech and hearing sciences and co-director of the Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences at the University…
- Paul Oudin Marie-Paul Oudin (1851–1923) was a French physician and medical researcher. He was born, and later died, in Épinal. He conducted research in the Victo…
- Pegunigalsidase alfa Pegunigalsidase alfa, sold under the brand name Elfabrio, is an enzyme replacement therapy for the treatment of Fabry disease. It is a recombinant hum…
- Pelvic massage Pelvic massage was a gynecological treatment first recorded as being used by doctors in the 19th century. An early practitioner was the Swedish Major …
- Pentastarch Pentastarch is a subgroup of hydroxyethyl starch, with five hydroxyethyl groups out of each 11 hydroxyls, giving it approximately 50% hydroxyethylatio…
- Pep (dog) Pep was a black Labrador Retriever who was falsely accused of murdering a cat. On August 31, 1924, Pep was sent to the Eastern State Penitentiary wher…
- Peptide receptor radionuclide therapy Peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT) is a type of radionuclide therapy, using a radiopharmaceutical that targets peptide receptors to deliver …
- Percutaneous hepatic perfusion Percutaneous hepatic perfusion (PHP) is a regionalized, minimally-invasive approach to cancer treatment currently undergoing Phase II and Phase III cl…
- Peritoneal dialysis Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is a type of dialysis that uses the peritoneum in a person's abdomen as the membrane through which fluid and dissolved substa…
- Pharmacological chaperone A pharmacological chaperone or pharmacoperone is a drug that acts as a protein chaperone. That is, it contains small molecules that enter cells and se…
- Phebe Hayes Phebe Archon Hayes is an American independent historian, focused on the African American history of Iberia Parish, Louisiana. She previously worked as…
- Photodynamic therapy Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a form of phototherapy involving light and a photosensitizing chemical substance used in conjunction with molecular oxyg…
- Photopharmacology Photopharmacology is an emerging multidisciplinary field that combines photochemistry and pharmacology. Built upon the ability of light to change the …
- Photopheresis In medicine, photopheresis is a form of apheresis and photodynamic therapy in which blood is subject to apheresis to separate buffy coat from whole bl…
- Photosensitivity in humans Light sensitivity or photosensitivity refers to a notable or increased reactivity to light. Apart from vision, human beings have many physiological an…
- Photothermal therapy Photothermal therapy (PTT) refers to efforts to use electromagnetic radiation for the treatment of various medical conditions, including cancer. This …
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- Phyllis Schneider Phyllis Schneider is a developmental psycholinguist in the University of Alberta Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University …
- Pink lady (medicine) In medicine, pink lady is a term used for a combination of medications used to treat gastroesophageal reflux or gastritis. It usually consists of an a…
- Plant sources of anti-cancer agents Plant sources of anti-cancer agents are plants, the derivatives of which have been shown to be usable for the treatment or prevention of cancer in hum…
- Plasmapheresis Plasmapheresis is the removal, treatment, and return or exchange of blood plasma or components thereof from and to the blood circulation. It is thus a…
- Pneumotherapy Pneumotherapy is the medical use of compressed or rarefied gases, and was at one time used to treat people suffering from pneumothorax.…
- Post-exposure prophylaxis Post-exposure prophylaxis, also known as post-exposure prevention (PEP), is any preventive medical treatment started after exposure to a pathogen in o…
- Poultice A poultice or cataplasm, also called a fomentation, is a soft moist mass, often heated and medicated, that is applied to the skin to reduce inflammat…
- Prademagene zamikeracel Prademagene zamikeracel, sold under the brand name Zevaskyn, is an autologous cell-based gene therapy for the treatment of recessive dystrophic epider…
- Preemptive analgesia Preemptive analgesia is an antinociceptive treatment that prevents the sensing of a change of state in nociceptors which would otherwise register as p…
- Pre-exposure prophylaxis Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is the use of medications to prevent the spread of disease in people who have not yet been exposed to a disease-causin…
- Pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention Pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention, commonly known as PrEP, is the use of antiviral drugs as a strategy for the prevention of HIV/AIDS by peo…
- Prehabilitation Preoperative rehabilitation, prehabilitation or prehab, is a form of healthcare intervention that takes place before a medical or surgical interventio…
