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
 * Recreation Therapy
 * rehydration therapy
 * rescue therapy
 * respiratory therapy
 * retail therapy (semifacetious name)
 * salt therapy (mostly prescientific; see also mineral spa)
 * salvage therapy
 * scuba diving 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