By finding the reflexology points in the foot that relates to different body parts the reflexologist can correct the imbalance of energy which is causing stress or illness. Reflexology opens the energy pathways and energies the physical‚ emotional and mental state of the patient
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with stress response) and cortisol (stress hormone) is reduced. It lowers the heart rate and blood pressure. All these changes reduce the level of stress and helps one to deal with depression better. Acupuncture: It is an ancient form of alternative medicine that originated in China. Acupuncture is based on the premise that overall health of the body depends
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Medicine‚ invented acupuncture‚ medical massage‚ and Chinese herbal medicine. Traditional Chinese Medicine is the oldest medical system in the world and is used by many people as a primary health care system. It has an important impact on other parts of the world including England‚ Japan‚ and USA. Acupuncture is a long-established system of healthcare. It can stimulate the body’s own healing response by inserting needles into specific locations on the body. The main purpose of acupuncture is to improve
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P5 – An explanation of the advantages and disadvantages of complementary therapies in maintaining health and well-being. Acupuncture Advantages Acupuncture is used for a large range of conditions and some individuals combine acupuncture with their treatment. Acupuncture has a range of advantages and is usually treated for common conditions such as: • headache and migraine • chronic pain‚ including neck and back pain • joint pain • dental pain • post-operative pain
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function. Lower back pain affects 60-80 per cent of people at some stage in their lives (Nursing Standards 2004). Recent statistics about acupuncture use estimate that in England each year‚ one million treatments are given in the NHS‚ and two million in the private sector (University of York 2001). Of the many non drug treatments available for pain‚ acupuncture receives the most positive reports in relation to
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Overall‚ reflexology is a health therapy based on that different points of the feet‚ hands and face can represent different areas of the body and can promote better health by sorting out and fixing breaks in the flow of vital energy transporting everywhere in our body. The process will involve the reflexologist will use
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Abstract Acupuncture therapy has been known as a practice related to oriental medicine‚ and recently has been detected as a potential therapeutic tool for which there is good scientific evidence. Depression and anxiety are usually classified as mental illnesses and it is more useful to think of them as disturbances in brain health‚ which is directly related to the physical makeup and brain mechanisms and emotional and relational issues. The ancient Chinese practice of acupuncture could be used for
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Complementary therapies aim to treat the whole person‚ not just the symptoms of disease. Complementary therapy is known by different terms including alternative therapy‚ alternative medicine‚ holistic therapy and traditional medicine. Therapies include acupuncture‚ Alexander technique‚ aromatherapy‚ chiropractic‚ herbal medicine‚ homeopathy‚ naturopathy‚ osteopathy‚ reiki and yoga. Complementary therapy is known by many different terms‚ including alternative therapy‚ alternative medicine‚ holistic therapy
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cerebrovascular accident‚ cerebral stroke‚ brain vascular accident‚ hypertension‚ fibromyalgia‚ bronchitis‚ asthma‚ headache Interventions Cupping therapy alone or cupping therapy combined with other therapies (other traditional complementary therapy such as acupuncture‚ or conventional therapy) Comparators Conventional therapy‚ medicines‚ placebo Outcomes Efficacy/effectiveness and safety of cupping therapy Study design Randomized control trials‚ systematic reviews‚ metaanalysis‚ case control‚ cohort and descriptive
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taken and put in the osometer. Trial Number | Osmolality (mOsm/kg H2O) | 1 | 204 | 2 | 204 | Average | 204 | Figure 1.1: Calibration curve for used for the identification of the concentration of ethanol present in a sample of wine. 5 data points were taken at 5.117g EtOH/100mL solvent‚ 7.984g EtOH/100mL solvent‚ 11.13g EtOH/100mL solvent‚ 14.01g EtOH/100mL solvent and 18.31g EtOH/100mL solvent. Equation for line: y
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