- Prevention of migraine attacks Preventive treatment of migraine can be an important component of migraine management. The goals of preventive therapy are to reduce the frequency, pa…
- Prime editing Prime editing is a 'search-and-replace' genome editing technology in molecular biology by which the genome of living organisms may be modified. The te…
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- Privateer Holdings Privateer Holdings is an American private equity company that invests in the legal cannabis industry. It is headquartered in Seattle, Washington and e…
- Procarbazine Procarbazine is a chemotherapy medication used for the treatment of Hodgkin lymphoma and brain cancers. For Hodgkin lymphoma it is often used together…
- Prophylactic cranial irradiation Prophylactic cranial irradiation (PCI) is a technique used to combat the occurrence of metastasis to the brain in highly aggressive cancers that commo…
- Prostate steam treatment Prostate steam treatment (Rezum), also called water vapor thermal therapy (WVTT), is a minimally invasive surgical procedure for men with lower urinar…
- Proteases (medical and related uses) Proteases are in use, or have been proposed or tried, for a number of purposes related to medicine or surgery. Some preparations involving protease ha…
- Protein replacement therapy Protein replacement therapy is a medical treatment that supplements or replaces a protein in patients in whom that particular protein is deficient or …
- Pulmonary examination The pulmonary examination or respiratory examination is the portion of the physical examination where the physician examines the respiratory system fo…
- Pulmonary rehabilitation Pulmonary rehabilitation, also known as respiratory rehabilitation, is an important part of the management and health maintenance of people with chron…
- Pulsed electromagnetic field therapy Pulsed electromagnetic field therapy, also known as low field magnetic stimulation (LFMS) is the use of electromagnetic fields in an attempt to heal n…
- Pumpable ice technology Pumpable ice technology (PIT) uses thin liquids, with the cooling capacity of ice. Pumpable ice is typically a slurry of ice crystals or particles ran…
- PUVA therapy PUVA is an ultraviolet light therapy treatment for skin diseases: vitiligo, eczema, psoriasis, graft-versus-host disease, mycosis fungoides, large pla…
- Pyrotherapy Pyrotherapy is a method of treatment by raising the body temperature or sustaining an elevated body temperature using a fever. In general, the body te…
- QT Inc. QT Incorporated is the manufacturer of the Q-Ray ionized bracelet and a line of sports socks. It is headed by the infomercial entrepreneur, Que Te "An…
- Quaternary prevention Quaternary prevention means avoiding unnecessary medical interventions. They are the actions taken to identify an individual at risk of overmedicalisa…
- Radiofrequency thermocoagulation Radiofrequency thermocoagulation is a thermal pain treatment procedure. For example, percutaneous intradiscal radiofrequency thermocoagulation (PIRFT)…
- Realgar/Indigo naturalis Realgar/Indigo naturalis (RIF), also known as Compound Huangdai (复方黄黛), is a medication used to treat acute promyelocytic leukemia. Effectiveness appe…
- Rebecca Landa Rebecca Jean Moellman-Landa is an American speech-language pathologist specializing in neuropsychology and autism research. She is the founder and dir…
- Reflex locomotion Reflex locomotion, usually referred to as the Vojta method, is a technique for the treatment of physical and mental impairment in humans. It was devel…
- Regimen A regimen is a plan, or course of action such as a diet, exercise or medical treatment. Examples of regimens include low-salt diets, a course of penic…
- Remestemcel Remestemcel, sold under the brand name Ryoncil, is an allogeneic bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stromal cell therapy used for the treatment of graft-…
- Remission (medicine) Remission is either the reduction or disappearance of the signs and symptoms of a disease. The term may also be used to refer to the period during whi…
- Research in management of Ebola There is a cure for the Ebola virus disease that is currently approved for market and the US government has inventory in the Strategic National Stockp…
- Research in multiple sclerosis Research in multiple sclerosis may find new pathways to interact with the disease, improve function, curtail attacks, or limit the progression of the …
- Respimat Respimat, also known as Respimat Soft Mist Inhaler, is a drug delivery device used for the treatment of asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease …
- Responsibility assumption In existential psychotherapy, responsibility assumption is the doctrine, practiced by therapists such as Irvin D. Yalom where an individual taking res…
- Revakinagene taroretcel Revakinagene taroretcel, sold under the brand name Encelto, is an allogeneic encapsulated cell-based gene therapy used for the treatment of macular te…
- Revalenta arabica Revalenta Arabica, or Ervalenta, was a preparation sold in the 18th century as an empirical diet for patients. It was sold as a cure-all, supposedly e…
