Home›Historical and Premodern Treatment Practice›Treats (Condition)Browse ByTreats (Condition)This dimension names the medical condition a specific treatment is actually used for. Wikipedia notes that a therapy is undertaken "usually following a medical diagnosis," a diagnosis that identifies exactly which condition the treatment addresses. Browsing this way collects every treatment used for the same condition.FactsTreats (Condition)SourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonModality KindWell-attestedhistorical-premodern 1Treats (Condition)Filter Results53 entriesTreatment CategoryAllDiscredited and Harmful Medical Practices (12)Folk and Ethnomedicine Practices (18)Humoral and Classical Medicine Practices (21)Hydrotherapy and Balneotherapy (3)Manual and Body-Based Practices (8)Traditional Surgical Practices (3)Type/ClassificationAllDiscredited and Harmful Medical Practices (12)Folk and Ethnomedicine Practices (18)Humoral and Classical Medicine Practices (21)Hydrotherapy and Balneotherapy (3)Manual and Body-Based Practices (8)Traditional Surgical Practices (3)Era (Origin Year)All-8000 (1)-3000 (3)-1600 (2)-1552 (2)-1550 (1)-1500 (3)-850 (1)500 BCE (1)-450 (4)-100 (1)1496 (1)1786 (2)1874 (1)1892 (1)1895 (3)1917 (2)1927 (2)1935 (1)StatusAllDiscontinued or Obsolete (51)Standard of Care (3)Prevalence BandAllRare (Under 1 in 2000) (3)Show ResultsBrowseCompareAnemiaTreats (Condition)2 entriesArthritisTreats (Condition)4 entriesAsthmaTreats (Condition)1 entryAtopic DermatitisTreats (Condition)1 entryAutismTreats (Condition)1 entryBone FractureTreats (Condition)1 entryBreast CancerTreats (Condition)1 entryCancerTreats (Condition)3 entriesCardiovascular DiseaseTreats (Condition)1 entryCentral Retinal Artery OcclusionTreats (Condition)1 entryCholeraTreats (Condition)3 entriesDizzinessTreats (Condition)1 entryDrowningTreats (Condition)1 entryEdemaTreats (Condition)1 entryEmphysemaTreats (Condition)1 entryEpilepsyTreats (Condition)4 entriesFeverTreats (Condition)1 entryFistulaTreats (Condition)1 entryHemorrhoidsTreats (Condition)1 entryHepatitisTreats (Condition)1 entryHerniated DiscTreats (Condition)1 entryHIV/AIDSTreats (Condition)2 entriesHysteriaTreats (Condition)2 entriesJoint DislocationTreats (Condition)1 entryLeprosyTreats (Condition)1 entryLymphedemaTreats (Condition)1 entryLymphomaTreats (Condition)1 entryMalariaTreats (Condition)2 entriesMelanomaTreats (Condition)1 entryMigraineTreats (Condition)2 entriesMultiple MyelomaTreats (Condition)1 entryMultiple SclerosisTreats (Condition)1 entryNausea and VomitingTreats (Condition)1 entryNeurosyphilisTreats (Condition)1 entryOsteoarthritisTreats (Condition)2 entriesOsteomyelitisTreats (Condition)1 entryPainTreats (Condition)9 entriesPlagueTreats (Condition)1 entryPneumoniaTreats (Condition)1 entryPneumothoraxTreats (Condition)1 entryPsoriasisTreats (Condition)4 entriesRespiratory FailureTreats (Condition)1 entryRheumatic FeverTreats (Condition)2 entriesRheumatoid ArthritisTreats (Condition)1 entrySchizophreniaTreats (Condition)2 entriesSeizureTreats (Condition)1 entryStrokeTreats (Condition)1 entrySyphilisTreats (Condition)4 entriesTrachomaTreats (Condition)1 entryTuberculosisTreats (Condition)2 entriesShowing 1 to 50 of 53, page 1 of 2.12Next →Sources1. History of medicine (Wikipedia)Wikipedialead paragraphQuote, lead paragraphThe history of medicine is both a study of medicine throughout history as well as a multidisciplinary field of study that seeks to explore and understand medical practices, both past and present, throughout human societies.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.