Therapy

A therapy or medical treatment is the attempted remediation of a health problem, usually following a medical diagnosis. Both words, treatment and therapy, are often abbreviated Tx, or Tx.

instructions governing the plan of care for an individual patient, often written authorization to obtain a drug from a pharmacist

use of donated organs for transplantation or research

thumb|right|200px|The medicinal spa of Harkány is supplied by thermal wells that produce high sulfide content chloride water containing sodium-, calcium- and hydrogen carbonate. A spa is a location where mineral-rich spring water (sometimes seawater) is used to give medicinal baths. Spa health treatments are known as balneotherapy. The belief in the curative powers of mineral waters and hot springs goes back to prehistoric times. Spa towns, spa resorts, and day spas are popular worldwide, but are especially widespread in Europe and Japan.

type of fluid replacement used to prevent and treat dehydration

medical term

thumb|300px|Diagram featuring stages of tissue healing Regarding physical trauma or disease suffered by an organism, healing involves the repairing of damaged tissue(s), organs and the biological system as a whole and resumption of (normal) functioning. Medicine includes the process by which the cells in the body regenerate and repair to reduce the size of a damaged or necrotic area and replace it with new living tissue. The replacement can happen in two ways: by regeneration in which the necrotic cells are replaced by new cells that form "like" tissue as was originally there; or by repair in

Pharmacotherapy, also known as pharmacological therapy or drug therapy, is defined as medical treatment that utilizes one or more pharmaceutical drugs to improve ongoing symptoms (symptomatic relief), treat the underlying condition, or act as a prevention for other diseases (prophylaxis).

therapeutic use of bacteriophages to treat pathogenic bacterial infections

A cure is a substance or procedure that resolves a medical condition. This may include a medication, a surgical operation, a lifestyle change, or even a philosophical shift that alleviates a person's suffering or achieves a state of healing. The medical condition can be a disease, mental illness or genetic disorder.

thumb|Children in a Snoezelen room thumb|Room for Snoezel therapy in a group home for people with a developmental disability in the Netherlands

thumb|right|Orthokeratology lens Orthokeratology, also referred to as Night lenses, Ortho-K, OK, Overnight Vision Correction, Corneal Refractive Therapy (CRT), Accelerated Orthokeretology, Cornea Corrective Contacts, Eccentricity Zero Molding, and Gentle Vision Shaping System (GVSS), is the use of gas-permeable contact lenses that temporarily reshape the cornea to reduce refractive errors such as myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism.

form of alternative medicine in which local anesthetic is injected into certain locations of the body in an attempt to treat chronic pain and illness

treatment for some kinds of pain

therapy based on clinical educated guesses

treatment technique in a virtual reality environment that minimizes avoidance behavior

Form of alternative medicine

Sociotherapy is a transdisciplinary partnership approach to addressing social and mental health concerns, wellness, and the struggles people experience. It is a holistic, sociology-informed clinical practice that attends to the whole person within the full context of their lived situation. Grounded in an understanding of the dynamic interdependence between individuals, communities, social structures, and the environment, Sociotherapy emphasizes that human experience is relationally constituted. These interwoven relational systems together form each client's relational ground—the dynamic field

therapy designed to treat sensory processing disorder

treatment for sleep disorder

A regimen is a plan, or course of action such as a diet, exercise or medical treatment. Examples of regimens include low-salt diets, a course of penicillin is a regimen, and there are many chemotherapy regimens in the treatment of cancer.

use of circadian or other rhythmic cycles of a condition's symptoms in applying therapy

Pyrotherapy (artificial fever) is a method of treatment by raising the body temperature or sustaining an elevated body temperature using a fever. In general, the body temperature was maintained at 41 °C (105 °F). Many diseases were treated by this method in the first half of the 20th century.

study and treatment of addiction with the tools of psychology

Optometric treatment aimed at improving visual function

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form of therapy aimed at healing trauma