- Industrie: Alternative therapy
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The American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) is a non-profit organization that supports the United States' colleges of osteopathic medicine and serves as a unifying voice for osteopathic medical education. Governed by its Board of Deans and led by President Stephen C. ...
A restriction of joint motion associated with pathologic change of tissues (example: osteophytes).
Industry:Alternative therapy
A series of direct manipulative procedures to prevent or decrease soft tissue restrictions about the shoulder.
Industry:Alternative therapy
A shifting suspension fulcrum of the reciprocal tension membrane located along the straight sinus at the junction of the falx cerebri and tentorium cerebelli.
Industry:Alternative therapy
A somatic dysfunction in which movement or position of one or several ribs is altered or disrupted. For example, an elevated rib is one held in a position of inhalation such that motion toward inhalation is freer, and motion toward exhalation is restricted. A depressed rib is one held in a position of exhalation such that motion toward exhalation is freer and there is a restriction in inhalation.
Industry:Alternative therapy
A spinal curve pattern combining kyphosis and scoliosis.
Industry:Alternative therapy
A tissue texture abnormality characterized by a cord-like feeling.
Industry:Alternative therapy
A vertical line passing through the lateral malleolus, used as a point of reference in standing lateral x-rays and postural evaluation.
Industry:Alternative therapy
Ability of a strained body or tissue to recover its original shape after deformation.
Industry:Alternative therapy
An action or force causing or tending to cause two contiguous parts of an articulation to slide relative to each other in a direction parallel to their plane of contact.
Industry:Alternative therapy
