Encyclopedia - Therapy: Encyclopedia - Therapy
Therapy (in Greek: θεραπεία) or treatment is the attempted remediation of a health problem, usually following a diagnosis. Some t...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Therapy: Holistic Health Therapy Dictionary On Therapy
THERAPY: treatment and care of someone to combat disease, injury, or mental disorder.   (See also: Therapy , Alternative Healt...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Therapy: Health And Healing Dictionary On Therapy
THERAPY treatment and care of someone to combat disease, injury, or mental disorder.   (See also: THERAPY , Alternative Health...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dance Therapy: Encyclopedia - Dance Therapy
Dance therapy, or Dance movement therapy (sometimes referred to as choreotherapy), is the psychotherapeutic use of movement (and dance) f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Primal Therapy: Encyclopedia - Primal Therapy
Primal therapy is a trauma-based psychotherapy developed and popularized by Arthur Janov, Ph.D. During therapy the patient is encouraged ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Play Therapy: Encyclopedia - Play Therapy
Play Therapy is defined by the Association for Play Therapy as "the systematic use of a theoretical model to establish an interpersonal p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Music Therapy: Encyclopedia - Music Therapy
Music therapy is the clinical and evidence-based use of music interventions to accomplish individualized goals within a therapeutic relat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gestalt Therapy: Encyclopedia - Gestalt Therapy
Gestalt therapy is a form of psychotherapy, based on the experiential ideal of "here and now," and relationships with others and the worl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Manual Therapy: Encyclopedia - Manual Therapy
Manual Therapy encompasses the diagnosis and treatment of the ailments of various etiologies through hands-on intervention. Manual Therap...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Megavitamin Therapy: Encyclopedia - Megavitamin Therapy
Megavitamin therapy uses large amounts of vitamins, often several times greater than the recommended dietary allowance (RDA) to treat man...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Art Therapy: Encyclopedia - Art Therapy
Art therapy is a type of psychotherapy that uses art-making and creativity to increase emotional well-being. Art therapy combines traditi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cognitive Therapy: Encyclopedia - Cognitive Therapy
Cognitive therapy or cognitive behavior therapy is a kind of psychotherapy used to treat depression, anxiety disorders, phobias, and othe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vision Therapy: Encyclopedia - Vision Therapy
Vision therapy, also known as visual therapy or visual training, is a broadly-defined set of treatment programs related to the improvemen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Physical Therapy: Encyclopedia - Physical Therapy
Physical therapy (also known as physiotherapy) is a health profession concerned with the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of disease ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chelation Therapy: Encyclopedia - Chelation Therapy
Chelation therapy is a process involving the use of chelating agents such as EDTA to remove heavy metals from the body. It has uses in bo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aversion Therapy: Encyclopedia - Aversion Therapy
Aversion therapy is a form of psychiatric treatment in which the patient is exposed to a stimulus while simultaneously being hurt or made...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Beyond Therapy: Encyclopedia - Beyond Therapy
Beyond Therapy is a comedic play by Christopher Durang that had a short run on Broadway in 1982, starring John Lithgow and Dianne Wiest. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Light Therapy: Encyclopedia - Light Therapy
Light therapy or phototherapy consists of exposure to specific wavelengths of light using lasers, LEDs, fluorescent lamps, or very bright...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Manipulative Therapy: Encyclopedia - Manipulative Therapy
Manipulative therapy involves use of body work or massage therapy and other physical manipulation of the body for healing, such as osteop...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Drama Therapy: Encyclopedia - Drama Therapy
Drama therapy is a health and human services profession that seeks to facilitate physical integration and personal growth for individuals...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Urine Therapy: Encyclopedia - Urine Therapy
Urine therapy is a specialized branch of alternative medicine. Any sort of oral or external application of human urine for medicinal purp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brief Therapy: Encyclopedia - Brief Therapy
