| Alternative medicines are considered to be new | | | | are tightening your muscles. This in turn trains you |
| age products. Ancient oriental traditional medicine | | | | to be aware of when you are bringing on stress |
| blended with rudiments of the scholastic medicine | | | | and to help you identify when you need to relax |
| of our western world seem to have proven it's | | | | your body. Biofeedback is very successful and |
| own right. Just look how many people are | | | | can be used for migraine headaches, chronic pain, |
| searching for these alternative treatment | | | | high blood pressure, epilepsy, and much more, |
| methods. We're going to take a look at a few of | | | | which can occur when you tense up. |
| them here. | | | | Therapeutic Massage |
| Acupuncture | | | | You might be thinking, "what does getting a |
| The use of acupuncture dates back more than | | | | massage do for my health other than to make |
| 2,000 years. This is a traditional medicine used in | | | | me feel good?" Actually, therapeutic massage has |
| Japan, China, and other Eastern countries. The use | | | | many benefits. For example, it can help alleviate |
| of acupuncture is beneficial in that it stimulates | | | | pain, reduce stress, and promote good health. |
| areas of the body that have a direct correlation | | | | When a person gets a therapeutic massage, they |
| to internal organs. By placing fine needles into | | | | are actually getting the benefit of function |
| specific points, the body is encouraged to | | | | improvement with circulatory, muscular, skeletal, |
| promote natural healing, improve function, and | | | | nervous systems, lymphatic, and can even help |
| provide an overall boost to your system. When | | | | the body heal after an illness or injury. Depending |
| these needles are inserted, they go into Meridians, | | | | on what the specific health issue is, there is a |
| which are channels, somewhat like streams within | | | | Swedish Massage, which is a more relaxing |
| the body. Just as there might be a boulder sitting | | | | massage good for headaches, back stress, and |
| in a stream blocking the flow of water, it can be | | | | muscle cramps, Pressure Point Therapy, helpful |
| the same for the channels of blood in your | | | | for some injuries as well as circulation problems, |
| system. Acupuncture helps to remove these | | | | headache and muscle tension, insomnia, anxiety, |
| obstacles by providing stimulation, thus improving | | | | and more. |
| health. | | | | Finally, Sports Massage focuses on muscle groups |
| Biofeedback | | | | used for different sports. Licensed masseuse can |
| Biofeedback is a method used to help blood | | | | help with the issues mentioned as well as allergies, |
| pressure, muscle tension, heart rate, brain activity, | | | | arthritis, asthma, carpal tunnel syndrome, |
| and other bodily functions. Basically, biofeedback is | | | | depression, digestive disorders, myofascial pain, |
| a painless system that is hooked up to your body | | | | limited range of motion, sinusitis, and TMJ. The |
| and then through electrical signals received from | | | | next time you tell someone you are going to get |
| tightening of your muscles, you would be able to | | | | a massage, you can simply explain that it is for |
| receive those signals by a light telling you that you | | | | the benefit of your health. |