Types of Therapy

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Aromatherapy Oils for Depression Using plant essences for good health and a sense of well-being is an ancient practice. The essential oils used in aromatherapy are extracted from flowers, fruits...
Mar 29, 2012
Humans are made of mostly water, carbon, and minerals as is the earth. That is why listening to the sounds of nature has a calming, relaxing effect on us, and why the rhythms of nature can help...
Mar 8, 2012
In the winter, daylight hours grow shorter and people tend to stay indoors when temperatures are low. This decrease in daylight exposure causes our rhythm of sleeping and waking (or circadian...
Mar 6, 2012
Electric Therapy refers to therapies that utilize electric current for healing purposes. These therapies alleviate pain, promote healing of wounds, joints, or muscles, and as a treatment for...
Feb 22, 2012
Light box therapy exposes people to intense light under controlled conditions. The therapy consists of fluorescent bulbs in a box fronted with a diffusing screen, set on a table, or desk. People...
Feb 22, 2012
Light Force Therapy (LFT) is a manufacturer of photo-stimulation products that reduce acute or chronic pain from injury or disease. Their products use light-emitting diodes, or LEDs, to create...
Feb 22, 2012
Gottman Couples Therapy is based on scientific research by Dr. John Gottman. The crux of the therapy are Gottman’s seven principles for strengthening relationships. He calls the principles “The...
Feb 16, 2012
A crystal practitioner places a variety of crystals around or on their clients, often at acupuncture points, energy meridians, chakra sites, or areas of pain. Clients remain fully clothed and...
Feb 16, 2012
“The body's energies are the key to health, vitality, and well-being. Energy medicine is the art and science of working with and teaching people to work with these energies. Long recognized by...
Feb 16, 2012
Basic Chinese ball therapy (also known as "baoding balls") involves two metal balls that are rotated about in the palm of your hand. The Chinese have used this exercise for centuries to promote...
Feb 16, 2012
Scream therapy received a lot of buzz in the 1970s. Since then it has gone out of mainstream favor but is still practiced today. It is most often called Primal Therapy. The originator is Dr....
Feb 16, 2012
DPL is a non-invasive tool designed to turn back the hands of time. Exposed skin is subjected to low level pulses of light to minimize wrinkles, smooth out skin tone, and shrink large pores. It...
Feb 16, 2012
For addiction therapy, individual and group psychotherapy are part of the treatment plan at many reputable addiction recovery clinics. There are also private therapists that specialize in...
Feb 14, 2012
Child therapy is to help a young person having a problem that causes emotional distress, interferes with their natural development, is overwhelming and disrupts his or her daily life, a child...
Feb 9, 2012
Biodynamic craniosacral therapy is about having the body in balance: “At a deep level of our physiological functioning all healthy, living tissues subtly "breathe" with the motion of life - a...
Feb 8, 2012
For thousands of years, vibration has been used to help people heal, and to keep them healthy. There are many types of vibrational therapy (VT). Though once considered to be “quack medicine” in...
Feb 6, 2012
Emotional Freedom Technique If you can tap on a surface with your fingers, you can do the emotional freedom technique (EFT), or emotional freedom therapy. EFT is a way to reduce psychological...
Feb 6, 2012
Though it is not realistic to think you can eliminate stress from your life, there are many types of therapy and techniques that keep stress to a minimum. Your level of stress is affected by the...
Feb 6, 2012
Electric Stimulation Therapy (EST) improves the quality of life for people recovering from wounds, and muscle or nerve damage. The theory behind EST is that when large nerve fiber activity is...
Feb 6, 2012
ADHD therapy can help with the three key behaviors signifying Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), which are impulsivity, hyperactivity, and inattention. Some children and adults...
Feb 6, 2012

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