Brief therapy, sometimes also known as strategic therapy, is an umbrella term for a type of approach to psychotherapy. It differs from ot...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Therapy: New Age Spiritual Dictionary On Therapy
therapy A systematic approach, method, or process designed to heal, restore, health, promote general well-being   (See also: ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Expressive Therapies: Holistic Health Therapy Dictionary On Expressive Therapies
EXPRESSIVE THERAPIES: use the arts to promote physical & mental health and personal growth. Examples of expressive therapies inclu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Therapy?: Encyclopedia Ii - Therapy? - History
Therapy? - The Early Years. The band, highly influenced by artists of the indie rock movement, released its first single, called Meat A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Therapy?: Encyclopedia Ii - Therapy? - Trivia
Much has been made over the years of the unusual question mark suffix to the band's name. Various theories have been ventured by fans, ma...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Chelation Therapy: Holistic Health Therapy Dictionary On Chelation Therapy
CHELATION THERAPY: typically administered in an osteopathic or medical doctor�s office, chelation therapy is a series of intravenous i...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Oxidative Therapy: Natural Health Therapy Dictionary On Oxidative Therapy
OXIDATIVE THERAPY: Oxidative therapy is a type of therapy that supplies oxygen to the body for its potential therapeutic benefit. Curr...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Megavitamin Therapy: Holistic Health Therapy Dictionary On Megavitamin Therapy
MEGAVITAMIN THERAPY: See Orthomolecular medicine.   (See also: Megavitamin therapy , Alternative Health, Body Mind and Soul) ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Zone Therapy: Holistic Health Therapy Dictionary On Zone Therapy
ZONE THERAPY: another name for reflexology. (See reflexology.)   (See also: Zone Therapy , Alternative Health, Body Mind and S...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Enzyme Therapy: Holistic Health Therapy Dictionary On Enzyme Therapy
ENZYME THERAPY: a form of therapy that employs supplements of plant and animal enzymes to improve digestive function and other conditi...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Hiv Therapies: Holistic Health Therapy Dictionary On Hiv Therapies
HIV THERAPIES: practitioners offer a range of therapies that aim to treat the human immuno-deficiency virus, AIDS, or its� symptoms. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Occupational Therapy: Encyclopedia Ii - Occupational Therapy - Areas Of Occupational Therapy
Occupational therapists work in a vast array of settings, these include: Occupational therapy - Physical. Orthopedics (fractures/falls...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Magnetic Therapy: Holistic Health Therapy Dictionary On Magnetic Therapy
MAGNETIC THERAPY: magnetic field therapy or bio-magnetic therapy involves the use of magnets, magnetic devices or magnetic fields to t...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Magnetic Therapy: Natural Health Therapy Dictionary On Magnetic Therapy
MAGNETIC THERAPY: Magnetic therapy, also known as Bio-magnetic therapy, is the application of specifically designed magnets or magneti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Phage Therapy: Encyclopedia Ii - Phage Therapy - Benefits Of Phage Therapy
The most clear benefit of phage therapy is that bacteria cannot easily develop resistance to phages, so the technique is likely to be dev...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Reparative Therapy: Encyclopedia Ii - Reparative Therapy - Controversy
Reparative therapy itself is a highly contentious and controversial topic, and the claims of the ex-gay movement are hotly contested, par...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Color Therapy: Natural Health Therapy Dictionary On Color Therapy
COLOR THERAPY: Color therapy, or color healing, is the therapeutic use of various forms of color and light for physical, emotional, an...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Poetry Therapy: Natural Health Therapy Dictionary On Poetry Therapy
POETRY THERAPY: Poetry therapy, or bibliotherapy, is the intentional use of poetry and other forms of literature for healing and perso...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Phage Therapy: Encyclopedia Ii - Phage Therapy - Difficulties Of Phage Therapy
Some bacteria have no known phage that attack them. Phages tend to be highly specific to certain species of bacteria so many types of pha...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dance Therapy: Natural Health Therapy Dictionary On Dance Therapy
DANCE THERAPY: Dance therapy is a non-verbal, action-oriented method of helping people become aware of their feelings by experiencing ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Orthomolecular Therapy: Natural Health Therapy Dictionary On Orthomolecular Therapy
