Alternative Medicine - Complementary Therapy

Home » Alternative Therapies[6 Jan 2012 | One Comment | | Author: Dee Braun, DrR, CA, CCT]If you enjoy this post, please share it using the buttons in the post, or email it to a friend, we'd really appreciate it!ShareTweetReflexology is an ancient art in which pressure is placed over the foot and hand using the fingers and thumbs. The reflexologist uses no oil or lotion and places pressure on the hand or foot based on a system of zones and reflex areas that reportedly represents other major...Read Full Story

UK government advisers are to recommend Art therapy on the NHS for people with schizophrenia. This comes after the therapy has been recommended by complementary therapy practitioners for many years.The National Institute of Clinical and Health Excellence will promote therapy that offers music, art and dance for the first time and activities will include playing musical instruments and creating collages.Experts found Art therapy works well in patients who suffer withdrawal and a lack of...Read Full Story

A recent UK study suggests that hypnotherapy may be effective for people who suffer with duodenal ulcers. Published in UK medical journal The Lancet, the study tested hypnotherapy to see if it would prevent relapses in people who suffer with the problem. Duodenal ulcers occur in the upper part of the small intestine and are caused by acid and digestive juices damaging the mucous lining which leaves a wound. Ulcer symptoms include heartburn, sore throats and pain in the abdomen. People suffer...Read Full Story

A recent UK study suggests that hypnotherapy may be effective for people who suffer with duodenal ulcers.Published in UK medical journal The Lancet, the study tested hypnotherapy to see if it would prevent relapses in people who suffer with the problem.Duodenal ulcers occur in the upper part of the small intestine and are caused by acid and digestive juices damaging the mucous lining which leaves a wound. Ulcer symptoms include heartburn, sore throats and pain in the abdomen. People suffer...Read Full Story

With an estimated quarter of million people suffering with a gambling addiction, the NHS have opened their first clinic to treat gamblers with complementary therapy and debt management. Opened in Soho, West London, The National Problem Gambling Clinic will run for a year with addicts undergoing psychotherapy sessions and getting advice from debt experts. Families of gambling addicts will also be offered therapy to learn how to cope with loved ones who have an addiction. Psychotherapy sessions...Read Full Story