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'''Therapy''', in the medical field also called '''treatment''', is what people do to try to solve or care for a [[health]] problem, [[Human body|physical]] or [[mental illness|mental]]. When a person is [[ill]] or [[injury|injured]], a [[Medical doctor|doctor]] may make a [[medical diagnosis]] and then recommend a therapy to try to make the person well. The therapy can be, for example, [[ |
'''Therapy''', in the medical field also called '''treatment''', is what people do to try to solve or care for a [[health]] problem, [[Human body|physical]] or [[mental illness|mental]]. When a person is [[ill]] or [[injury|injured]], a [[Medical doctor|doctor]] may make a [[medical diagnosis]] and then recommend a therapy to try to make the person well. The therapy can be, for example, [[medication]]s (drugs), [[surgery]] or a change of [[diet]]. Therapy may be offered at work to help people with stress.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2023-03-12|title=Therapy at work: banks and law firms among those offering counselling as staff perk|work=Financial Times|url=https://www.ft.com/content/adf2d395-b100-403a-8653-ae48fb278be1|access-date=2023-03-13}}</ref> |
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A person who does therapy as a job is called a '''therapist.''' There are many kinds of therapists. for example: |
A person who does therapy as a job is called a '''therapist.''' There are many kinds of therapists.<ref name="Jobs For Physical therapist">{{cite web|title=Physical therapist Jobs|url=https://alternativehub.org/alternative-jobs-for-physical-therapists/|publisher=Alternative Hub|accessdate=3 May 2019|archive-date=3 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190503065039/https://alternativehub.org/alternative-jobs-for-physical-therapists/|url-status=dead}}</ref> for example: |
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* [[:en:Group psychotherapy|Group therapist]] |
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* [[Hypnosis#Hypnotherapy|Hypnotherapist]] |
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* [[:en:Occupational therapy|Occupational therapist]] |
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== Therapeutic effects == |
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* A ''[[side-effect]]'' is an unwanted effect from therapy. For example, taking medications as tablets or injections may cause many sorts of side-effects. Examples are [[headache]]s, [[nausea]], [[rash]], [[constipation]], [[blurred vision]] and others. Radiotherapy can also cause side effects of nausea, rash on the skin, and vomiting, for example. |
* A ''[[side-effect]]'' is an unwanted effect from therapy. For example, taking medications as tablets or injections may cause many sorts of side-effects. Examples are [[headache]]s, [[nausea]], [[rash]], [[constipation]], [[blurred vision]] and others. Radiotherapy can also cause side effects of nausea, rash on the skin, and vomiting, for example. |
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==Related pages== |
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* [[Chemotherapy]] |
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* [[Pharmacotheraphy]] |
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* [[Radiotherapy]] |
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*[http://www.wdl.org/en/item/7384 "Chapter Nine of the Book of Medicine Dedicated to Mansur, with the Commentary of Sillanus de Nigris"] is an old book written in Latin. It was written in 1483. It has parts about therapy in it. |
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Latest revision as of 16:25, 15 March 2023
The English Wiktionary has a dictionary definition (meanings of a word) for: therapy
Therapy, in the medical field also called treatment, is what people do to try to solve or care for a health problem, physical or mental. When a person is ill or injured, a doctor may make a medical diagnosis and then recommend a therapy to try to make the person well. The therapy can be, for example, medications (drugs), surgery or a change of diet. Therapy may be offered at work to help people with stress.[1]
A person who does therapy as a job is called a therapist. There are many kinds of therapists.[2] for example:
- Group therapist
- Hypnotherapist
- Occupational therapist
- Physiotherapist
- Psychotherapist
- Speech therapist
Therapeutic effects[change | change source]
Medical treatments may have four results:
- No effect at all.
- A therapeutic effect is a good result.
- An adverse effect is a bad result.
- A side-effect is an unwanted effect from therapy. For example, taking medications as tablets or injections may cause many sorts of side-effects. Examples are headaches, nausea, rash, constipation, blurred vision and others. Radiotherapy can also cause side effects of nausea, rash on the skin, and vomiting, for example.
Related pages[change | change source]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Therapy at work: banks and law firms among those offering counselling as staff perk". Financial Times. 2023-03-12. Retrieved 2023-03-13.
- ↑ "Physical therapist Jobs". Alternative Hub. Archived from the original on 3 May 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
Other websites[change | change source]
- "Chapter Nine of the Book of Medicine Dedicated to Mansur, with the Commentary of Sillanus de Nigris" is an old book written in Latin. It was written in 1483. It has parts about therapy in it.