rib raising
lymphatic pump
Osteopathy
An osteopathic technique in which the rib cage and thoracic spine are manipulated with the intent of improving the lymphatic circulation to the chest; in this technique, the osteopath pushes upward on the anterior chest wall or pulls the posterior chest wall in an anterosuperior direction.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
rib raising
Osteopathy Lymphatic pump, see there. McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
References in periodicals archive
Bridges, "Effects of
rib raising on the autonomic nervous system: a pilot study using noninvasive biomarkers," Journal of the American Osteopathic Association, vol.
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