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Massage is one of the most pleasurable agents of well-being. It improves circulation, relieves pain and fatigue, enhances body awareness and promotes relaxation, but it cannot reduce weight or reverse the aging process, nor can it improve muscle tone.
The back is the mysterious side of everybody. The prevalence of back pain has led to a variety of manipulative therapies with wide applications. Osteopathy and chiropractic are distinct but drug-free treatmentsthat concentrate primarily on dealing with disorders of the spine.
The Alexander Technique or Principle, aims to correct habitual bad
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posture, which could be affecting your mental and physical efficiency. The greatest challenge raised by the Alexander Technique is to unlearn old habits.
The Rolf Method of Structural Integration is a form of Physical re-education aims at returning the body to its optimum balance. The purpose of Rolfing is to alleviate chronic tension, lengthen the body and balance it in gravity, so that you use minimum energy in standing up and the muscles and joints work as they are designed to do.
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Acupuncture is a traditional Chinese therapy used to maintain optimum health and to diagnose and treat a wide range of disorders.
Moxibustion is a form of acupuncture that uses heat. A cone of dried herbs, or moxa is placed round the head of each needle and ignited. When you feel the heat, the acupuncturist quickly removes the cone.
Reflexology
Reflexology, also called zone therapy, works on the principle that the entire body is mapped in the feet and the deep massage of the appropriate areas brings relief to corresponding organs and systems.
Shiatsu is a Japanese version of therapeutic massage, commonly known as "acupressure".
Herbalism is the internal and external use of plant-based remedies to treat virtually any human ailment. Herbalists claim that their remedies also keep the body's systems healthy and help to maintain its natural resistance to disease. Herbalism makes use not only of aromatic culinary herbs but also ferns, trees, lichens, seaweed and other plants.
Aromatherapy is similar to herbalism in that it uses plant substances. It uses highly concentrated, volatile and expensive aromatic essential oils extracted from plants. These are most often massaged into the skin, or inhaled or added to bath water. Sometimes they may be prescribed for internal use. Aromatherapy is used to treat a wide range of circulatory, respiratory, digestive and neuromuscular complaints and remedies are always tailored to the patient. The influence of smell on the mind is such that the remedies aim to treat mental as well as physical ills.
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