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Heat therapy — is the application of heat to the body for pain relief and health. It can take the form of a hot cloth, hot water, ultrasound, heating pad, and many others. It can be beneficial to those with arthritis and stiff muscles and tissue. History of… … Wikipedia
Moist heat therapy — provides natural pain relief and otherwise may soothe skin and underlying body parts. Common forms include taking a hot bath, a hot shower, wrapping a hot towel around a strained or painful muscle and using electric or other heating pads for… … Wikipedia
Heat shock protein — Heat shock proteins (HSP) are a group of proteins whose expression is increased when the cells are exposed to elevated temperatures or other stress. This increase in expression is transcriptionally regulated. This dramatic upregulation of the… … Wikipedia
Heat wave — A heat wave is a prolonged period of excessively hot weather, which may be accompanied by high humidity. There is no universal definition of a heat wave;cite journal |last=Meehl |first=George A. |coauthors=Tebaldi, Claudia |title=More Intense,… … Wikipedia
Therapy — For other uses, see Therapy (disambiguation). Therapy Intervention MeSH D013812 Therapy (in Greek: θεραπεία), or treatment, is the attempted remediation of a health problem, usually fo … Wikipedia
therapy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. therapeutics, remedy, healing, cure; rehabilitation, restoration; physical therapy, psychotherapy, etc. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. therapeutics, remedy, healing, treatment, cure; see also medicine 3 .… … English dictionary for students
therapy — 1. The treatment of disease or disorder by any method. SEE ALSO: therapeutics. 2. In psychiatry, and clinical psychology, a short term for psychotherapy. SEE ALSO: psychotherapy … Medical dictionary
heat lamp — noun electric heater consisting of a high power incandescent lamp that emits infrared radiation the bathroom could be warmed by an infrared lamp • Syn: ↑infrared lamp • Hypernyms: ↑electric heater, ↑electric fire * * * noun … Useful english dictionary
heat lamp — a lamp fitted with an infrared bulb to supply heat esp. as part of physical therapy. * * * … Universalium
Music therapy — Intervention ICD 9 CM 93.84 MeSH … Wikipedia
