Alternative Medicine
/ Health Terminology - Medical terms for alternative
medicine
Glossary of medical
terminology used in alternative medicine / health
Definitions of alternative medicine terms
Absent healing - Healing from a distance.
Acupuncture - Inserting needles into
meridians to affect the flow of energy (chi).
Alexander technique - Techniques to use
minimal muscle energy to produce maximum efficiency, relieve
pain, and improve body posture.
Alternative medicine – Unconventional
therapy.
Applied kinesiology - Muscle testing to
find out weaknesses due to nutritional deficiency and health
problems.
Aromatherapy - Healing with the help of
essential oils from plants, including massaging.
Art therapy - Also called expressive art
therapy by allowing patients to get involved in arts,
including drawing pictures to alleviate emotional problems.
Ayurveda - Science of life. Healing and
promoting health through body-mind connection by applying
mediation, yoga, purification, and detoxification.
Biofeedback - Collection of physiological
(heart beat, muscle activity, etc.) information to control,
change, or regulate for better health.
Botanical medicine - Medicine obtained from
plants to prevent disease and promote better health.
Breathing therapy - Breathing techniques
for therapeutic purposes.
Chi - Qi, ki - Vital
energy that exists in the body and the universe.
Chiropractics – Manipulative therapy
concentrated on the spine and body structure.
Detoxification - Elimination of toxins and
poisons (cleansing) with the help of diet, massage, and
herbs.
Dietary supplements - Vitamins, minerals,
herbs, and similar botanical products in addition to regular
diet as prescribed in the Dietary Supplement Health and
Education Act (DSHEA) of 1994.
Dosha - Physical, emotional, and spiritual
categorization of human beings (vata, pitta, and kappha).
Electromagnetic fields (EMFs) – Electrical
fields originating from the magnetic center of the earth.
Enzyme therapy - Healing digestive problems
by using botanical supplements and animal enzymes.
Etheric body - Energy fields of body
originating from physical body.
Fasting - Abstaining or reducing intake of
food to minimal level for a certain period of time.
Healing touch - Activating body's energy
points by using hands to balance energy fields of the body. Herbalism - Using herbs and minerals in healing illnesses. |
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Holism (Wholism) - Taking into
consideration body, mind, and spirit in promoting
health.
Hydrotherapy - Application of water to
affect immune and cardiovascular system.
Hypnotherapy - Hypnosis. Cognitive approach
to create changes in perception, memory, mood, and
physiology for the purpose of healing and reaching higher
level of consciousness.
Magnetic therapy - Using magnets in healing
illnesses and correcting imbalances.
Manual therapy - Manipulative therapy.
Healing by touching or exerting force by hands.
Massage – Manipulative therapy
concentrating on muscles and connecting tissues.
Meditation - Increasing awareness, reducing
stress, and develop spiritual growth by concentrating on a
mantra (special word), a subject, or breathing.
Meridians - Energy lines (12 main channels)
of the body to apply acupuncture, acupressure, shiatsu, or
other balancing and regulating therapies.
Naturopathic medicine - Believing in body's
natural healing power by making life style changes, applying
certain diets, homeopathy, and botanical medicine.
Osteopathic medicine – Medical treatment
concentrating on diseases related to musculoskeletal system.
Polarity therapy - Balancing positive and
negative energy charges of the body by massaging.
Prana - Invisible life force originating
from breath and traveling through the universe.
Pranayama - Regulating breathing to create
therapeutic and spiritual effects.
Qi gong – Breathing to enhance the flow of
qi or chi and further improve circulatory and immune system
in traditional Chinese medicine.
Radionics - Using metal object as a
pendulum to detect energy levels in certain parts of the
body to diagnose diseases and imbalances.
Reflexology - Application of pressure
(acupressure) to certain points of foot to relive stress,
prevent sickness, and promote health.
Reiki – Universal life energy in Japanese.
Shiatsu - Therapy by using fingers on
certain points of body to promote energy balance.
T'ai chi - Body movements in meditative
state to promote physical and mental health.
Therapeutic touch – Use of hands in
diagnosing and healing energy imbalances in the body.
Traditional Chinese medicine - Very ancient
Chinese understanding of body and universe in restoring
balance and harmony.
Vegetarianism - Life style that excludes
animals, birds, and fish in diet.
Yin and yang - Feminine (yin, negative) and
masculine (yang, positive) characteristics of body organs in
reaching physical and mental balance and harmony.
Yoga - Ancient Indian practice of
stretching, breath control, and meditation to promote
wellbeing and develop awareness. |
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