Manipulative therapy Manipulative therapy Acupressure is a traditional Chinese medicine bodywork technique based on the same ideas as acupuncture. It involves placing physical pressure, by hand, elbow, or with the aid of various devices, on different pressure points on the surface of the body (which may be far distant from the symptom, related by what is called the meridian system) to bring about relief through greater balance and circulation of fluids ( blood, lymph) and metabolic energies in the body (heat, qi). It is intended to help balance the systems of the body in order to treat chronic and acute injuries or disease. ...more on Wikipedia about "Acupressure"
Acupuncture (from Lat. acus, "needle" (noun), and pungere, "prick" (verb) or in Standard Mandarin, zhēn jǐu (針灸) is one of the main branches of Traditional Chinese Medicine (others being herbal medicine and tui na). It is a therapeutic technique from that framework intended to restore health and well-being. The term acupuncture is often used by Westerners to refer to Chinese medicine generally. The technique involves the insertion of needles into " acupuncture points" on the body by trained practitioners. The needles most commonly used in present-day practice are made of stainless steel and are of approximately the same diameter as a medium thickness guitar string (from approximately .01" to .02"). Although the clinical efficacy of this practice is debated, the traditional theory underlying its mechanisms has no basis in modern scientific conceptions of physiology and is therefore considered by its critics to be a pseudoscience. While many of its practitioners and proponents promote it in a modern, clinical manner, acupuncture and related practices predate modern concepts of science. ...more on Wikipedia about "Acupuncture"
Auriculotherapy is an east-west hybrid medical system, founded by Dr. Paul Nogier of France in the 1940s. ...more on Wikipedia about "Auriculotherapy"
Critics of the Bates Method concede that most of the Bates techniques are harmless, apart from the possibility that faith in the Bates system could deter people with eye conditions requiring prompt care from seeking conventional treatment. (One of his original exercises, however, involved looking directly at the sun, which in some situations may be dangerous; a 1940 revision of his book modified this by suggesting that the sun shine on closed eyes.) ...more on Wikipedia about "Bates Method"
In alternative medicine, body work or massage therapy refers to any treatment which involves some form of touching or physical manipulation. It refers to massages or the application of pressure or vibration to the soft tissues of the body, including muscles, connective tissue, tendons, ligaments, and joints. ...more on Wikipedia about "Body work (alternative medicine)"
The Bowen Technique or Bowen therapy is a holistic system of healing developed in Australia in the 1950s by Tom Bowen. The technique was limited to Australia until Bowen's death in 1982, when it was named, and spread by Bowen's apprentices. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bowen Technique"
Effleurage is a massage stroke used to warm up the muscle before deep tissue work using petrissage. ...more on Wikipedia about "Effleurage"
Manipulative therapy involves use of body work or massage therapy and other physical manipulation of the body for healing, such as osteopathy, and chiropractic. ...more on Wikipedia about "Manipulative therapy"
Massage is the practice of applying pressure or vibration to the soft tissues of the body, including muscles, connective tissue, tendons, ligaments, and joints. A form of therapy, massage can be applied to parts of the body or successively to the whole body, to heal injury, relieve psychological stress, manage pain, improve circulation and relieve tension. Where massage is used for its physical and psychological benefits, it may be termed "therapeutic massage therapy" or manipulative therapy. ...more on Wikipedia about "Massage"
Medical acupuncture is a simplified version of traditional Chinese acupuncture which is learned by Western medical practitioners. ...more on Wikipedia about "Medical acupuncture"
The Metamorphic Technique is a gentle form of foot, hand and head massage that can be carried out by anyone with a brief training in the technique. It draws on Chinese reflexology but is Western in its theory and approach. ...more on Wikipedia about "Metamorphic Technique"
Myofascial release refers to the manual technique for stretching the fascia with the aim to balance the body. Fascia is located between the skin and the underlying structure of muscle and bone, it is a seamless web of connective tissue that covers and connects the muscles, organs, and skeletal structures in our body. Muscle and fascia are united forming the myofascia system. ...more on Wikipedia about "Myofascial Release"