ORTHOMOLECULAR THERAPY: Orthomolecular therapy is the treatment of disease by varying the concentration of substances (nutrients--vita...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gene Therapy: Encyclopedia Ii - Gene Therapy - Types Of Gene Therapy
In theory it is possible to transform either somatic cells (most cells of the body) or cells of the germline (such as stem cells, sperm c...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Oxidative Therapy: Alternative Medicine Dictionary On Oxidative Therapy
Oxidative therapy: supplies oxygen to the body for its potential therapeutic benefit. The two most widely known types of oxidative the...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Juice Therapy: Natural Health Therapy Dictionary On Juice Therapy
JUICE THERAPY: Juice therapy uses the fresh, raw juice of vegetables and fruits to nourish and replenish the body. used as nutritional...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Chelation Therapy: Natural Health Therapy Dictionary On Chelation Therapy
CHELATION THERAPY: Chelation therapy is a series of intravenous injections of the synthetic amino aid EDTA, designed to detoxify the b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Reality Therapy: Encyclopedia Ii - Reality Therapy - Applications
In education, Reality Therapy can be used as a basis for the entire school's classroom management plan. Schools that conform to the chara...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Regression Therapy: Wiccan Pagan Dictionary On Regression Therapy
REGRESSION THERAPY - past life research and therapy. (NAD)   (See also: REGRESSION THERAPY , Wiccan Pagan, Paganism, Pagan Dic...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Neural Therapy: Holistic Health Therapy Dictionary On Neural Therapy
NEURAL THERAPY: a form of therapy based on the idea that illness is the result of disruptions in biological energy and that the disrup...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Amma Therapy: Holistic Health Therapy Dictionary On Amma Therapy
AMMA THERAPY: system of bodywork therapy that uses traditional oriental medical principles for assessing and evaluating imbalances in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Phage Therapy: Encyclopedia Ii - Phage Therapy - History Of Phage Therapy
In Russia from the time of Stalin there has been extensive research and development in this field. Isolated from Western advances in anti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gene Therapy: Encyclopedia Ii - Gene Therapy - Vectors In Gene Therapy
Viruses attack their hosts to insert their genetic material into the genetic material of the host. This genetic material contains instruc...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Crystal Therapy: Natural Health Therapy Dictionary On Crystal Therapy
CRYSTAL THERAPY: Crystal therapy, sometimes referred to as gem therapy or crystal healing, is the use of quartz crystals, gemstones, a...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Drama Therapy: Natural Health Therapy Dictionary On Drama Therapy
DRAMA THERAPY: Drama therapy is defined by the National Drama Therapy Association as "the intentional use of drama/theater proces...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Rasayana Therapy: Alternative Health Dictionary On Rasayana Therapy
Rasayana therapy (Rasayana Ayurvedic Rejuvenation Therapy, the rejuvenation-Rasayana therapy): A group of special rejuvenation procedu...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Oxygen Therapy: Alternative Treatment Dictionary On Oxygen Therapy
Oxygen Therapy: Hydrogen peroxide therapy, ozone therapy and hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) supply increased ozygen to the body. &...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yoga Therapy: Holistic Health Therapy Dictionary On Yoga Therapy
YOGA THERAPY: emerging field of practices that use yoga to address mental and physical problems while integrating body & mind. Pra...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Intravenous Therapy: Encyclopedia Ii - Intravenous Therapy - Risks Of Intravenous Therapy
Intravenous therapy has many risks and should therefore only be performed by trained personnel under medical supervision, using proper eq...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Electroconvulsive Therapy: Encyclopedia Ii - Electroconvulsive Therapy - Continuation Phase Therapy
Successful acute phase antidepressant pharmacotherapy or ECT should almost always be followed by at least 6 months of continued treatment...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Regression Therapy:: Alternative Health Dictionary On Regression Therapy:
progression/regression therapy: Variation of past-life therapy.   (See also: Regression therapy: , Body Mind and Soul, Altern...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Reality Therapy: Encyclopedia Ii - Reality Therapy - Criticisms
