list of therapies 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 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