behandelwijze

Definitions of behandelwijze
  1. noun
    care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)
    synonyms: behandeling, geneesmethode, geneeswijze, therapie
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    gezondheidszorg
    professional treatment for illness or injury
    massage
    kneading and rubbing parts of the body to increase circulation and promote relaxation
    ontwenningskuur
    a treatment for addiction to drugs or alcohol intended to remove the physiological effects of the addictive substances
    chiropraxie
    a method of treatment that manipulates body structures (especially the spine) to relieve low back pain or even headache or high blood pressure
    fysiatrie, naturopathie, natuurgeneeskunde, natuurgeneeswijze
    a method of treating disease using food and exercise and heat to assist the natural healing process
    osteopathie
    therapy based on the assumption that restoring health is best accomplished by manipulating the skeleton and muscles
    acupunctuur
    treatment of pain or disease by inserting the tips of needles at specific points on the skin
    acupressuur
    treatment of symptoms by applying pressure with the fingers to specific pressure points on the body
    hydrologie, hydrotherapie, koudwaterkuur, waterbehandeling
    the internal and external use of water in the treatment of disease
    rustkuur
    rest as a medical treatment for stress or anxiety etc.
    nabehandeling, nazorg
    care and treatment of a convalescent patient
    hospitalisatie, ziekenhuisopname
    placing in medical care in a hospital
    beregening, besproeiing, bevloeiing, irrigatie
    (medicine) cleaning a wound or body organ by flushing or washing out with water or a medicated solution
    fix, shot
    the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe
    allopathie
    the usual method of treating disease with remedies that produce effects differing from those produced by the disease itself
    homeopathie
    a method of treating disease with small amounts of remedies that, in large amounts in healthy people, produce symptoms similar to those being treated
    type of:
    verpleging, ziekenverpleging, zorg
    the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
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