alternative medicine clinic
A site for health care following any special philosophy of treatment not recognized by standard medicine.
An alternative medicine clinic is any site devoted to health care which follows some style of bodily treatment with origins outside conventional medical practice. This includes chiropractic clinics, osteopathic clinics, folk medicine clinics, and similar varieties. It does not include any kind of mental health clinic.
The focus is bodily treatment through the named nonconventional approaches, rather than mental-health care. Counseling associated with a bodily treatment does not turn the facility into a mental-health clinic.
The osteopathic clinic described here centers on manual treatment. This is distinct from the full scope of practice of a U.S. Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, who is a licensed physician.
More specific definitions
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acupuncture clinic
A center where patients are treated for pain or ailments by placing needles at specific points on the body. -
chiropractic clinic
A center for treatment of patients by practitioners of chiropractic therapy, involving manipulation of the spine, joints, and muscles. -
folk medicine clinic
A center treating patients with traditional remedies passed down generationally and not encoded in scientific medical practice. -
homeopathic clinic
A center for treatment of patients through administration of diluted preparations with supposed healing properties. -
osteopathic clinic
A center for treatment of patients through osteopathic therapy, involving exterior manipulations of the body.
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veterinary clinic
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