bonesetter
Traditional fracture healer
A bonesetter is a person who sets broken or dislocated bones, especially one who practices without formal medical training.
Before modern orthopedics, bonesetters were common folk healers who learned their craft through apprenticeship or family tradition: The village bonesetter reset his shoulder.
The term now sometimes describes traditional practitioners in cultures where such healing persists.
Device immobilizing injured limbs
- castPerformers, throw, or splint
- breakInterrupt continuity
- dislocationForced out of position
- realignmentAdjusting relative positions
repositioning · reduction · immobilization · fracture · sprain · crack · compound · greenstick
Underhanded control of others
- palpationMedical examination by touch
- adjustmentAlteration to improve fit
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
- manualWritten instructions for use
technique · joint · mobility · massage · pressure · tactile · hands-on · musculoskeletal
Practitioner who adjusts spines
- osteopathManual medicine practitioner
- physiotherapistMovement rehabilitation specialist
- orthopedicRelating to bone treatment
- clinicianMedical care provider
rehabilitation · therapy · holistic · alternative · complementary · bodywork · integrative · wellness
Latin American folk healer
- shamanIndigenous spiritual healer
- herbalistPractitioner using plant medicines
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
- ancientVery old indeed
ayurveda · village · apprenticeship · ancestral · indigenous · intuitive · generational · rural
splint
Device immobilizing injured limbs
- castPerformers, throw, or splint
- breakInterrupt continuity
- dislocationForced out of position
realignment · repositioning · reduction · immobilization · fracture · sprain · crack · compound · greenstick · spiral
manipulation
Underhanded control of others
- palpationMedical examination by touch
- adjustmentAlteration to improve fit
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
manual · technique · joint · mobility · massage · pressure · tactile · hands-on · musculoskeletal · anatomy
chiropractor
Practitioner who adjusts spines
- osteopathManual medicine practitioner
- physiotherapistMovement rehabilitation specialist
- orthopedicRelating to bone treatment
clinician · rehabilitation · therapy · holistic · alternative · complementary · bodywork · integrative · wellness · practitioner
curandero
Latin American folk healer
- shamanIndigenous spiritual healer
- herbalistPractitioner using plant medicines
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
ancient · ayurveda · village · apprenticeship · ancestral · indigenous · intuitive · generational · rural · remedial
- Old Healershealer, physician, surgeon, apothecary, midwife
- ancient surgeryamputation, trepanation, cauterization, bloodletting, cautery
- wellness practitionerswellness coach, holistic healer, naturopath, acupuncturist, herbalist
bonesetterorthopedic surgeon
Doctor treating musculoskeletal conditions