Reality Therapy at present is little known, and little tested. Its "one answer solves all" approach is likely to receive criticism simila...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Massage Therapy: Holistic Health Therapy Dictionary On Massage Therapy
MASSAGE THERAPY: This is a general term for a range of therapeutic approaches with roots in both Eastern and Western cultures. Involve...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Detoxification Therapy: Natural Health Therapy Dictionary On Detoxification Therapy
DETOXIFICATION THERAPY: Each year people are exposed to thousands of toxic chemicals and pollutants in the earth's atmosphere, water, ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Art Therapy: Natural Health Therapy Dictionary On Art Therapy
ART THERAPY: Art therapy is the use of art for therapeutic purposes.   Therapeutic art experiences, using simple art materials, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Reparative Therapy: Encyclopedia Ii - Reparative Therapy - Techniques
Reparative therapy refers to a specific counseling technique for changing gay or lesbian subjects into heterosexuals, but can be used mor...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Phytoestrogen Therapy: Natural Health Therapy Dictionary On Phytoestrogen Therapy
PHYTOESTROGEN THERAPY: One option for women who cannot take estrogen (those with congestive heart failure or migraines, for example) i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Intravenous Therapy: Encyclopedia Ii - Intravenous Therapy - Forms Of Intravenous Therapy
Intravenous therapy - Intravenous drip. An intravenous drip is the continuous infusion of fluids, with or without medications, through ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Craniosomatic Therapy: Alternative Health Dictionary On Craniosomatic Therapy
CranioSomatic Therapy: a form CranioSacral Therapy that includes more than 40 techniques.   (See also: CranioSomatic Therapy ,...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Magnet Therapy: Health And Healing Dictionary On Magnet Therapy
Magnet therapy (biomagnetics, biomagnetic therapeutics, biomagnetic therapy, biomagnetism, Electro-Biomagnetics, electro-biomagnetics ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Cell Therapy: Natural Health Therapy Dictionary On Cell Therapy
CELL THERAPY: Cell therapy promotes physical regeneration through the injection of healthy cellular material into the body.   &n...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Reconstructive Therapy: Natural Health Therapy Dictionary On Reconstructive Therapy
RECONSTRUCTIVE THERAPY: Reconstructive therapy uses injections of natural substances to stimulate the growth of connective tissue in o...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Suggestive Therapy: Alternative Health Dictionary On Suggestive Therapy
Suggestive Therapy (suggestive therapeutics, Suggestive Therapy work): therapeutic phase of Concept-Therapy. Its principle is that the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Reparative Therapy: Encyclopedia Ii - Reparative Therapy - History
The idea of altering a person's sexual orientation is not a new idea and harkens back to the start of psychology itself. By classifying h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Reparative Therapy: Encyclopedia Ii - Reparative Therapy - Doctrine
Contemporary secular reparative therapy, as championed by leading reparative therapists Joseph Nicolosi and Charles Socarides, holds that...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cognitive Therapy: Encyclopedia Ii - Cognitive Therapy - Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
While similar views of emotion have existed for millennia, cognitive therapy was developed in its present form by Albert Ellis and Aaron ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Concept-therapy: Alternative Health Dictionary On Concept-therapy
Concept-Therapy (Concept-Therapy Technique, Concept-Therapy total treatment method): Chiropractic system introduced in 1931 by Thurman...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Craniosacral Therapy: Holistic Health Therapy Dictionary On Craniosacral Therapy
CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY: a manual procedure for remedying distortions in the structure and function of the craniosacral mechanism - the b...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dance Therapy: Traditional Medicine Dictionary On Dance Therapies
Dance therapy , Dance therapies ,  : The use of dancing for therapeutic purposes.   (See also: Dance therapy , Alterna...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Art Therapy: Traditional Medicine Dictionary On Art Therapies
Art therapy , Art therapies ,  : The use of art as an adjunctive therapy in the treatment of neurological, mental, or behavior...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Music Therapy: Traditional Medicine Dictionary On Music Therapy
Music therapy , Music therapy ,  : The use of music as an adjunctive therapy in the treatment of neurological, mental, or beha...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Shen Therapy: Alternative Treatment Dictionary On Shen Therapy