- Reversible inhibition of sperm under guidance Reversible inhibition of sperm under guidance (RISUG), formerly referred to as the synthetic polymer styrene maleic anhydride (SMA), is the developmen…
- Rheopheresis Rheopheresis is a process to change the viscosity of blood by filtering blood to remove some components such as fibrinogen, alpha-2-macroglobulin, von…
- RICE (medicine) RICE is a mnemonic acronym for four elements of a treatment regimen commonly used for soft tissue injuries: rest, ice, compression, and elevation. Whi…
- Ripretinib Ripretinib, sold under the brand name Qinlock, is a medication for the treatment of adults with advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST), a type…
- Roganie Govender Roganie Govender is a British-South African speech and language therapist. She is a consultant clinical academic speech and language therapist at Univ…
- Ruth Watkins Ruth V. Watkins is a student of speech language pathology, and the former president of the University of Utah. She stepped down from the role on April…
- Sally Byng Sally Byng is a British speech and language therapist specialising in the treatment of aphasia, Chief executive of the Barnwood Trust, and Deputy lieu…
- Salpêtrière School of Hypnosis The Salpêtriére School, also known as the School of Paris, is, with the Nancy School, one of the schools that contributed to the age of hypnosis in Fr…
- Salvage therapy Salvage therapy, also known as rescue therapy, is a form of therapy given after an ailment does not respond to standard therapy. The most common disea…
- Samuel Corson Samuel Abraham Corson was an American professor of psychiatry at Ohio State University who, with his wife Elizabeth, led early research into pet thera…
- Sandra Frankel Sandra L. Frankel is the former Supervisor of the Town of Brighton, Monroe County, New York. A former Brighton school board member and BOCES I Monroe…
- Scale-down bioreactor A scale-down bioreactor is a miniature model designed to mimic or reproduce large-scale bio-processes or specific process steps on a smaller scale. Th…
- Scar A scar is an area of fibrous tissue that replaces normal skin following an injury. Scars result from the biological process of wound repair in the ski…
- SCAR-Fc sCAR-Fc is an experimental prophylactic treatment against coxsackievirus B3 (CVB) infections. Coxsackievirus B3 can cause cardiac damage, eventually r…
- Scrambler therapy Scrambler therapy involves the use of electronic stimulation on the skin with the goal of overwhelming pain information with non-pain information. In …
- Screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) is a healthcare model that encourages the use of routine medical screenings to monitor…
- Scuba diving therapy Scuba diving therapy is a type of treatment that consists of a variety of scuba diving activities and exercises. Essential elements are increased body…
- Segnature Segnature is a traditional folk healing practice from Italy. It uses hand gestures, secret prayers, and signs. It is used to cure sickness, remove cur…
- Selective aortic arch perfusion Selective aortic arch perfusion (SAAP) is an experimental treatment for haemorrhage-induced traumatic cardiac arrest. It has been shown in animal stud…
- Self-administration Self-administration is, in its medical sense, the process of a subject administering a pharmacological substance to themself. A clinical example of th…
- Semper rehydration solution Semper rehydration solution is a mixture used for the management of dehydration. Each liter of Semper rehydration solution contains 189 mmol glucose, …
- Sensitivity training Sensitivity training is a form of training with the goal of making people more aware of their own goals as well as their prejudices, and more sensitiv…
- Shannon criteria In neural engineering, the Shannon criteria constitute an empirical rule that is used for evaluation of possibility of damage from electrical stimulat…
- Shen (Chinese folk religion) Shen is a Chinese word with senses of deities, divinities, or spirits. The Ahom equivalent is Sheng (𑜋𑜢𑜤𑜂𑜫) in Ahom religion which was originated in Y…
- Single-port laparoscopy Single-port laparoscopy (SPL) is a recently developed technique in laparoscopic surgery. It is a minimally invasive surgical procedure in which the su…
- Sir Richard Paget, 2nd Baronet Sir Richard Arthur Surtees Paget, 2nd Baronet was a British barrister and amateur scientific investigator, who specialised in speech science and the o…
- Skunk oil Skunk oil, also referred to as skunk grease, is an oil that is obtained from the two lateral glands that run the length of a skunk's back. Skunks stor…
- Sleep Deprivation Therapy Wake therapy is a specific application of intentional sleep deprivation. It encompasses many sleep-restricting paradigms that aim to address mood diso…
- Smile surgery Smile surgery or smile reconstruction is a surgical procedure that restores the smile for people with facial nerve paralysis. Facial nerve paralysis i…
