What does "naprapathy" mean?

A branch of alternative medicine, a manipulative therapy that focuses on the evaluation and treatment of neuromusculoskeletal conditions.

How do you pronounce "naprapathy"?

Pronounced //næˈpɹæpəθi//.

Common synonyms include: manual therapy, naprapathic medicine, naprapathic therapy, soft tissue therapy, spinal manipulation.

/næˈpɹæpəθi/ noun

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Noun

1
A branch of alternative medicine, a manipulative therapy that focuses on the evaluation and treatment of neuromusculoskeletal conditions. uncountable
2
a drugless method of treatment based on the belief that disease symptoms arise from problems with ligaments and connective tissues wordnet

From Czech náprava (“correction”) + -pathy, coined in the early 1900s by Doctor Oakley Garfield Smith.