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well as other significant health problems. formulate a clear clinical question from a patient’s problem;
search the literature for relevant clinical articles; evaluate
Equine therapy: Equine-assisted therapy (EAT) (critically appraise) the evidence for its validity and
encompasses a range of treatments that includes activities usefulness; implement useful findings in clinical practice.
with horses and other equines to promote physical, The term “evidence based medicine” (no hyphen) was
occupational, and emotional growth in persons with coined at McMaster medical school in Canada in the 1980’s
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), anxiety, to label this clinical learning strategy, which people at the
autism, cerebral palsy, dementia, depression, developmental school had been developing for over a decade.
delay, genetic syndromes (such as Down’s syndrome),
traumatic brain injuries, behavioral issues, abuse issues, Expectorant: Facilitates removal of secretions.
post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), drug and alcohol
addiction, and other mental health problems.

Ergonomic modification: Ergonomic modification is a
scientific area that studies the connections between human
beings and other body systems. It can assist with posture F
and mechanics and can help prevent stress to the body.
Ergonomic modification techniques include anything from
alternations to sitting and driving position, to posture, to the
placement of one’s desk, chair, or computer.
Faith healing: Is the ritualistic practice of prayer and
Errhine: Bringing on sneezing, increasing flow of mucus gestures (such as laying on of hands) that are claimed to
in nasal passages. elicit divine intervention in spiritual and physical healing,
especially the Christian practice. Believers assert that the
Escharotic: A caustic substance that destroys tissue and healing of disease and disability can be brought about by
causes sloughing. religious faith through prayer and/or other rituals that,
according to adherents, stimulate a divine presence and
Essential Oils: Aromatic volatile oils extracted from power. Regarded as a Christian belief that God heals people
the leaves, stems, flowers, and other parts of plants. through the power of the Holy Spirit, faith healing often
Therapeutic use generally includes dilution of the highly involves the laying on of hands.
concentrated oil.
Fango: Mature thermal mud (fango) is a mixture of clay,
Estrogenic: Causes the production of estrogen. thermal water and micro-organisms. The maturation
process takes place in special basins that, for a period of 2/3
Euphoriant: Produces a sense of bodily comfort; months, is bathed in thermal water flowing over the clay
temporary effect and often addictive.
at a temperature of 60°C, constantly exposed to the sun’s
Eurythmy therapy: Eurythmy therapy is a movement rays. In this phase the clay undergoes a metamorphosis
therapy that harmonizes the whole human being by and develops a colony of algae and organic microflora
balancing the physical body with the life forces and soul and increases its suppleness and heat retention properties.
forces, drawing upon the formative forces of the creative The thermal stress aids the formation of microorganisms
World Word, the planets and constellations, and the four (diatoms) which produce anti-inflammatory, analgesic and
elements. A key modality in Anthroposophical medicine, therapeutic effects.
Eurythmy therapy has been successfully practiced for more Fangotherapy: Fangotherapy is the name of a spa body
than 90 years, with application used for many indications treatment in which mineral-rich thermal mud, clay or peat
from small children to senior citizens. These are non- is spread over the body for the purpose of purification,
aerobic exercises done in standing, wearing normal street revitalization, deep cleansing and to help reduce bodily
clothes.
toxins. Some Fangotherapy sessions include bathing in
Evidence-based medicine: The process of systematically the mud (mud baths), others include mud massages, while
finding, appraising, and using contemporaneous research others involve the simple application of the mud to the
findings as the basis for clinical decisions. Evidence-based skin. See Fango.
medicine asks questions, finds and appraises the relevant Fascia/fascial: thickened states of tissues surrounding the
data, and harnesses that information for everyday clinical muscles and organs.
practice. Evidence-based medicine follows four steps:

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