Naprapathy is a branch of medicine, ( manual medicine) that focuses on the evaluation and treatment of neuro-musculoskeletal conditions. Doctors of Naprapathy are connective tissue specialists. ...more on Wikipedia about "Naprapathy"
Osteopathic medicine (also known as osteopathy) is a branch of medicine which views the human body holistically, and emphasizes the prevention and treatment of illness and injury through the use of manual and physical therapies, along with traditional medical practices such as drugs and surgery. Doctors of Osteopathic medicine ( D.O.s) educated in the United States are fully licensed physicians equivalent to M.D.s. Osteopaths educated in the United Kingdom and elsewhere have a scope of practice limited mainly to musculoskeletal conditions and treatment of some other conditions by manual means. ...more on Wikipedia about "Osteopathic medicine"
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(Petrissage) Pertrissage are massage movements with applied pressure which are deep and compress the underlying muscles. Kneading, wringing, skin rolling and pick-up-and-squeeze are the pertrissage movements. They are all performed with the padded palmar surface of the hand, the surface of the finger and also the thumbs. ...more on Wikipedia about "Petrissage"
Psychotherapeutic Postural Integration (PPI) is a wider development of Postural integration (PI), an alternative body- psychotherapy method, which attempts to help individuals to become aware of themselves in their body and empowering them to change their "bodymind" - their bodies, their emotions and attitudes. At a practical level, PPI is an active therapy in which the patient/client and practitioner ( psychotherapist) interact to release blocked energy and to guide the development of awareness in both. Thus enabling clients to increase their sense of well-being, their capacity to feel, their ability to express themselves, to develop their self-awareness and consciousness. It aims to restore unity of tissue, feeling and awareness by a direct manual, deep softening and reorganization of the myofascia which envelopes and coordinates the entire muscular system while simultaneously bringing together gestalt therapy, emotional release and expression, breathwork, movement awareness diciplines and bodydrama into a single framework. ...more on Wikipedia about "Psychotherapeutic Postural Integration"
Pushing hands, (推手, Wade-Giles t'ui1 shou3, pinyin tuī shǒu), is a name for two-person training routines practiced in soft style Chinese martial arts such as Pa Kua Chang (Baguazhang), Hsing-i Ch'uan (Xingyiquan), T'ai Chi Ch'uan (Taijiquan) and I Ch'uan (Yiquan). ...more on Wikipedia about "Pushing hands"
Reflexology, or zone therapy, is the practice of stimulating points on the feet, hands, or ears (termed reflex zones), in the hopes that it will have a beneficial effect on some other parts of the body, or will improve general health. The most common form is foot reflexology, in which the reflexologist applies pressure to points on a person's foot. The foot is believed by practitioners and participants to be divided into a number of reflex zones corresponding to all parts of the body. ...more on Wikipedia about "Reflexology"
In zone therapy, a reflexology chart shows the reflex zones found on the soles of the feet. ...more on Wikipedia about "Reflexology chart"
Rolfing, also known as Structural Integration, is a codified series of soft tissue manipulation, which organizes soft tissue relationships, with the objectives of realigning the body structurally and harmonizing its fundamental movement patterns, thus providing a sense of vitality and well-being. ...more on Wikipedia about "Rolfing"
Shiatsu ( Japanese from shi, meaning finger, and atsu, meaning pressure) - is a massage technique originating in Japan. Shiatsu follows similar principles to western massage using the principles of anatomy and physiology. The thumbs, palms, and fingers (no knees or elbows are used in the foundation form of shiatsu therapy) are used to apply pressure to designated areas of the body. ...more on Wikipedia about "Shiatsu"
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Hot Stone Massage is a Swedish/Relaxation style of massage that introduces the use of smooth, heated Basalt stones. ...more on Wikipedia about "Stone massage"
Tantramassage (Tantric Massage) is a form of massage developed in the 1980s by Andro, Andreas Rothe, a tantric "bodywork" teacher in Berlin, Germany. ...more on Wikipedia about "Tantramassage"
Tapotement is a specific stroke used in Swedish massage technique. It is a rhythmic percussion, most frequently administered with the edge of the palm or the heel of the hand. ...more on Wikipedia about "Tapotement"
Tui na (推拏 or 推拿, both pronounced tūi ná), is a form of Chinese manipulative therapy often used in conjunction with acupuncture, moxibustion, Chinese herbalism and qigong. ...more on Wikipedia about "Tui na" Tell your opinion about www.shortopedia.com Manipulative_therapy
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