How to maintain — and why you need — a healthy lifestyle when you’re coping with multiple sclerosis. By Connie Brichford Medically reviewed by Cynthia Haines‚ MD Exercise at least two to three times a week‚ eat a well-balanced diet‚ and get plenty of good‚ quality sleep. That advice is true for everyone — but it is particularly important for people living with MS. Tanuja Chitnis‚ MD‚ assistant professor of neurology and director of the Partners Pediatric MS Center at Massachusetts General Hospital
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The ABC series of Complementary Medicine gives insight to who uses complementary medicine‚ and why someone turns to complementary medicine. As well as the risks and concerns that comes with practicing a less researched‚ less practiced form of treatment. According to ABC series of Complementary Medicine “nutrition” and “science” “has always been a part in conventional medicine‚ however traditional practitioners are not taught‚ and therefore do not practice much in the way of nutritional therapeutics
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to improve health and treat disease chiefly by assisting the body’s innate capacity to recover from illness and injury. Naturopathic practice may include a broad array of different modalities‚ including manual therapy‚ hydrotherapy‚ herbalism‚ acupuncture‚ counseling‚ environmental medicine‚ aromatherapy‚ nutritional counseling‚ homeopathy‚ and so on. Practitioners tend to emphasize a holistic approach to patient care”. Hippocrates a Greek Physician that lived over 2000 years ago was accredited
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Both Ancient Greek and Ancient Chinese are remarkably magnificent‚ a billion people believe the intellectual from Ancient Greece and Chinese traditional thoughts. The achievements of ancient Greek and Chinese from 2000 years or more before are remarkably different. Those civilizations were formed in different regions and climates with different ancestors. In some parts‚ of course‚ they have similarities. For example‚ both developed with empire. Ancient Greek’s political approach shares some similarities
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yourself in a pleasant place and comfort‚ taking a warm bath‚ taking recommended exercise‚ finding a task to distract you from the pain and having a conversation. Other therapies that can help can be aromatherapy‚ homeopathic medicine‚ reflexology‚ acupuncture yoga and meditation. The best ways to help someone manage pain and discomfort should be entered into their care plan. These should be checked daily‚ before starting work. Make sure you enter all new information to help other
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Pain Veronica Tran Essay #1 Psy 1 (#48954) Pain Everyone everywhere will experience pain; whether it is everyday or once a week. Paper cuts‚ pinches‚ or even simply jamming your fingers between your door‚ are all painful accidents. Pain is the undesirable feeling; the red alert which signals our attention to something unfavorable happening to our bodies. Our bodies can detect pain by nocioceptors. Nocioceptors are special nerve receptors designed for stimuli that are encountered as painful
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Running head: English Composition 1 Alternative Medicine vs. Conventional Medicine July 25‚ 2010 Introduction It is important to understand the cause of the current crisis on the matter‚ factors that lead to diseases and good health‚ in addition to the steps that need to be taken by an individual so as to maintain good health. Traditional medicine‚ also known as conventional medicine‚ relies on scientific principles‚ contemporary technologies as well as scientifically proved methodologies
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Types of therapies Acupuncture- Is a collection of procedures that involve stimulating points of the body. Some of the techniques used are penetrating the skin with small thin needles; this is one of the traditional Chinese methods. According to the traditional Chinese methods‚ stimulating the acupuncture points helps to correct imbalances in the flow. It has also been used to reduce depression‚ anxiety and sleep disturbances. Cranio-sacral therapy- Is an alternative therapy used by occupational
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Admittedly‚ the field of energy medicine is a confusing topic for many. Energy medicine encompasses so many areas‚ it can be hard to sort out fact from fiction. The term "energy medicine" encompasses a variety of different medical techniques‚ including acupuncture‚ yoga‚ reiki and massage. By applying pressure or directing energy through the hands to specific points on the body‚ it is possible for practitioners to change the flow of energy in the body‚ alleviating pain and preventing disease. It is indisputable
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(12) Depression is a disorder that can affect people either slightly or dramatically‚ by affecting how they feel or think and how they see themselves and their lives. Depression can be cured by health practices such as Anti-depressants‚ Yoga and Acupuncture. Yoga is a health practice that has been practiced in India for thousands of years and has now become popular around the world (1). It is known as a gentle form of exercise consisting of body postures and breathing
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