Alternative Therapies
Alternative therapy approaches such as massage, acupuncture, and meditation have become increasingly accepted for treating people with disabilities. Alternative therapy treatment can complement traditional Western medical solutions while providing new ways to manage, for example, pain or stress. For how-to information about how yoga, Pilates, meditation, massage, and other alternative therapies in health and medicine can benefit your specific condition, check out the following articles.
Ever wondered if naturopathy treatment could be right for your disability or condition? Find out what naturopathy treatments are and if they're right for you.
Expert studies continue to document that if you exercise, pain relief will follow. Yoga for Pain Relief: Simple Practices to Calm Your Mind and Heal Your Chronic Pain will help you learn how these simple exercises can help relieve your chronic pain. ...
Yoga Exercise, Pain Relief: Start Healing with this Supportive Book
Medical marijuana can provide chronic pain relief for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome without some of the side effects of pain medication. A patient with reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD) found an increase in quality of life with medical marijuana.
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More than just a definition of naturopathy, find out about basic beliefs and practices of this inexpensive holistic medical practice.
The history of naturopathy dates back to ancient Greece. Although the practice peaked in America nearly a century ago, it has resurfaced as a natural, inexpensive health alternative.
Therapeutic Touch: A Holistic Approach To Treating Chronic Pain
For people dealing with chronic pain and immune system disorders, the healing modality known as Therapeutic Touch (TT) may provide relief that traditional medicine cannot.
Unlike traditional, or allopathic, medicine, which focuses on illness or specific parts of the body, holistic medicine considers the whole person—body, mind, and spirit.
The Chanda Plan Foundation: Making Alternative Health Care Available
Education and grants for complementary and alternative health care are provided through the Chanda Plan Foundation, named for a woman who envisioned holistic disability care.
Arthritis Massage Therapy: Alternative Pain Relief
Is arthritis joint pain limiting daily activities? It may be time to try alternative pain relief in the form of massage therapy. Check out these gentle self-massage techniques to help decrease your...
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