traditional therapy

collocation in English

meaningsoftraditionalandtherapy

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traditional
adjective
uk
/trəˈdɪʃ.ən.əl/us
/trəˈdɪʃ.ən.əl/
following or belonging to the customs or ways of behaving that have continued in a group of people or society for a long time ...
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therapy
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈθer.ə.pi/us
/ˈθer.ə.pi/
a treatment that helps someone feel better, grow stronger, etc., especially after ...
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(Definition oftraditionalandtherapyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Thirty-five percent of the patients experienced side effects from their presenttraditionaltherapy.
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Many complementary medicines can be used as an adjunct totraditionaltherapy.
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In this country, already one in four people are using some form oftraditionaltherapy, or "integrated health care" as we tend to call it now.
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This tactile feedback has been shown to correct lisp errors twice as fast astraditionaltherapy.
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Current research also suggests that when music therapy is used in conjunction withtraditionaltherapyit improves success rates significantly.
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Mechanisms are also taught intraditionaltherapyto compensate for lost language function such as drawing and using phrases that are easier to pronounce.
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Current research shows that when music therapy is used in conjunction withtraditionaltherapy, it improves rates of recovery and emotional and social deficits resulting from stroke.
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Some behavior therapists initially use behavioral treatments such as only responding to a single identity, and then use moretraditionaltherapyonce a consistent response is established.
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More recently, adventure therapy has evolved to include the use of adventure activities supported bytraditionaltherapy.
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This suggests the low demands of human-animal interaction was effective for individuals with psychotic disorders as compared totraditionaltherapy.
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In fiscal year 2013, roughly 1 million people usedtraditionaltherapyunder the universal health scheme, which partially subsidized the treatments.
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However, it is a relatively new and developing field and the merits of this form of treatment compared with traditional therapies have not yet been thoroughly tested.
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Traditional therapies seemed inadequate to treat the growing number of mentally ill patients.
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His rejection of ineffective traditional therapies for this disease saved many lives.
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Traditional therapies rely on rest and anti-inflammatory treatments have been shown to permanently reduce the functioning in the muscle.
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