naprapathy
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na·prap·a·thy
(nə-prăp'ə-thē) 
n., pl., -thies.
Treatment of disease by manipulation of joints, muscles, and ligaments, based on the belief that many diseases are caused by displacement of connective tissues.
n., pl., -thies.
Treatment of disease by manipulation of joints, muscles, and ligaments, based on the belief that many diseases are caused by displacement of connective tissues.
[Czech náprava, correction (from napravit, to correct : na-, to, on , from Old Church Slavonic na, na- + pravý, true, correct , from Old Church Slavonic pravŭ) + -PATHY.]
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Naprapathy
Not to be confused with Naturopathy.
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Naprapathy (Czech náprava, correction - from napravit, to correct) is a branch of alternative medicine, a manipulative therapy that focuses on the evaluation and treatment of neuro-musculoskeletal conditions.[citation needed]
History
Naprapathy was founded in the early 1900s by Dr. Oakley Smith, an early chiropractor. Naprapathy is a derivative of osteopathy and chiropractic, which focuses on the spine and subluxations.[citation needed] Naprapaths working with the spine emphasize the underlying ligaments.[1]
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