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Alternative Medicine Alternative Therapies
1,274 wordsAlternative medicine, also known as alternative therapies, lie outside the realm of conventional medicine. An alternative therapy is any intervention that: is not reimbursable by most health insurance providers in the United States, is not well supported by scientific tests establishing safety and effectiveness, and is not taught by most medical schools in the United States. They are also called adjunctive, unconventional, or unorthodox therapies. There are many general areas of alternative medi...
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Massage Therapy Soft Tissues
1,618 wordsDifferent types of Massage from around the world and the effects they can have on your body. The art of massage is on of the most impressive technologies conquered by human hands. What can astonish more than magic of touch? Nothing I think and that is why increasing popularity of massage therapy doesnt surprise. What is massage therapy? According to definition found on Massage Therapy 101 Massage therapy is a hands on manipulation of soft tissues and joints of body. The soft tissues include musc...
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Massage Therapy Alternative Therapies
1,174 wordsMillions of people around the world are living with pain that could be prevented with the use of alternative therapies. As a result many of these people use harmful or ineffective drugs and surgeries in an attempt to cure their ailments. With a steady schedule of massage therapy, acupuncture, and healthy foods, people can lead a healthy and invigorating life without drugs or surgery. During the time of the ancient Roman gladiators, massage therapy was used to treat everything from headaches to s...
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Open Ended Questions American Medical Association
3,833 wordsRELAXATION IN CANCER Introduction Cancer is encroaching upon heart diseases status as the number one killer of Americans. Nearly one million people are diagnosed each year with some type of cancer (Heimlich, 1990) and will undergo chemotherapy, radiotherapy, or a combination as an adjunct to surgery. Many of these patients report experiencing debilitating side effects to these treatments. Not only can the physical effects from the illness and the treatment be quite intense, the emotional and psy...
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Rheumatoid Arthritis Alternative Therapies
1,552 wordsRheumatoid Arthritis a Debilitating Disease It began seven years ago when Sandra woke up and was getting out bed. She went to stand up and she felt this severe pain in both of her feet. When she looked at her feet they were swollen and bluish red and warm to the touch. She could not understand what was happening. At first she thought she might have frozen her feet. But as time went by she started to get lumps on the bottom of her feet so she went to see the doctor. The doctor did some tests and ...
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