Chapter 33 Terms

5. External use of water to treat disease
7. Therapy in which the patient gains conscious control of normally involuntary body functions
8. Technique designed to focus the mind and release stressful thoughts of the body or mind
10. Practice of medicine that considers the person as a whole unit, not as individual parts
11. Any of a range of medical therapies that fall beyond the scope of scientific medicine but may be used alongside it in the treatment of disease and ill health
12. Acupuncture technique in which the heat from smoldering mugroot is used to warm needles or held near the patient’s skin
13. In Chinese philosophy and medicine, the life force flowing through every living being
14. A highly relaxed state with inner absorption, concentration, and focused attention
16. Any type of therapy used in place of traditional and conventional biomedical medicines and treatments
17. System of medical practice that uses remedies designed to produce similar effects to those caused by the disease being treated

1. Incomplete dislocation of a joint
2. An envelope around a living system of both electromagnetic energy, which can be detected, and theoretical “subtle energy,” which cannot be observed
3. Use of a chemical agent to aid the elimination of metals from the body
4. Treatment with odors from natural plant extracts. Also called essential oil therapy
6. System of medical practice that uses remedies designed to produce effects that are different from those caused by the disease being treated
9. An approach to health that combines elements of holistic medicine and mainstream treatments in a patient-focused treatment
11. System of therapy based on the theory that health is determined by the condition of the nervous system
15. A system of alternative medicine that focuses on the health of the whole person with emphasis on wellness and disease prevention