- SOAP note The SOAP note is a method of documentation employed by healthcare providers to write out notes in a patient's chart, along with other common formats, …
- Social interaction approach The Social interaction approach (SIA) or interactionist approach is a theory of language development that combines ideas from sociology and biology to…
- Society for Biological Engineering (UIET) Society for Biological Engineering Students Chapter at UIET, Panjab University is professional organisation for Biotechnology students of engineering …
- Sociotherapy Sociotherapy is a transdisciplinary partnership approach to addressing social and mental health. It is a non-medical clinical practice that works with…
- Somnoplasty Somnoplasty is type of sleep surgery using radiofrequency ablation medical devices for habitual snoring, chronic nasal obstruction, and obstructive sl…
- Sonodynamic therapy Sonodynamic therapy (SDT) is a noninvasive treatment, often used for tumor irradiation, that utilizes a sonosensitizer and the deep penetration of ult…
- Spa A spa is a location where mineral-rich spring water is used to give medicinal baths. Spa health treatments are known as balneotherapy. The belief in t…
- Space blanket A space blanket is an especially low-weight, low-bulk blanket made of heat-reflective thin plastic sheeting. They are used on the exterior surfaces of…
- Starfish regeneration Starfish, or sea stars, are radially symmetrical, star-shaped organisms of the phylum Echinodermata and the class Asteroidea. Aside from their disting…
- Stem-cell therapy Stem-cell therapy uses stem cells to treat or prevent a disease or condition. As of 2024, the only FDA-approved therapy using stem cells is hematopoie…
- Stem cell therapy for macular degeneration Stem cell therapy for macular degeneration is an emerging treatment approach aimed at restoring vision in individuals suffering from various forms of …
- Strimvelis Autologous CD34+ enriched cell fraction that contains CD34+ cells transduced with retroviral vector that encodes for the human ADA cDNA sequence, sold…
- Substrate reduction therapy Substrate reduction therapy offers an approach to treatment of certain metabolic disorders, especially glycogen storage diseases and lysosomal storage…
- Surgical site infection A surgical site infection (SSI) develop when bacteria infiltrate the body through surgical incisions. These bacteria may come from the patient's own s…
- Surgical suture A surgical suture, also known as a stitch or stitches, is a medical device used to hold body tissues together and approximate wound edges after an inj…
- Symptomatic treatment Symptomatic treatment, also called supportive care, supportive therapy, or palliative treatment, is any medical therapy of a disease that only affects…
- Tabelecleucel Tabelecleucel, sold under the brand name Ebvallo, is a medication used for the treatment of Epstein-Barr virus positive post-transplant lymphoprolifer…
- Tamponade Tamponade is the closure or blockage by or as if by a tampon, especially to stop bleeding. Tamponade is a useful method of stopping a hemorrhage. This…
- Tapas Acupressure Technique Tapas Acupressure Technique is an alternative medicine therapy that claims to clear negative emotions and past traumas. Though the full technique was …
- Targeted lentiviral delivery for in vivo CAR T-cell generation Targeted lentiviral delivery for in vivo CAR-T cell generation is an experimental approach to CAR-T cell therapy in which retargeted lentiviral vector…
- Targeted lung denervation Targeted lung denervation (TLD) is a procedure, that is currently being studied, to try to improve chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Evide…
- Targeted temperature management Targeted temperature management (TTM), previously known as therapeutic hypothermia or protective hypothermia, is an active treatment that tries to ach…
- Targeted therapy of lung cancer Targeted therapy of lung cancer refers to using agents specifically designed to selectively target molecular pathways responsible for, or that substan…
- Telepsychology Telepsychology is the use of telemedicine within the practice of psychotherapy, wherein a medical professional uses online tools to assist patients. S…
- Terror management theory Terror management theory (TMT) is a theory in social and evolutionary psychology which proposes a basic psychological conflict stemming from two compe…
- Teserpaturev Teserpaturev is an oncolytic virus for treatment of malignant glioma. Also known as G47∆, teserpaturev is a genetically engineered herpes simplex viru…
- Therapeutic effect Therapeutic effect refers to the response(s) after a treatment of any kind, the results of which are judged to be useful or favorable. This is true wh…
- Therapeutic garden A therapeutic garden or wellness garden is an outdoor garden space that has been specifically designed to meet the physical, psychological, social and…
- Therapy A therapy or medical treatment is the attempted remediation of a health problem, usually following a medical diagnosis. Both words, treatment and ther…
