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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. ...
Somatic dysfunction in which the vertebral unit is flexed, rotated and sidebent right; usually preceded by a designation of the vertebral unit(s) involved (e.g., C3-5 FRS right or C3-5 FRRSR).
Industry:Alternative therapy
Sphenoid and occiput have rotated in opposite directions around parallel transverse axes; the basiocciput and basisphenoid are both inferior in SBS extension with a decrease in the dorsal convexity between these two bones.
Industry:Alternative therapy
Sphenoid and occiput have rotated in opposite directions around parallel transverse axes; the basiocciput and basisphenoid are both superior in SBS extension with an increase in the dorsal convexity between these two bones.
Industry:Alternative therapy
Sphenoid and occiput have rotated in opposite directions around parallel vertical axes and rotate in the same direction around an A-P axis. SBS sidebending-rotations are named for the convexity, right or left.
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Sphenoid and occiput have rotated in the same direction around parallel transverse axes. Vertical strains of the SBS are named for the position of the basisphenoid, superior or inferior.
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Sphenoid and occiput have rotated in the same direction around parallel vertical axes. Lateral strains of the SBS are named for the position of the basisphenoid, right or left.
Industry:Alternative therapy
Spontaneous motion of every cell, organ, system and their component units within the body.
Industry:Alternative therapy
Stretching injuries of ligamentous tissue (compare with strain). First degree: microtrauma; second degree: partial tear; third degree: complete disruption.
Industry:Alternative therapy
Striking the belly of a muscle with the hypothenar edge of the open hand in rapid succession in an attempt to increase its tone and arterial perfusion.
Industry:Alternative therapy
Striking the skin with cupped palms to produce vibrations with the intention of loosening material in the lumen of hollow tubes or sacs within the body, particularly the lungs.
Industry:Alternative therapy
