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Massage involves acting on and manipulating the body with pressure – structured, unstructured, stationary, or moving – tension, motion, or vibration, done manually or with mechanical aids. Target tissues may include muscles, tendons, ligaments, skin, joints, or other connective tissue, as well as lymphatic vessels, or organs of the gastrointestinal system. Massage can be applied with the hands, fingers, elbows, knees, forearm, and feet.
There are over eighty different recognized massage modalities. Each practitioner develops personalized techniques that they find most effective for individual clients needs.
Acupuncture is the procedure of inserting and manipulating filiform needles into various points on the body to relieve pain or for therapeutic purposes. The word acupuncture comes from the Latin acus, "needle", and pungere, "to prick". According to traditional Chinese medicine, acupuncture points are situated on meridians along which qi (a "life energy"), flows.
Reiki is a system of healing that originated in Japan and dates back to the end of the nineteenth century. It is practiced by the simple process of laying on of hands to channel healing energy through the practitioner to the recipient. The healing can take place on many levels.
The important energy frequencies for stimulating tissue repair are all in the biologically important extremely low frequency (ELF) range. It has been scientifically proven that practitioners of various hands-on and hands-off therapies such as Reiki can emit ELF signals from their hands. Two cycles per second (Hz) is effective for nerve regeneration, seven Hz is optimal for bone growth, ten Hz is used for ligaments, and somewhat higher frequencies work for skin and capillaries.
Physical therapy (Physiotherapy in many English speaking countries) is a health care profession which provides physical rehabilitation services to individuals in order to develop, maintain and restore maximum movement and functional ability after injury or surgery and throughout life. This includes providing services in circumstances where movement and function are threatened by aging, injury, disease or environmental factors.
Biofeedback is a non-medical process that involves measuring a subject's specific and quantifiable bodily functions such as blood pressure, heart rate, skin temperature, sweat gland activity, and muscle tension, conveying the information to the patient in real-time. This raises the patient's awareness and therefore the possibility of conscious control of those functions.
Chiropractic is a health care discipline and profession that emphasizes diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mechanical disorders of the musculoskeletal system, especially the spine, under the hypothesis that these disorders affect general health via the nervous system. It is generally considered to be complementary and alternative medicine. The main treatment involves manual therapy including manipulation of the spine, other joints, and soft tissue; treatment also includes exercises and health and lifestyle counseling. Traditional chiropractic assumes that a vertebral subluxation or spinal joint dysfunction interferes with the body's function and its innate intelligence.
Reflexology is a natural healing art based on the principle that there are reflexes in the feet, hands and ears and their referral areas within zone related areas, which correspond to every part, gland and organ of the body. Through application of pressure on these reflex points, the feet being the primary area of application, reflexology relieves tension, improves circulation and helps promote the natural function of the related areas of the body.
Aromatherapy is a form of alternative medicine that uses volatile plant materials, known as essential oils and similar aromatic compounds from plants, for the purpose of improving a person's mood, cognitive function or health. Preliminary scientific evidence is growing in all these areas. Because many essential oils are potent antimicrobials, they can be useful in the treatment of infectious disease. They are used as medicines, often in combination with other herbal preparations, by Clinical Aromatherapists. Essential oils are increasingly used in pain management, anxiety/depression and Alzheimer's disease. Aromatherapy may be used in combination with other forms of alternative medicine. Terms such as 'essential oil therapy' 'clinical aromatherapy' and 'medical aromatherapy' are used to differentiate the medical aspects of aromatherapy from the commercial aspects.
Yoga is a healing system of theory and practice. It is a combination of breathing exercises, physical postures, and meditation that has been practiced for more than 5,000 years.
While yoga evolved as a spiritual practice in Hinduism, in the Western world, a part of yoga, known as Asana, has grown popular as a form of purely physical exercise. Some Western forms have little or nothing to do with Hinduism or spirituality, but are simply a way of keeping fit and healthy. The common and popular movement of exercise yoga is Surya Namaskara.
