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Prior to engaging in complementary therapies, it’s advisable to discuss them with your traditional healthcare provider and receive insight as to whether the therapy would be safe and beneficial in treating your condition. They could offer insight on whether the therapy meets those standards.
Holistic Therapies
An integrative therapy approach considers both your mental, emotional, and physical wellbeing when creating a treatment plan. This may involve practices such as meditation, movement therapy, energy healing techniques and creative therapies – in addition to making lifestyle changes that improve wellbeing and reduce stress levels.
If you suffer from chronic pain, holistic therapy might include acupuncture, massage therapy and mind-body exercise such as Qi Gong as part of their regimen. Acupuncture can stimulate blood flow to alleviate discomfort while mindfulness meditation techniques help you focus on being present and in the moment. Such practices may complement more conventional therapies like cognitive behavioral therapy or eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR).
Body psychotherapy or somatic therapy is based on the belief that physical symptoms are directly tied to emotional states and beliefs. If you experience PTSD, for instance, trauma could manifest physically as pain and anxiety; somatic therapists employ various tools that will allow their clients to release these emotions and rebuild trust in society as a safe space.
Holistic medicine is an alternative therapy that integrates Western medical treatments with non-medical remedies such as yoga and herbal remedies, to produce holistic remedies. Though some practices lack scientific support, holistic therapies can still help people relax more, improve sleep quality, reduce pain levels, and strengthen immunity systems. Before trying any alternative practices on your own, consult with a therapist first to ensure safe outcomes.
Acupuncture
Acupuncture, an ancient Chinese medical system, involves inserting thin needles into specific points on the body in order to relieve pain and other symptoms. Acupuncture has long been used as a form of complementary medicine in treating conditions like back and neck pain, fibromyalgia, shingles nerve pain, hand/knee pain headaches and menstrual cramps – with multiple studies showing its efficacy at relieving both pain and improving function.
Acupuncture has long been used as an integrative therapy in Western hospitals and clinics as an aid to pain reduction, anxiety relief and sleep improvement. More recently it has also become one of the fastest-growing forms of integrative therapies – becoming increasingly available throughout healthcare services and private practices alike.
Workout works by stimulating specific points on the skin that send signals directly to your brain and spinal cord, changing how nerves respond to pain and releasing natural chemicals that reduce inflammation and boost mood. Studies have demonstrated its efficacy at helping with chronic back or neck pain, fibromyalgia, osteoarthritis, migraine headaches, tension headaches as well as treating nausea and boosting immunity systems.
Acupuncture is an effective noninvasive treatment with limited side effects. There is minimal risk of infection as the needles used for acupuncture are single-use and sealed; in rare instances patients may experience minor discomfort or bruising at the site of needle insertion. While certain health conditions, including artificial pacemaker use or bleeding disorders should not receive acupuncture, some conventional medications and cancer therapy treatments do allow it as part of treatment protocols; so don’t rule it out entirely as part of cancer therapy treatment!
Massage
Massage is a physical treatment in which soft tissues of the body are massaged by hand and/or using tools, including kneading, rubbing and tapping. Massage therapy has become an increasingly popular alternative therapy and is also practiced widely within conventional health care settings such as hospices and units for learning disabilities and mental health disorders. According to its practitioners, massage helps alleviate pain, reduce anxiety and promote relaxation; in some instances it has also been used as an important form of communication with profound disabilities who use touch as their primary form of communication as well as midwives who run baby massage groups for parents of young babies and mothers-to-be.
Massage has few reported adverse side effects, though there is a small risk of injury from some forms of massage which are more vigorous, potentially leading to discomfort such as bruising or stiffness.
Reiki
Reiki is a spiritual healing art that uses energy to promote wellness and healing, often combined with other holistic therapies like yoga, acupuncture and massage. Before starting any alternative treatment regimen it’s always advisable to check with your physician first in order to ensure it will not interfere with existing conventional medications or interfere with them in any way.
At a reiki session, practitioners use their hands to direct energy towards specific parts of your body, where it is believed to aid healing for mind, body and spirit. Reiki practitioners believe that there is a universal life force energy pulsing through all living things; when this energy becomes blocked or disrupted it can lead to illness; they also believe that everyone can find their own personal healing energy and channel it toward helping themselves and others.
There is limited scientific evidence that reiki can treat specific health conditions. However, several studies have indicated that reiki may reduce anxiety and pain, improve end-of-life care quality of life for some individuals, as well as enhance quality of life among end-of-life care recipients. Unfortunately, research quality is insufficient to demonstrate its effect in relieving symptoms associated with cancer or any other disease.
If you are considering Reiki therapy, be sure to find a practitioner with sufficient training and credentials. Preferably someone belonging to a reiki association and possessing at least level 2 qualification; additionally you could ask your physician or nurse for recommendations, while many cancer centers and hospices also offer Reiki sessions either free or for reduced rates; you could even reach out to local cancer support groups to see if they know of any practitioners nearby.
Yoga
Yoga is an inclusive system of practices encompassing physical postures, breathing exercises, meditation and more that aim to create Samadhi – the state of enlightenment obtained through merging individual self with supreme Self. Based on ancient Indian teachings but now practiced around the world. Benefits of Yoga practiced daily can include relieving stress, improving sleep and relieving neck pain/knee osteoarthritis/pain relief as well as managing anxiety symptoms/depression symptoms.
Sadhguru: For most Westerners, when they hear “Yoga,” their first reaction may be physical postures that appear impossible – this is a false conception of what yoga truly is; in actuality it is a process and technology for reaching an experience where reality is experienced objectively, liberating you from any illusion that you are someone as an individual.
All aspects of life are created from data. If we free ourselves from that systemic identity-creating belief system, yoga becomes accessible. That doesn’t mean we cease existing; rather it simply means our sense of who we are shouldn’t dictate how or what we think or feel or do.
