Alternative Therapies
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Pet Therapy
Research shows that regular interaction with pets can help us lead healthier, even longer lives. The benefits seem to be especially evident in institutional settings.
CAM Spotlight: Massage
In this month's spotlight on complementary and alternative therapies, we have an overview of massage provided by Alana Miller from Salon Vivace in Charlotte, NC. She talks about the benefits, costs, and potential side effects.
Meditation
Meditation can be practiced by anyone at just about any time. Here are some simple ways to incorporate some meditative practices into your day, including a meditation exercise recording by Jill Eilenberger.
CAM Spotlight: Reiki
Reiki is a Japanese technique that promotes healing, stress reduction and relaxation. It is administered by "laying on hands."
CAM Spotlight: Craniosacral Therapy
Each month, Wellness Coalition America will feature a different complementary or alternative therapy by asking specialists in each field to shed light on the benefits, costs, and any potential side effects. We begin with an overview of craniosacral therapy.
Kids Corner: Is CAM for Kids?
Do children and adolescents use complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)? The answer is YES, though sometimes they are actively involved in the decision to participate and other times the parent or caregiver is responsible for the decision.
Therapeutic Powers of Meditation and Prayer
In the past twenty to thirty years, we’ve seen a resurgence of public interest in the healing powers of prayer and meditation. This interest has come to the attention of medical professionals as well.
Opening the Door to Integrative Medicine
Since the early 1990’s, people have increasingly used complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in addition to traditional medical therapy. Consumers today are more aware of the value of preventing disease and maintaining health as individuals.
Benefits and Physiology of Massage Therapies: Why It Works - Part 1
To date, over 70 different methods of massage therapy have been classified. These methods or modalities (styles) can be grouped into roughly six categories, determined by their overall approach to treating the human body/mind/spirit. Massage can vaguely be defined as the systematic manipulation or stimulation of the soft tissues of the body for the purpose of increasing and/or maintaining health. In this article, we will focus more specifically on the physiology behind the benefits of receiving massage and break down some of the most notable of these health benefits, including postural balance, increased blood circulation, and the ability of the body to heal itself when proper rest and relaxation are present.
Benefits and Physiology of Massage Therapies: Why It Works - Part 2
Having a balanced skeleton is essential in the management of stress, and thus preventing stress-related degenerative disorders. Davis' law of physiology states that:
''If muscle ends are brought closer together, then the pull of tonus is increased, thereby shortening the muscles which may even cause hypertrophy. If muscle ends are separated beyond normal, then tonus is lessened or lost, thereby weakening (stressing) the muscle.'
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