- The Taste of Tea The Taste of Tea is a 2004 Japanese comedy drama fantasy film written and directed by Katsuhito Ishii. Described as a "surreal" version of Ingmar Ber…
- Thickened fluids Thickened fluids and thickened drinks are often used for people with dysphagia, a disorder of swallowing function. The thicker consistency makes it le…
- Thought Field Therapy Thought Field Therapy (TFT) is a fringe psychological treatment developed by American psychologist Roger Callahan. Its proponents say that it can heal…
- Time delay toxin activation Time Delay Toxin Activation (TDTA) belongs to a class of chemotherapy drugs known as High Specificity Anticancer Agents. This is a process for manufac…
- Timeline of cancer treatment development This is a historical timeline of the development and progress of cancer treatments, which includes time of discovery, progress, and approval of the tr…
- Tislelizumab Tislelizumab, sold under the brand name Tevimbra among others, is an anti-cancer medication used for the treatment of various forms of cancer. It is a…
- Tividenofusp alfa Tividenofusp alfa, sold under the brand name Avlayah, is an enzyme replacement therapy used for the treatment of Hunter syndrome. Tividenofusp alfa is…
- Tolerogenic therapy Tolerogenic therapy aims to induce immune tolerance where there is pathological or undesirable activation of the normal immune response. This can occu…
- Tors Ramsey Victoria Claire "Tors" Ramsey is a Welsh Anglican priest. Since June 2021, she has been Archdeacon of Newark in the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingha…
- Toxic leukoencephalopathy Toxic leukoencephalopathy is a rare condition that is characterized by progressive damage (-pathy) to white matter (-leuko-) in the brain (-encephalo-…
- Tracheal intubation Tracheal intubation, usually simply referred to as intubation, is the placement of a flexible plastic tube into the trachea (windpipe) to maintain an …
- Traction splint A traction splint most commonly refers to a splinting device that uses straps attaching over the pelvis or hip as an anchor, a metal rod(s) to mimic n…
- Transcranial direct-current stimulation Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a form of neuromodulation that uses constant, low-intensity DC electricity delivered via electrodes …
- Transcranial magnetic stimulation Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a noninvasive neurostimulation technique in which a changing magnetic field is used to induce an electric c…
- Transdermal Transdermal is a route of administration wherein active ingredients are delivered across the skin for systemic distribution. Examples include transder…
- Transdermal continuous oxygen therapy Transdermal Continuous Oxygen Therapy is a wound closure technique for chronic and acute wounds which blankets a wound in oxygen on a 24-hour basis un…
- Transfusion-associated graft-versus-host disease Transfusion-associated graft-versus-host disease (TA-GvHD) is a rare complication of blood transfusion, in which the immunologically competent donor T…
- Transillumination Transillumination is the technique of sample illumination by transmission of light through the sample. Transillumination is used in a variety of metho…
- Transoral robotic surgery Transoral robotic surgery (TORS) is a modern surgical technique used to treat tumors of the throat via direct access through the mouth. Transoral robo…
- Treatment and management of addiction Treatment and management of addiction encompasses the range of approaches aimed at helping individuals overcome addiction, most commonly in the form o…
- Treatment of human lice The treatment of human lice is the removal of head lice parasites from human hair. It has been debated and studied for centuries. However, the number …
- Treatment of influenza Treatments for influenza include a range of medications and therapies that are used in response to disease influenza. Treatments may either directly t…
- Treatment of Rett syndrome There is no cure for Rett syndrome. Treatment is directed towards improving function and addressing symptoms throughout life. A multi-disciplinary tea…
- Trigeminal nerve stimulation Trigeminal nerve stimulation (TNS) or external Trigeminal nerve stimulation (eTNS) is a non-invasive, non-medication therapy for Attention deficit hyp…
- Tsqaltubo Tskaltubo or Tsqaltubo is a spa resort in west-central Georgia. It is the main town of the Tsqaltubo Municipality of the Imereti province. It is known…
- Tucatinib Tucatinib, sold under the brand name Tukysa, is an anticancer medication used for the treatment of HER2-positive breast cancer. It is a small molecule…
- Tumor board review Tumor board review is conducted when teams of expert physicians meet to review and discuss complex patients with a diagnosis of cancer. It is a treatm…
- Tumor-homing bacteria Tumor-homing bacteria are facultative or obligate anaerobic bacteria that are able to target cancerous cells in the body, suppress tumor growth and su…
