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Complementary Healing Therapies Chart
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Treatment
Philosophy and Principles of
Modality
Therapy
Acupuncture
Potential Benefits of Therapy
Acupuncture is a method which is
Acupuncture is working straight for
involving small and thin needles
the energy of the body also known
which are tapped onto different
as qi. Acupuncture offers a lot of
points of the body. The viewpoint of
advantages in relation to different
acupuncture is to understand the
disorders which includes the
belief of qi, or flow, under the
respiratory system, illness
Traditional Chinese Medicine. People
connected to the eye, toothaches, as
are considered as part of the
well as musculoskeletal sickness.
environment. They serve as a
Acupuncture has the ability to
medium of energy towards the
lessen or eliminate the reliability of
outside world. Qi comes through
people to take drugs as medication.
such mediums, or meridians.
It strengthens the immune system,
Acupuncturists recognize 12
making it a lot easier to prevent flu
meridians which pertain to the
and colds. Several emotional or
different organ system the body has.
psychological disorders are able to
When there is no qi flowing, there
be treated with the use of
will be pain. On the other hand, when
acupuncture, benefiting treatment
qi is flowing, the pain will no longer
of addiction, phobia, obsessive-
be there. Acupuncture serves as an
compulsive disorder, eating
opening which blocks the meridians
problems, as well as anxiety.
which enables the qi to flow
Acupuncture also is more effective
unreservedly.
once used together with
conventional medicine treatments
for acute and chronic ailments.
Chiropractic
Chiropractic care involves spinal
Chiropractic therapy is about
treatment. It focuses on the
believing that the body has the
connection of the structure of the
capacity of being able to, on its own,
body as to the spine. It aims
heal. A person practicing this
primarily to correct the spine for it to examines the built of the body and
be under its right alignment in order
analyzes the parts where
for the parts to move right,
improvement is needed and how
improving the use as well as the
healing will be most effective. There
ability of the body to heal naturally
is also an observation of the relation
an on its own. Spinal treatment
of a person’s mental and physical
applies a force which is very much
state. This way, it can be seen that
controlled with the joint and then
the chiropractor practice is similar
making it move further than
with the others, believing that there
normalcy in the aim of restoring its
is a connection with the health of
healthy state. This is the method
the mind as to the health of the
most commonly used by
body’s exterior. It uses treatments
chiropractors. Whenever there is an
instead of undergoing surgeries, and
injury, the tissue of the body is
manipulating the patient as a whole,
impacted. Particularly, it will be
not only those pertaining to the
inflamed and is affected by chemical
symptoms. There will be an
reactions. By treating the joints for it
observation of how a person lives
to be healthy again, the mobility of
his life which will then be tweaked
the joints affected is restored.
to promote a healed body. The
bones of the body will be realigned.
The nervous system is the main
system which it aims on correcting
in order to restore the original
capacity of the body. Almost all of
the patients have an understanding
of how the process will be and how
it is in line with strengthening the
body.
Chiropractic therapy has a lot of
benefits, one of which is that it is a
therapy not involving any surgery
with the use of manipulating the
musculoskeletal system and in turn,
realigning the body to where it
should be. The sublimation of the
back bone serves as a blocking
device to the bundles of nerves
there are, which is responsible for
the pain. Through this method, the
pain will be lessened and the nerves
will have an improved performance.
Other advantages are: lessened back
pains and joint pains, as well as to
the knees and the shoulders, and
there will be lessened headaches, all
of these without using any surgical
method.
Yoga
The root-word of yoga is control. By
Yoga is performed within 20
being able to control the body of a
minutes up to an hour, making
person, there is a necessity to
different poses and forms joined
influence both mind as well as the
with deep breaths as a form of an
spirit. The objective is to be able to
exercise and meditation. A number
improve on the personal
of benefits to the health of a person
development aspect (Fontaine,
are offered by yoga. Some of these
2006). The primary standard is
are better physical health, weight
composed of eight paths which are
loss, less stress, more synchronized
the following: personal discipline,
lymphatic fluid flow, removing of
breath control, abstinences, body
toxins in the body, more stable
control, meditation, concentration,
blood pressure, and flexibility of the
detachment, pure consciousness
joints (Fontaine, 2006)
(Fontaine, p. 269). Seven out of the
eight mentioned are under pure
consciousness wherein the mind is
motivated to be in a blissful state as
stated by true yogis, feeling as if the
universe is unified with him.
Fontaine stated that yoga philosophy
pertains to a philosophy stating that
“body easeful, mind peaceful, and the
life useful” (2006 p. 273)
Aromatherapy The use of different essential oils of
plants with its essence so as to
motivate both the body and mind.
The plant excretes its essential oils
which is what is used for the
improvement of the mind and body,
but only if it is used in the correct
way. There are more or less 90 oils
listed in the Essential Oil Profiles.
Those that are most commonly used
are the carbon dioxide, hydrosols,
Once the essential oils have been
smelled deeply, there will be a
psychological effect as well as an
effect over the body. It has the
capability to motivate the brain for
a relaxed reaction and will then be
able to distribute a therapeutic
relief over the whole body. By
adding eucalyptus to the essential
oils will be able to add easement of
stress and the like.
and absolutes. It undergoes the
process of distilling. Essential Oils
are basically natural oils which
includes fragrant and volatile natural
oils with carbon dioxide and
absolutes.
Magnet
The magnetic energy involves what
There is relief over pain, lessened
therapy
is called as geomagnetic field which
anxiety, growing of the bones,
is offered by the nature itself, having
fractures and wounds are healed,
the capacity to have an interaction
lessening of insomnia, as well as a
with the body. The earth offers its
better circulation of the blood are
own “aura”, an energy field which is
just some of the benefits of Magnetic
found on its surface. It is capable of
Therapy.
sending and accepting messages
while it is interacting in the
environment. The “messages effect
cells” found inside the body will
renew the energy or even lessen it.
The Magnetic Therapy aims to
arrange the magnetic energy of the
body so as to affect wellness of the
body with the use of certain crystals
and magnets.
Biofeedback
There is a constant communication
The effects of Biofeedback are the
of the mind and body. Take as an
following: better blood sugar,
example when somebody has a dry
regulating of the normal
mouth. This will give the brain a
temperature, relief over pain and
signal that the person is already
anxiety, and lowered blood
thirsty and will need some water.
pressure.
Thereafter, the body will go find one
to ease the thirst. This, in the same
way, specialists were able to sought a
solution to make the brain help when
there is an occurrence of blood
pressure, increased temperature of
the body, or tension of the muscles. It
is the duty of the biofeedback
therapist to guide people to sense
what the message is being sent by
the body to control it with the use of
brain exercises. People are able to
learn the fact that they have control
over their body and how it responds
to the brain’s message.
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Fountaine, K. (2005). Complementary & alternative therapies for nursing practice.
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Ramgopal, S. (2011). Principles and philosophy of acupuncture.. Retrieved from:
http://www.livestrong.com