SHEN Therapy: As a form of touch therapy, SHEN (specific human energy nexus) Therapy seeks to enable normal energy flows through the b...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dance Therapy, Movement Therapies: Massage Bodywork Dictionary On Dance/movement Therapies
DANCE/MOVEMENT THERAPIES Dance/movement therapies focus on personal expression to enhance emotional and psychological healing. Using e...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Magnet Therapy: Alternative Health Dictionary On Magnet Therapy
magnet therapy (biomagnetics, biomagnetic therapeutics, biomagnetic therapy, biomagnetism, Electro-Biomagnetics, electro-biomagnetics ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dance Therapy: Alternative Medicine Dictionary On Dance Therapy, Movement Therapies
Dance and movement therapies: therapeutic technique which uses expressive movement as a tool for personal expression, psychological an...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Biomagnetic Therapy: Alternative Health Dictionary On Biomagnetic Therapy
biomagnetic therapy (magnetic therapy): Method taught by Michael Tierra (see Planetary Herbology), author of Biomagnetic and Herbal Th...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Pet Therapy: Holistic Health Therapy Dictionary On Pet Therapy
PET THERAPY: a therapeutic approach based on the idea that expressing affection for a pet helps people feel happier, maintain a positi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Reality Therapy: Encyclopedia Ii - Reality Therapy - Process
Reality Therapy - Involvement. Establishing a relationship with the client is believed to be the most important factor in all types of ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Drug Therapy: Holistic Health Therapy Dictionary On Drug Therapy
DRUG THERAPY: various drugs are used to alleviate symptoms of some mental illnesses. Lithium is used in alleviating symptoms of manic ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Meta-therapy: Alternative Health Dictionary On Meta-therapy
Meta-Therapy: synthesis of Gestalt psychotherapy and T'ai Chi energy work originated by John Mastro, C.S.W. (see Chi-Therapy).  ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Regression Therapy: Alternative Health Dictionary On Regression Therapy
regression therapy (hypnotic regression therapy): Method that evokes memories of, symbols of, and/or fantasies about adolescent, child...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Touch Therapy: Alternative Health Dictionary On Touch Therapy
touch therapy (touch healing, touch therapies, the laying on of hands): The laying on of hands and variations thereof, including OMEGA...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fluoride Therapy: Encyclopedia Ii - Fluoride Therapy - Benefits Of Fluoride Therapy
Fluoride therapy is commonly practiced and generally agreed upon as being useful in the modern dental field. Fluoride combats the formati...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Hiv Therapies: Health And Healing Dictionary On Hiv Therapies
HIV THERAPIES practitioners offer a range of therapies that aim to treat the human immuno-deficiency virus, AIDS, or its’ sympto...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Gem Therapy: Health And Healing Dictionary On Gem Therapy
Gem therapy: The wearing of precious and semiprecious stones for healing, for example, bloodstones for hemorrhages and rubies for chil...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Colon Therapy: Natural Health Therapy Dictionary On Colon Therapy
COLON THERAPY: The colon, along with the skin, kidneys, and lungs, is a major organ for eliminating bodily waste.   The healthy ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Enzyme Therapy: Natural Health Therapy Dictionary On Enzyme Therapy
ENZYME THERAPY: Both plant-derived and pancreatic enzymes are employed in enzyme therapy and they can be used independently or in comb...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Colonic Therapy: Alternative Medicine Dictionary On Colonic Therapy
Colonic therapy: colonic irrigations with fluid under gentle pressure are a method of and therapy for bowel cleansing designed to deto...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Complementary Therapies: Alternative Medicine Dictionary On Complementary Therapies
Complementary therapies: alternative therapies which enhance and support allopathic treatments; a term more frequently used in Europe....   » Read the article

Dictionary - Reichian Therapies: Alternative Health Dictionary On Reichian Therapies
Reichian Therapies (Reichian-based therapies, Reichian-oriented therapies): Variety of regression methods whose theories share Wilhelm...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dream Therapy: Natural Health Therapy Dictionary On Dream Therapy
DREAM THERAPY: Dream therapy is the use of dreams and the dream state to accomplish physical and emotional healing.   It involve...   » Read the article