Wednesday, May 31, 2017

Learning The Different Alternative Healing Modalities


By Kate McMahon


The use of alternative healing modalities has been growing substantially among the population. This are methods that can be used in complement or instead of the medicine that people conventionally use. It is focused on the holistic nature of the body and its connections with the mind.

Acupuncture is a kind of Chinese treatment that involves the placement of needles to specific points in the body along its energy meridians. It has been considered as a system of complete healing which has been indicated to prevent and treat diseases and other health conditions. Although many scientists have not really figured out how this works, still there are evidences of its effectiveness.

Pranic Therapy is a procedure of having as the source of the remedy the magnetic energy if the healer. By the simple laying on of hands, magnetic passes and other techniques, this method have been effective for other patients. The therapeutic massage in spas is even under this category.

Chiropractic care is a method that has its basis on the ability of the human frame to heal itself using the chemicals it naturally produces. Sometimes there would be cell and organ blockages which is the reason of why diseases occur. In order to restore the communication of the body and the brain which disruption is caused by unhealthy conditions, simple adjustments of the tissues as well as the joints will do.

Biofeedback is the technique of teaching the human frame to help itself to regulate bodily functions which should have been normal had there has been no disease. Changes in the body will be monitored by a device and give immediate feedback regarding health issues like skin temperature, blood pressure and muscle tension. Some of its indications are mental and physical disorders.

Aromatherapy is a technique that relieves stress and anxiety with the use of essential extracted oils from plants. Emotional disorders are usually treated using this method as this often affects the mood in addition to the other ailments it could treat. Usually, the oils are used to massage muscles and skin, other use them as inhalants or used in baths.

Hypnotherapy is the technique of having the patient fall into a trance like state to be deeply relaxed and have a heightened awareness state. The patient and the therapist then work together in exploring suppressed memories which are the sources of negative behaviors. This is a common treatment for stress, chronic fear and anxiety.

Cellular therapy is the method of processing tissues form animal embryos as a curative injection to a diseased human body. The proponents of this process believes that upon injecting, the tissues are automatically diffused into the target organs. Brain, kidney and liver diseases are just some of those that can be treated.

Homeopathy had been developed in Germany and like those of the other alternative healing modalities, it works on the belief that the body has its self regulation and self curing functions which could be activated by mild interventions. By just administering an active ingredient into the illness source, the natural system of treatment will be activated. The remedies are usually taken as a pill or in liquid mixtures.




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