Archive for October, 2008
St. John’s Wort Effective For Depression
New research provides support for the use of St. John’s wort extracts in treating major depression. A Cochrane Systematic Review backs up previous research that showed the plant extract is effective in treating mild to moderate depressive disorders. “Overall, we found that the St. John’s wort extracts tested in the trials were superior to placebos [...]
Christopher Method: Using Sound Waves To Reinforce And Release Energy
Christopher method is a type of sound wave energy therapy and is a non touch therapy. Mainly this therapy is based on multiple energy fields of the body to reinforce and release energy so that it contributes to balance and wellbeing on the emotional, physiological and psychological levels. The therapy slowly realigns all the levels [...]
Soothing Music Reduces Stress, Anxiety And Depression During Pregnancy
Music therapy can reduce psychological stress among pregnant women, according to research published in a special complementary and alternative medicine issue of the UK-based Journal of Clinical Nursing. Researchers from the College of Nursing at Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan, randomly assigned 116 pregnant women to a music group and 120 to a control group. “The [...]
Ortho Bionomy To Get Relief From Acute And Chronic Pain
Ortho bionomy is a gentle, non-invasive and osteopathically [Osteopathic medicine] based form of body therapy, which is very effective in working with injuries, pain, chronic stress and also the problems associated with structural and postural imbalances. In this therapy, the therapist makes use of gentle movements and positions of the body in order to facilitate [...]
Acupressure Calms Children Before Surgery
An acupressure treatment applied to children undergoing anesthesia noticeably lowers their anxiety levels and makes the stress of surgery more calming for them and their families, UC Irvine anesthesiologists have learned. According to Dr. Zeev Kain, anesthesiology and perioperative care chair, and his Yale University collaborator Dr. Shu-Ming Wang, this noninvasive, drug-free method is an [...]
Dolphin Therapy To Treat Mental Disorders In Children!
Because they are hyper-sensitive to vibrations, dolphins are touted by alternative healers as excellent therapists. Essentially a swim in a tank with dolphins, dolphin therapy is believed to significantly impact on the physical, emotional, social and cognitive behavior of children especially. Typically, the therapy occurs in dolphinariums and marine parks as a part of a [...]
