Phrase Hound found 103 phrases and 153 compound words that contain therapy. The most common are listed below. Open therapy in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 103
- occupational therapyThe therapeutic practice of encouraging better quality of life through the pursuit of work or other occupations.
- gene therapyAny of several therapies involving the insertion of genes into a patient's cells in order to replace defective ones.
- Drug therapy
- massage therapyThe therapeutic use of massage.
- physical therapyAny of various therapeutic exercises and other activities to treat injury or dysfunction, or such exercises and activities collectively.
- group therapyA form of psychotherapy where patients are treated as a group, using group dynamics.
- radiation therapyThe use of ionizing radiation to treat disease, especially cancer.
- hormone therapyHormone replacement therapy.
- music therapyAny of various supposed therapeutic uses of music.
- speech therapyThe study and correction of a person's speech and language defects, disorders in communication and swallowing disorders.
- hormone replacement therapyAny of several medical regimens that introduce sex hormones to the body to replace lost or unavailable ones.
- conversion therapyThe practice of psychiatric or psychological treatment to attempt to change the sexual orientation or gender identity of an LGBT person; used especially as an attempt to turn gay people heterosexual.
- art therapyThe use of creative activities related to the visual arts to improve physical, mental, emotional, or spiritual well-being.
- pet therapyAn alternative or complementary type of therapy that includes the use of animals in a treatment.
- Antiretroviral Therapy
- Family Therapy
- Combination therapy
- Cancer therapy
- drama therapyThe use of acting techniques used for actors and non-actors to facilitate personal growth and promote mental health.
- shock therapyThe use of a single, very large dose of a medicine.
- therapy-speakThe employment of psychologic jargon to converse with other people.
- cognitive behavioral therapyA psychotherapeutic approach that addresses dysfunctional emotions, behaviors, and cognitions, focussing on a client's current state rather than on their past.
- retail therapyShopping that is done purely for pleasure, especially as a distraction from personal difficulties or disappointments.
- sound therapyThe practice of using the supposed therapeutic effects of sounds to cure illness.
- electroconvulsive therapyA biomedical therapy for severely depressed patients in which a brief electric current is sent through the brain of an anesthetized patient, with the noted side effect of memory loss.
Compound words 153
- aromatherapyThe use of selected fragrances in lotions and inhalants in an effort to affect mood and promote health.
- hypnotherapyTreatment of disease by means of hypnotism.
- brachytherapyRadiotherapy using radioactive sources positioned within (or close to) the treatment volume, typically with radiopharmaceuticals as opposed to external-beam sources.
- cryotherapyThe use of low temperatures in medical therapy or the removal of heat from a body part, aiming to decrease cellular metabolism and inflammation and to promote vasoconstriction.
- thalassotherapyThe therapeutic use of seawater.
- sclerotherapyA treatment for varicose veins, hemorrhoids, and ulcers involving an injection of material into a blood vessel to make it harden and shrink.
- prolotherapyThe injection of an otherwise non-pharmacological and non-active irritant solution into the body, generally in the region of tendons or ligaments for the purpose of strengthening weakened connective tissue and alleviating musculoskeletal …
- heliotherapyAny medical therapy by exposure to light.
- teletherapyA (nonscientific or pseudoscientific) form of (alleged) medical therapy involving telepathy; also (archaically) called the absent treatment.
- halotherapyTherapy, such as hydrotherapy, which makes use of salt or saltwater.