Therapy

Of medicine and medical care.

(medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.); "the quarterback is undergoing treatment for a knee injury"; "he tried every treatment the doctors suggested"; "heat therapy gave the best relief".

This concept's ID is @1~3448

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  • psychotherapy 9 facts

    The treatment of mental or emotional problems by psychological means.

  • radiotherapy 4 facts

    (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive...

  • physical therapy 3 facts

    Therapy that uses physical agents: exercise and massage and other modalities.

  • shock therapy 3 facts

    Treatment of certain psychotic states by the administration of shocks that are followed...

  • medication 2 facts

    The act of treating with medicines or remedies.

  • electrotherapy 2 facts

    The therapeutic application of electricity to the body (as in the treatment of various...

  • speech therapy 1 facts

    Any therapy intended to correct a disorder of speech.

  • chemotherapy 1 facts

    The use of chemical agents to treat or control disease (or mental illness).

  • correction 1 facts

    Treatment of a specific defect; "the correction of his vision with eye glasses".

  • hormone replacement therapy 0 facts

    Hormones (estrogen and progestin) are given to postmenopausal women...

  • immunotherapy 0 facts

    Therapy designed to produce immunity to a disease or to enhance resistance by the...

  • infrared therapy 0 facts

    The use of infrared radiation (as by infrared lamps or heating pads or hot water...

  • inflation therapy 0 facts

    Therapy in which water or oxygen or a drug is introduced into the respiratory...

  • iontophoresis 0 facts

    Therapy that uses a local electric current to introduce the ions of a medicine into...

  • megavitamin therapy 0 facts

    Therapy based on a theory that taking very large doses of vitamins will prevent...

  • occupational therapy 0 facts

    Therapy based on engagement in meaningful activities of daily life, especially...

  • phytotherapy 0 facts

    The use of plants or plant extracts for medicinal purposes (especially plants that...

  • refrigeration 0 facts

    Deliberately lowering the body's temperature for therapeutic purposes; "refrigeration...

  • thermotherapy 0 facts

    The use of heat to treat a disease or disorder; heating pads or hot compresses or...

  • thrombolytic therapy 0 facts

    Therapy consisting of the administration of a pharmacological agent to cause...

  • aromatherapy 0 facts

    The therapeutic use of aromatic plant extracts and essential oils in baths or mass...

  • heliotherapy 0 facts

    Therapeutic exposure to sunlight.

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  • therapist 14 facts

    A person skilled in a particular type of therapy.