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Reiki: energy work for rebalancing and relaxation
by Eleanor Healy

2012-04-17 14:32:43 Reiki is a powerful tool for personal growth and improving the quality of our life that can be used on animals and plants as well as human beings in times of stress and feeling out of balance read

U.S. study shows: Integrative Medicine is effective in treating common and costly health conditions

2012-02-19 16:35:12 75% of US integrative medicine centers reported success using integrative practices to treat chronic pain, and over 50% for other chronic conditions read

Massage is promising for muscle recovery: reduces inflammation

2012-02-02 08:54:14 Researchers found that even 10 minutes of massage therapy reduced inflammation in the muscles, improved mitochondrial function, has potential benefits for chronic illness read

Researchers recommend exercise for breast cancer survivors, lymphedema patients

2011-12-02 13:17:38 Benefits of exercise outweigh the risks for breast cancer survivors and patients with lymphedema read

Massage eases low back pain in randomized controlled trial

2011-07-05 13:38:52 Both relaxation (Swedish) and structural massage help people with back pain to function even after six months read

Miracle Pain Relief with Bowen Therapy

2011-05-27 19:01:32 Introduction to Bowen Therapy, with a case study
by Sharon Walsh RNHT, Reg'd Bowen Therapist read

Integrative medicine, spirituality improves outcomes in urban adolescents with asthma

2011-04-15 14:17:46 71% of (midwestern US) urban youth with asthma reported using complementary or alternative medicine, most commonly relaxation read

Acupressure effective in helping to treat mild traumatic brain injury

2011-02-28 12:59:54 Patients with mild traumatic brain injury treated with Jin Shin acupressure showed improved cognitive function, scored significantly better on tests of working memory read

Acupressure shows promise in relieving fatigue in cancer survivors

2011-02-23 16:45:54 Pilot research has shown self-administered acupressure can significantly decrease fatigue by as much as 70 percent in cancer survivors, as well as improve sleep quality read

Exam Stress Reduction - with Dogs?

2010-12-16 16:52:24 UToronto gets the YWN Break Zone, Tufts gets Therapy Dogs, students all over get a stress reduction break! read

Many brain tumor patients use homeopathy, alternative treatments in addition to conventional treatments

2010-12-14 18:01:36 People turning to alternative treatments for brain tumours not because they are dissatisfied with conventional care, but to add something beneficial to their care read

Alternative therapy usage for pain increases with age, wealth

2010-11-24 09:12:26 U Michigan study finds 1/3 of patients with chronic pain have used some form of complementary or alternative health care read

Delay in diagnosis significantly impacts lives of patients with fibromyalgia

2010-11-23 13:13:14 Stigma, skepticism, lack of knowledge about fibromyalgia, and delays in diagnosis contribute negatively to patient outcomes read

Massage therapy boosts immune response

2010-09-28 09:43:54 Swedish massage causes measureable changes in the immune and endocrine systems; reduces cortisol, Arginine Vasopressin, and most cytokines read

Massage Therapy Research grant deadline Sept 30

2010-09-27 15:20:24 Planning to apply for a grant from the Holistic Health Research Foundation's Massage Therapy Research Fund? Deadline is this Thursday (September 30th, 2010) read

Massage, relaxation, and other therapies do not ease cancer-related stress in kids

2010-07-18 02:06:18 Therapies that work on adults do not have the same effect on children undergoing bone-marrow transplants read

Natural health practitioners implicated in insurance fraud

2010-04-20 11:14:28 CBC piece on beauty treatments paid by insurance fraud; practitioners sign off as having given non-existent health treatments read

Hand and feet massages provide consolation for bereaved relatives

2010-04-06 14:27:13 Hand and feet massages help grievers deal with emotions attached to losing a loved one and moving on. read

Massage eases anxiety, but no better than simple relaxation does

2010-03-09 13:29:27 Randomized trial with Group Health patients shows general response read

Study shows non-drug techniques reduce pain in hospitalized patients

2010-03-09 12:04:10 Non-traditional therapies relieve pain among a wide range of hospitalized patients as much as 50 percent, according to a first-of-a-kind study in the Journal of Patient Safety. read

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