List of therapies

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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