A survey released in May 2004 by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine focused on who used complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), what was used, and why it was used in the United States by adults age 18 years and over during 2002. According to this survey, Yoga was the 5th most commonly used CAM therapy excluding prayer (5.1%) in the United States during 2002. Yoga is considered a mind-body intervention that is used to reduce the health effects of generalized stress.
Pilates is a physical fitness system that focuses on the core postural muscles which help keep the body balanced and which are essential to providing support for the spine. In particular, Pilates exercises teach awareness of breath and alignment of the spine, and aims to strengthen the deep torso muscles.
Cranial-Sacral Therapy is an alternative medicine therapy used by osteopaths, massage therapists, naturopaths, chiropractors, physical therapists, and occupational therapists. A craniosacral therapy session involves the therapist placing their hands on the patient, which they say allows them to tune into what they call the craniosacral system. The practitioner gently works with the spine and the skull and its cranial sutures, diaphragms, and fascia. In this way, the restrictions of nerve passages are said to be eased, the movement of cerebrospinal fluid through the spinal cord is said to be optimized and misaligned bones are said to be restored to their proper position. Craniosacral therapists use the therapy to treat mental stress, neck and back pain, migraines, insomnia, TMJ Syndrome and for chronic pain conditions such as fibromyalgia
Colon hydrotherapy is a gentle, purified water washing of the large intestine. The client is in a semi-reclining position on a massage table while water is run very slowly into the colon via a colon hydrotherapy machine. When slight pressure builds up in the colon, the water is released. As the water and waste flows out through a tube, the abdominal area is thoroughly massaged. This process is repeated during the hour long treatment. In one session approximately two to six liters of water flow into and out of the large intestines. To insure maximum sanitation, a disposable water and waste line and speculum are used.
The physical goals of each session are to hydrate the system, remove waste, stimulate peristalsis, rehabilitate the nerves, muscles, glands, circulatory and immune systems that form the components of the digestive system, and to reposition the intestines.
The benefits of good nutrition are multiple. Besides helping you maintain a healthy weight, good nutrition is essential for the body and all its systems to function optimally for a lifetime. A healthy diet can boost your immune system so you can effectively fight flu, colds and even cancer. It can improve your eyesight, improve your brain function, give you more energy, greatly reduce fatigue, enable you to cope with life, control Diabetes, high blood pressure, lose unnecessary weight, etc. etc. When you consider the benefits of good nutrition, it's easier to eat healthy.
Sudatonics is a detox and fat loss treatment using FAR infrared (FIR) blankets and specially formulated creams that encourage safe, effective results. FAR Infrared heat has many therapeutic uses such as: detoxification, body core temperature increase, pain relief, increased circulation, etc.
There are many different ways to lose unwanted or dangerous pounds without resorting to fad diets or dangerous supplements. Depending on your personal preferences, health needs or schedule, you can choose Acupuncture, Sudatonics, Personal Training & Nutrition, Colonics, Hypnotism, Cellulite Massage – either manual or mechanical, Exercise, etc.
Also known as TCM, Traditional Chinese Medicine includes a range of traditional medical practices originating in China. TCM practices include such treatments as herbal medicine, acupuncture, dietary therapy, and both Tui na and Shiatsu massage. Qigong and Taijiquan are also associated with TCM.
TCM is rooted in meticulous observation of nature, the cosmos, and the human body, and is thousands of years old.
Ask the experts first! Herbal remedies abound for almost any type of condition you can think of. Some of them are very effective, some are not and some are downright dangerous. It is always best to get advice from a licensed Herbalist rather than trying any herbal remedy on your own.
A New Trend Involving a 3000 Year Old Practice - ELR Rejuvenation is a painless and relaxing facial treatment that works in harmony with the natural energy systems of the body using Chinese Traditional Medicine principles, micro current and light. It reduces wrinkles, age spots and skin discolorations and builds natural collagen. Results can usually be seen in one treatment
