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List of therapies

This is a list of types of medical therapy, including forms of traditional medicine and alternative medicine. For psychotherapies and other behavioral and psychological intervention methods, see list of psychotherapies. abortive therapy acupressure (some scientific aspects, many prescientific) acupuncture (some scientific aspects, many prescientific) adjunct therapy adjunctive therapy adjuvant therapy alternative therapy (two senses: a second choice among scientific therapies, or alternative medicine) androgen replacement therapy animal-assisted therapy antibody therapy antihormone therapy antiserum therapy aquarium therapy aquatic therapy (nonscientific and scientific forms) aromatherapy art therapy Auger therapy aurotherapy autism therapies autologous immune enhancement therapy balneotherapy bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (some scientific aspects, some pseudoscientific) biotherapy blood irradiation therapy brachytherapy cardiac resynchronization therapy cell therapy cytotherapy cell transfer therapy chelation therapy chemotherapy Chinese food therapy (some scientific aspects, mostly prescientific) chiropractic therapy (some scientific aspects, some pseudoscientific) chronotherapy (treatment scheduling) chrysotherapy climatotherapy cobalt therapy cold compression therapy combination therapy consolidation therapy contrast bath therapy counseling craniosacral therapy (mostly pseudoscientific) cryotherapy crystal therapy (mostly pre- and pseudoscientific) cupping therapy curative therapy cytoluminescent therapy (mostly pseudoscientific) dark therapy definitive therapy destination therapy diathermy diesel therapy (ironic name) dietary therapy (various nonscientific and scientific forms) drug therapy duct tape occlusion therapy (mechanism unknown but has had some scientific study) electrohomeopathy (electropathy) electroconvulsive therapy electromagnetic therapy electromagnetic therapy (alternative medicine) (pseudoscientific) electron therapy electrotherapy empiric therapy (two senses, one scientific, one

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A therapy or medical treatment (Both words, "Treatment" and "Therapy" are often abbreviated tx, Tx, or Tx) is the attempted remediation of a health problem, usually following a medical diagnosis. As a rule, each therapy has indications and contraindications. There are many different types of therapy. Not all therapies are effective. Many therapies can produce unwanted adverse effects. Medical treatment and therapy are generally considered synonyms. However, in the context of mental health, the term therapy may refer specifically to psychotherapy.

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