Therapy (Latin therapīa; Greek: θεραπεία) literally means "curing, healing"[1] and is the attempted remediation of a health problem, usually following a diagnosis. In the medical field, it is synonymous with the word "treatment". Among psychologists, the term may refer specifically to psychotherapy or talking therapies.
Types of therapies
By therapy composition[edit]
Treatments can be classified according to the method of treatment:
- by matter
- by drug: pharmacotherapy, chemotherapy, mesotherapy
- by medical device
- by gene: gene therapy
- by gold: chrysotherapy (aurotherapy)
- by hormone: hormone therapy
- by organism: biotherapy
- by virus: virotherapy
- by bacteriophage: phage therapy
- by maggot: maggot therapy
- by ozone: ozonotherapy
- by salt: speleotherapy
- by serum: serotherapy
- by smell: aromatherapy
- by water: hydrotherapy
- by plants: phytotherapy
- by energy
- by electric energy
- by light: phototherapy
- by mechanical: manual therapy as massotherapy & therapy by exercise as in physiotherapy
- by radiation: radiotherapy
- by temperature
- by heat: thermotherapy
- by cold: cryotherapy
- by human interaction
- by counseling, such as psychotherapy
- by education
- by physical therapy/occupational therapy, massage therapy, or acupuncture
- by lifestyle modifications, such as avoiding unhealthy food or maintaining a predictable sleep schedule
- by coaching
- by animal interaction
- by fish: ichthyotherapy
- by horse: equine therapy, hippotherapy
- by meditation
- meditative therapies e.g. mystic rose, no-mind, mindfulnes
- by reading
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Therapy
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