List of therapies
This is a list of types of medical therapy, including forms of traditional medicine, alternative medicine, and quackery. 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
- 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
- cobalt therapy
- cold compression therapy
- combination therapy
- consolidation therapy
- contrast bath therapy
- counseling
- craniosacral therapy (mostly pseudoscientific)
- cryotherapy
- crystal therapy (mostly pre- and pseudoscientific)
- curative therapy
- cytoluminescent therapy (mostly pseudoscientific)
- dark therapy
- definitive therapy
- destination therapy
- 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)
- electroconvulsive therapy
- electromagnetic therapy
- electromagnetic therapy (alternative medicine) (pseudoscientific)
- electron therapy
- electrotherapy
- empiric therapy (two senses, one scientific, one not)
- energy therapy (mostly pre- and pseudoscientific)
- enzyme replacement therapy
- epigenetic therapy
- equine therapy
- estrogen replacement therapy
- exercise therapy
- extracorporeal shockwave therapy
- fast neutron therapy
- Feldenkrais therapy (not entirely scientific, but empirical)
- fluoride therapy
- gene therapy
- gene therapy for color blindness
- gene therapy for epilepsy
- gene therapy for osteoarthritis
- gene therapy in Parkinson's disease
- gene therapy of the human retina
- gold standard therapy
- grape therapy (prescientific and quackery forms)
- Greyhound therapy (ironic name)
- halotherapy (mostly prescientific; see also mineral spa)
- heat therapy
- helminthic therapy
- herbal therapy (prescientific and pseudoscientific forms; compare phytotherapy)
- hippotherapy
- hormone therapy
- hormonal therapy (oncology)
- hormone replacement therapy
- hormone replacement therapy (menopause)
- hormone replacement therapy (transgender)
- hormone replacement therapy (female-to-male)
- hormone replacement therapy (male-to-female)
- host modulatory therapy
- hydrotherapy (nonscientific and scientific forms)
- hyperbaric oxygen therapy
- hyperthermia therapy
- hypothermia therapy for neonatal encephalopathy
- ichthyotherapy (prescientific but empirical)
- immunosuppressive therapy
- immunotherapy
- induction therapy
- intraoperative electron radiation therapy
- intraoperative radiation therapy
- intravenous immunoglobulin therapy
- intravenous therapy
- inversion therapy
- investigational therapy
- laser therapy
- leech therapy (prescientific and scientific forms)
- light therapy
- lithium therapy
- low level laser therapy
- maggot therapy
- magnet therapy
- magnetic resonance therapy
- maintenance therapy
- manual therapy
- martial arts therapy
- massage therapy
- medical gas therapy
- medical nutrition therapy
- medical therapy in general contexts means therapy and within medical contexts often means specifically pharmacotherapy
- mesotherapy (pseudoscientific)
- molecular chaperone therapy
- molecular therapy
- monoclonal antibody therapy
- monotherapy
- mud therapy (prescientific)
- music therapy
- negative air ionization therapy
- neoadjuvant therapy
- neurologic music therapy
- neutron capture therapy of cancer
- neutron therapy
- occupational therapy
- oral rehydration therapy
- osmotherapy
- oxygen therapy
- ozone therapy
- palliative therapy
- particle therapy
- pet therapy
- phage therapy
- pharmacotherapy
- phonemic neurological hypochromium therapy
- photodynamic therapy
- phototherapy
- photothermal therapy
- physical therapy
- physiotherapy
- phytotherapy
- platin therapy
- polychemotherapy
- polytherapy
- preventive therapy
- prolotherapy
- prophylactic therapy
- protein therapy
- proton therapy
- pulsed electromagnetic field therapy
- PUVA therapy
- quack therapies
- radiation therapy
- radiotherapy
- rehydration therapy
- rescue therapy
- respiratory therapy
- retail therapy (semifacetious name)
- salt therapy (mostly prescientific; see also mineral spa)
- salvage therapy
- serotherapy
- sex therapy
- sonodynamic therapy (mostly pseudoscientific)
- sound therapy
- spa therapy (prescientific and pseudoscientific forms)
- speech therapy
- speleotherapy (mostly prescientific; see also mineral spa)
- stem cell therapy
- step therapy
- stepladder therapy
- stepdown therapy
- stereotactic radiation therapy
- supportive therapy
- systemic therapy
- sweat therapy (mostly prescientific; see also sauna and mineral spa)
- targeted therapy
- thermotherapy
- TK cell therapy
- tolerogenic therapy
- transdermal continuous oxygen therapy
- ultraviolet light therapy
- urine therapy (some scientific forms; various prescientific or pseudoscientific forms)
- virotherapy
- wake therapy
- Waon therapy
- water cure (therapy)
See also
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