Massage therapy is often regarded as an extravagance‚ a luxury‚ or an expense awaiting justification. Few actually regard a massage as a viable form of medical treatment. But it is. Massage therapy is actually the simplest and oldest form of medicine. There are references to massage in Chinese medical literature dating back to 2‚700 B.C. Think for one moment‚ your very first reaction when you stub your toe‚ hit your funny bone‚ or bump your head. Instinctively‚ you place your hand over the injured
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Holding Therapy What is Holding Therapy? Holding therapy was developed by Dr. Martha Welch in the late 1970s. Dr. Welch was a psychiatrist in New York who began using it with children with autism. Later‚ she outlined her form of therapy in a book titled‚ Holding Time (Welch‚ 1988). Originally‚ Dr. Welch discovered holding therapy with autistic children. Later‚ however‚ she began using this therapy with typical children as well and‚ in her opinion‚ discovered equally satisfying results
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Behavior therapy has made remarkable headway since its inception in the early 20th century. Emerging in a time when psychotherapy was dominated by Freudian psychanalysis‚ behavior therapy flourished in spite of harsh scrutiny and opposition. Behavior therapy’s themes and characteristics were regarded as deviate and starkly different from the psychoanalytic model. Although techniques now used in behavior therapy have been used throughout history‚ (i.e.‚ such as intentionally soiling drinks to induce
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Group therapy has its roots from WWII but is still very common today. There are many different factors of group therapy. The first is that group therapy offers new information to individuals. The group leader may offer advice but also group members share their experiences. This leads to the presence of hope by both the therapist and group members. Another factor to group therapy is universality which shows that everyone struggles with problems and that an individual is not alone (BOOK). A benefit
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What You Need to Know About Radiation Therapy‚ Teen WHAT IS RADIATION THERAPY? Radiation therapy is a type of cancer treatment that uses high-energy waves of radiation to kill cancer cells or shrink tumors. These waves are like fast-moving X-rays. The rays are strong enough to destroy unhealthy cells. In radiation therapy‚ the radiation may be delivered from outside your body or from a source of radiation that is put inside your body. External radiation is usually used‚ though you may have both
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Dance therapy is a type of psychotherapy that uses movement to further the social‚ cognitive‚ emotional‚ and physical development of the individual. Dance therapists work with people who have many kinds of emotional problems‚ intellectual deficits‚ and life-threatening illnesses. They are employed in psychiatric hospitals‚ day care centers‚ mental health centers‚ prisons‚ special schools‚ and private practice. They work with people of all ages in both group and individual therapy. Some also engage
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“Sandplay therapists who work in the way Kalff taught differentiate sandplay from sand tray therapy‚" said Lauren Cunningham‚ a founding member of STA and the editor of The Journal of Sandplay Therapy. "Sand tray therapy is a more generic term referring to a variety of effective ways of using sand‚ figures and a container from different theoretical perspectives." She continued‚ "Sandplay therapy emphasises the spontaneous and dynamic qualities of the creative experience itself. The essence of sandplay
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Introduction In this research paper‚ the effectiveness of music therapy on the cognitive degenerative disorder of dementia will be evaluated. To support the contention that music therapy is effective in treating the symptoms of dementia‚ research documenting this therapy’s impact on memory‚ emotions‚ and behavior will be examined. In order to provide a greater understanding of music therapy and dementia‚ these terms will be defined. Second‚ research will be examined to determine music
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Pet Therapy What is Pet Therapy? Pet Therapy is an area that has received increased attention in therapeutic recreation. In recent years‚ the experts have been relying on pet therapy as a valuable aid in reaching out to the elderly‚ the infirm‚ and to ill or abused children through-out the country.” Pet Therapy is the commonly used term for animal-assisted therapy (AAT)‚ animal-assisted activities (AAA) and pet visitation.” It is also recognized at hospitals around the country as a
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Music Therapy has been a part of culture and medicine longer than the general population realizes. Native Americans used chants and songs as part of their healing processes and ancient Greeks believed that the music is what healed the soul and body. The term music therapy first appeared in the article “Music Physically Considered” in Colombian Magazine (1789) where the author remained anonymous. Within the upcoming years two medical dissertations were published. In the early 1900’s several associations
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