List Of Therapies

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This is a list of types of medical therapy, including forms of traditional medicine and alternative medicine. 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
  • balneotherapy
  • 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
  • climatotherapy
  • cobalt therapy
  • cold compression therapy
  • combination therapy
  • consolidation therapy
  • contrast bath therapy
  • counseling
  • craniosacral therapy (mostly pseudoscientific)
  • cryotherapy
  • crystal therapy (mostly pre- and pseudoscientific)
  • cupping therapy
  • curative therapy
  • cytoluminescent therapy (mostly pseudoscientific)
  • dark therapy
  • definitive therapy
  • destination therapy
  • diathermy
  • 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)
  • electrohomeopathy (electropathy)
  • 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)
  • feminizing hormone therapy
  • 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
  • horticultural therapy
  • 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
  • masculinizing hormone 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)
  • microwave thermotherapy
  • mindfullness
  • molecular chaperone therapy
  • molecular therapy
  • monoclonal antibody therapy
  • monotherapy
  • mud therapy (prescientific)
  • music therapy
  • negative air ionization therapy
  • neoadjuvant therapy
  • neurologic music therapy
  • Neuro 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
  • qigong 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
  • scuba diving 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)
  • tai chi therapy
  • targeted therapy
  • thalassotherapy
  • thermotherapy
  • TK cell therapy
  • tolerogenic therapy
  • transdermal continuous oxygen therapy
  • transgender hormone therapy
  • ultraviolet light therapy
  • urine therapy (some scientific forms; various prescientific or pseudoscientific forms)
  • virotherapy
  • wake therapy
  • Waon therapy
  • water cure therapy


See also

  • List of psychotherapies
  • Public health
  • Therapeutic jurisprudence



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