The phrase
"therapeutic purposes" refers to using something for the purpose of helping someone feel better or heal physically, mentally, or emotionally. It means using something in a way that is intended to provide some sort of relief or treatment to improve someone's well-being.
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Those who use the ketogenic diet
for therapeutic purposes such as managing epilepsy or cancer may want to maintain or even gain weight.
The letter noted that most, if not all, of the cells President Bush previously approved are unusable for
therapeutic purposes because of the specific way they were handled in the lab.
The FDA - approved device transmits micro-pulses to keep the nerves «busy» so that menstrual pain signals aren't felt (similar to a TENS device used for
other therapeutic purposes).
This measure makes it a crime to perform declawing surgery within city limits, except for
therapeutic purposes such as removal of infected tissues.
Of the products and procedures at issue in the mandate debate, at least some do have
legitimate therapeutic purposes (e.g., the anovulent pill is sometimes used as a kind of hormone therapy).
Further studies may address whether differentiation of these limbal - iPSCs to a non-related cell type provides suitably functional cells, and therefore, if they represent an ideal source for
therapeutic purposes throughout the body.
Apart from being a relaxing way to spend your Saturday afternoon, getting a manicure and pedicure on a regular basis has
therapeutic purposes too.
Using sea salt / salt water for
therapeutic purposes even has its own name: Thalassotherapy, which simply refers to the therapeutic use of salt water.
For centuries, cultures the world over have turned to ancient clays like bentonite for
therapeutic purposes ranging from healing rashes and bug bites to drawing out poisons and promoting digestive health.
Gentle enough to use every day, and all Herbivore Botanical products contain ingredients that are plant - based, organic and carefully included for
therapeutic purposes like smoothing rough elbows, heels and knees.
Acupuncture is a complementary technique used to relieve pain or for
therapeutic purposes by inserting fine needles into specific points on the body.
While flax seed oil has been suggested by some and a substituted by many for fish oil, there is no evidence that it is effective when used for the
same therapeutic purposes as fish oil.
The decision now makes it a crime to perform declawing surgery within city limits, except for
therapeutic purposes such as removal of infected tissue.
In the early 1900s the Clinical Pastoral Education movement was founded, and led to the integration of religion and psychology for
therapeutic purposes as an academic discipline.
In turn this could lead to the realistic prospect of using SCNT to generate stem cells
for therapeutic purposes in humans as well as generating transgenic animals that are healthy, fertile and productive.
«We are also encouraging our suppliers to reduce the use of antibiotics for
therapeutic purposes, and trials are under way to assess the feasibility of achieving this goal,» she said.
Scientists and ethicists gathered at an international summit in Washington said it would be «irresponsible» to use gene editing technology in human embryos for
therapeutic purposes, such as to correct genetic diseases, until safety and efficacy issues are resolved.
We appreciate the opportunity to testify on the potential use of CBD for
therapeutic purposes.
If liturgy is a small group gathering for
therapeutic purposes, then its gaze will be inward and, both conceptually and practically, it will abandon the city.
Attempts have been made to bridge this divide by proposing alternative sources of embryonic stem cells for research and
therapeutic purposes.
These stem cells would be genetically identical to the patient from whom the original adult cell was taken and could be used for research and
therapeutic purposes.
(Hence the enormous success of psychoanalysis and methods of self - actualization for other than purely
therapeutic purposes.)
Luckily for me, this eco-chic it shoe is trendy today, so the fact that I'm sporting multiple pairs for
therapeutic purposes is making me accidentally trendy this season.
Our Body Tonics are for use daily as a Natural Perfume, Aromatherapy,
Therapeutic purposes and Aromatic Body Oil.
Even if you don't have pregnancy conditions, you can use it for
therapeutic purposes.
They are often used for
therapeutic purposes.
Participants will have basic knowledge of the use of sandtrays in the playroom for
therapeutic purposes.
United Patients Alliance — a non-profit advocacy and support group campaigning for legal access to cannabis for
therapeutic purposes - responded to Flynn's comments by organising a «tea party» protest outside parliament and enacting his call for civil disobedience.
For many, enhancements promised by new and more powerful technologies will be seen as a logical extension of what is commonplace today, and it will be increasingly difficult to draw a clear line between their uses for
therapeutic purposes and their use for enhancement.
The device, developed by composer and computer - music specialist Eduardo Miranda of the University of Plymouth, UK, working with computer scientists at the University of Essex, should eventually help people with severe physical disabilities, caused by brain or spinal - cord injuries, for example, to make music for recreational or
therapeutic purposes.
Having discovered the crucial role of IL - 27 in regulating immunopathology, the researchers wondered whether this could be exploited for
therapeutic purposes.