- Turning Point (charity) Turning Point is a health and social care service provider that utilises a person-centred care approach to support individuals with complex needs, whi…
- Ultrasound-enhanced systemic thrombolysis Ultrasound enhanced systemic thrombolysis (UEST), also known as sonothrombolysis, is a method that uses ultrasound waves to mechanically break the thr…
- Umbralisib Umbralisib, sold under the brand name Ukoniq, is an anti-cancer medication for the treatment of marginal zone lymphoma (MZL) and follicular lymphoma (…
- Umwelt An umwelt is the specific way in which organisms of a particular species perceive and experience the world, shaped by the capabilities of their sensor…
- Uplift (science fiction) In science fiction, uplift is the intervention in the evolution of species of relatively low intelligence or even nonsapient species in order to incre…
- Urinary anti-infective agent Urinary anti-infective agent, also known as urinary antiseptic, is medication that can eliminate microorganisms causing urinary tract infection (UTI).…
- Urinary catheterization Urinary catheterization is the insertion of a latex, polyurethane, or silicone tube known as a urinary catheter into the bladder through the urethra t…
- UV-B lamps UV-B lamps are lamps that emit a spectrum of ultraviolet light with wavelengths ranging from 290–320 nanometers. This spectrum is also commonly called…
- Vagus nerve stimulation Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is a medical treatment that involves delivering electrical impulses to the vagus nerve. Initially developed by James Leo…
- Vascular-targeting agent A vascular-targeting agent (VTA) or vascular disrupting agent (VDA) is a drug designed to damage the vasculature of cancer tumors causing central necr…
- Vertebral subluxation In chiropractic, a vertebral subluxation means pressure on nerves, abnormal functions creating a lesion in some portion of the body, either in its act…
- Video self-modeling Video self-modeling (VSM) is a form of observational learning in which individuals observe themselves performing a behavior successfully on video, and…
- Ville Sbertoli Ville Sbertoli was a lunatic asylum in Pistoia, Italy. The original structure was built in the 17th century. In 1868, it was bought by Agostino Sberto…
- Virtual reality therapy Virtual reality therapy (VRT), also known as virtual reality immersion therapy (VRIT), simulation for therapy (SFT), virtual reality exposure therapy …
- Vision restoration therapy Vision restoration therapy (VRT) is a noninvasive form of vision therapy which claims to increase the size of the visual fields in those with hemianop…
- VZV immune globulin In medicine, varicella zoster virus globulin, VZV antibodies, zoster immunoglobulin (ZIG), varicella zoster immune globulin, is an immune system medic…
- Warm compress A warm compress is a method of applying heat to the body. Heating sources can include warm water, microwaveable pads, wheat packs and electrical or ch…
- Water aerobics Water aerobics is the performance of aerobic exercise in water such as in a swimming pool. It is done mostly vertically and without swimming typically…
- Waterdance WaterDance or Wata is a type of aquatic therapy which was developed in Switzerland independently of Watsu. While wearing nose clips, a person is gentl…
- Water ionizer A water ionizer is a home appliance which claims to raise the pH of drinking water by using electrolysis to separate the incoming water stream into ac…
- Watsu Watsu is a form of aquatic bodywork used for deep relaxation and passive aquatic therapy. Watsu is characterized by one-on-one sessions in which a pra…
- Wendy Sage "Lisa's Belly" is the fifth episode of the thirty-third season of the American animated television series The Simpsons, and the 711th episode overall.…
- Wilderness first responder Wilderness first responders are individuals who are trained to respond to emergency situations in remote locations. They are part of a wide variety of…
- Wild Horse Inmate Rehabilitation Programs Beginning in 1988 at Southern New Mexico Correctional Facility, Wild Horse Inmate Rehabilitation Programs provide animal therapy and work experience o…
- William Henry Hosking William Henry Hosking LM, LSA, LRCPI, LRCP, MRCS was a New Zealand medical doctor, hospital superintendent, X-ray and radium pioneer.…
- Wound bed preparation Wound bed preparation (WBP) is a systematic approach to wound management by identifying and removing barriers to healing. The concept was originally d…
- Wound healing assay A wound healing assay is a laboratory technique used to study cell migration and cell–cell interaction. This is also called a scratch assay because it…
- Yijin Jing The Yijin Jing or Yik-kan Ging is a manual of Daoyin exercises, a series of mental and bodily exercises to cultivate jing (essence) and direct and ref…
- Zinc and the common cold Zinc supplements are a group of dietary supplements that are commonly used in an attempt to treat the common cold. There is no evidence that zinc supp…