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T'ai chi is an ancient Chinese exercise with movements that originate in martial arts practice. While used as a type of self-defense in its most advanced form, t'ai chi is practiced widd....
Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a condition that causes extreme tiredness. People with CFS have debilitating fatigue that lasts for six months or longer. CFS does not have a known cause, but appears....
Chronic pain can be caused by many conditions that create uneven stress on the fascia, or the thin, strong connective tissue that covers muscles and bones and surrounds internal organs. Through myofascial release treatments, the fascia can be rebalanced to ease your chronic pain.
Aromatherapy using essential oils can provide relief of chronic pain, and can be used as an alternative to traditional pain medications.
Clinical hypnotherapy significantly and consistently decreases the experience of chronic pain, and helps to improve the overall outcome of medical treatment for pain.
Reflexology is a therapeutic method of relieving pain by stimulating predefined pressure points on the feet and hands. This controlled pressure alleviates the source of the discomfort. In the absences....
Acupuncture is one of the main forms of treatment in traditional Chinese medicine. It involves the use of sharp, thin needles that are inserted in the body at very specific points. This process is bes....
Chiropractic has been proven remarkably effective in treating arthritis and its symptoms, including both osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.
Detoxification is one of the more widely used treatments and concepts in alternative medicine. It is based on the principle that illnesses can be caused by the accumulation of toxic substances (toxins....
Noni, the common name for is a medicinal herbal substance derived from the noni tree, which is found in various areas of the South Pacific. Other names for the herb include morinda, Indian mulberry,t....
Naturopathic medicine, with its focus on prevention and non-toxic natural therapies, can effectively treat chronic pain.
Meditation is a practice of concentrated focus upon a sound, object, visualization, the breath, movement, or attention itself in order to increase awareness of the present moment, reduce stress, promh....
Prolotherapy is the treatment of soft-tissue damage through the use of injections. The injections lead to inflammation in the area, and the body reacts by increasing the blood supply and sending mored ...
Back pain can be both prevented and treated by chiropractic, a safe spinal manipulation therapy, helping to avoid surgery and overuse of pain killers.
Homeopathy can alleviate common ailments like PMS, depression, and low energy levels, as well as complicated chronic diseases such as chronic fatigue syndrome, heart disease, cancer and countless symptoms which have no classification.
Myotherapy is a method for relieving pain based on the application of pressure at trigger points throughout the body. Trigger points are defined as hypersensitive locations in the muscles that cause n....
Bursitis is the painful inflammation of one or more bursae, which are padlike sacs found in parts of the body that are subject to friction. Bursae cushion the movements between the bones, tendons andy....
Chondroitin is a substance found in human and animal cartilage that is used to treat several physical disorders, most importantly arthritis, psoriasis, and cancer. It is the most plentiful type of gld....
Magnetic therapy is the use of magnets to relieve pain in various areas of the body.Magnetic therapy dates as far back as the ancient Egyptians. Magnets have long been believed to have healing powers0 ...
Thiamine, also known as vitamin B, was the first of the water-soluble B-vitamin family to be discovered. It is an essential component of an enzyme, thiamine pyrophosphate, that is involved in metabole....