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Treating chronic pain...Herbal Medicine

October 23rd 2006 11:24
Herbal Medicine

Herbal medicine is a system of medicine that uses plants to cure and prevent disease.

There are about 350,000 species of known plants in the world; 10,000 of those are used for their medicinal properties. There is possibly many undiscovered medicinal plants that we are not yet aware of.


The practise of using plants to heal goes back as far as man himself. Animals eat certain kinds of plants when they feel unwell; especially dogs.

It was through trial and error that man discovered the healing benefits of specific plants. Records of plants being used as medicine go back as far as 60,000 years ago to the times of The Assyrian King whose grave revealed a tablet engraved with 350 drugs from vegetation, However, the Chinese are probably the most noted for their sophisticated records and in depth knowledge of herbal medicine.

When trated by a herbalist every patient receives their own unique treatment. Similar to the principles of Homeopathy, the herbalist creates a medicine to treat the patient as a whole; not just the disease.

The dosage is low and there are rarly side effects. The patient is encouraged to make a complete lifestyle change in order to encourage the body's natural defenses to produce the desired effects. Improvement is noticable within hours after taking the remedy and the patient is usually cured of chronic symptoms within days of commencing the treatment.


Here are some common ailments and their suggested herbal remedies:

Asthma: aniseed, celandine, elder, flower, fennel, hyssop infusion, liquorice root, valerian

Blood pressure: mistletoe

Bronchitis: comfrey

Stings and bites: (externally) horseradish, tea tree oil, lavendar

Menstrual problems: ladies mantle tea, mistletoe, rose hips

Toothache: oil of cloves, elder(held in mouth), tansy

Sore throat: stinging nettle (gargle)

Flatulence: caraway, tincture of cardamom, charcoal biscuits, fennel, garlic, tumeric

Fatigue: acrimony, marjoram, peppermint, rose hips, yeast tablets

Remember to seek the advice of a medical proffessional before taking any herbal medication. It is important to ensure that the herbalist has credentials
to support their ability as a reputable practitioner.

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Treating chronic pain...Rolfing

October 17th 2006 00:03
Rolfing

Not ot be confused with vomiting or acts of coitus; Rolfing is a manipulative technique that is more accurately known as structural integration.

It was developed by a bio chemist called Ida Rolf in the 1920's. Ida was very interested in health problems, but it is not documented how or why she came about the technique. There are believed to be at least 50,000 Rolfing practitioners worldwide.

Rolfing is a deep type of massage that involves manipulating the body in a way that breakes down the build up of connective tissue. Connective tissue is encouraged to grow in the areas that undergo unatural contraction. The muscles in the area cause thick platelets to grow which restrict movement and mobility.

This is attributed to our pysical and psychological environments in the western world, which results in problems such as poor posture and bad conditioning.

A Rolfing practitioner observes the patient's posture from the front sides and back to check for abnormalities. After about 10 sessions the patient is photographed to compare the results with the original state.

Most sessions are an hour long and the patient lies in a massage like pose whilst the Rolfer releases the thickened and stuck fascia by using their body and a considerable amount of force.

The treatment is often painful but most people report feeling lighter and noticeably more mobility after a session.

Studies done on patients who have undergone a series of Rolfing session, showed an increase in mobility, energy, fluidity of movements, less body tension and good posture.

This technique is especially good for athletes and dancers as it helps to free the body of restrictions that affect movement and performance. It is aslo a great treatment for eliminating complications caused by scar tissuethat exists inside the body as a result of surgery, endometiosis etc.

Be prepared to experience a bit of pain in the first few sessions but this will subside as the treatment progresses.

As the saying goes - No pain No gain

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Alternative Medicine by Dr. Andrew Stanway - Rigby LTD
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Treating chronic pain...Radiesthesia

October 9th 2006 09:52
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Radiesthesia is a very ancient technique used by Egyptians and maybe even other races much earlier then that. It is used as a method to diagnose disease and select the appropriate remedy to treat it with. At the time it was considered magical - a manifestation of God, the devil and other spirits.

The method is similar in principle to divining*. A pendant is held over the patient or a sample of the patients body to determine the diagnosis. It wasn't until the 19th century that it really began to take off and be used widely. This was first made known and given the French name Radiesthesia by two French priests who had perfected the technique to a fine art at the turn of the century.

Many years later a skilled surgeon Dr. John Laurence, applied the technique to a selection of homeopathic remedies to support his diagnosis. Laurence was increasingly dissatisfied with orthodox medicine and particuarly unhappy
with the way that modern medicine was lacking in the ability to successfully treat chronic, degenerative and untreatable ailments. He developed the skills of Radiesthesia and found it to be beneficial for treating these types of cases.

The laws that he laid down have been used by many doctors to treat chronic and sometimes supposedly incurable diseases in the past 25 years.

No one knows for sure how it works. Radiesthesists claim that all matter is associated with its own intrinsic energy fields in a form that a human being can pick up and register by using a divining type instrument. Some say that every cell in the body has a resonating electrical circuit tht's energy field pattern changes when the cell is affected by disease. The principle is much similar to the way in which an ECG machine detects abnormal heart muscle.

If you go to a Radiesthestist, they will take a sample of your hair, nail, blood or saliva that is kept on file. The tests are then carried out on the samples by using the divining techniques to select and indicate various abnormalities and changes in pattern.

Once the diagnosis is arrived at; the therapist will contact you and the selected treatment is carried out. Becauses it is so complex and not easily understood; this treatment isn't favoured as much in modern times but many practitioners believe that in the future it will make a big comeback.


*(a forked apparatus such as a branch is held in both hands and passed over an area that is suspected to have water beneath it. as the operater moves, the rod begins to vibrate indicating where the water is)

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Treating chronic pain...Colour Therapy

October 2nd 2006 07:34
Colour therapy is best described as the use of colour to produce healing and beneficial effects.

It was used in ancient Greece and Ancient Egypt. Its theories have also been embraced by the Indian's and Chinese for thousands of years.
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Treating chronic pain...Aromatherapy

September 19th 2006 00:39
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Aromatherapy is a process that combines body and facial massage, whilst incorporating the use of essential oils extracted from plants. These essences are made up from aromatic oils that appear in various parts of the plant. The essence is circulated throughout the plant at various times of the day, so that at a certain time it will be concentrated in a specific area of the plant. e.g. leaves in the morning.

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Treating chronic pain...Reflexology

September 18th 2006 00:12
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Reflexology is an ancient Asian technique that uses the feet and sometimes the palms of the hand to diagnose conditions in other parts of the body. The principle is very similar to acupuncture and Shiatsu. Relief can be brought to an area by massaging specific areas of the foot that represent a particular body region.
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Treating chronic pain...Shiatsu

September 12th 2006 00:20
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Originally from Japan; Shiatsu (sometimes called Acupressure), arose around the same time that acupuncture did in China. It is a remedial treatment that traditionally, one family member practices on another for medicinal purposes and prevention form disease


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Treating chronic pain...Homeopathy

September 3rd 2006 00:42
Homeopathic Remedies
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A GP who was not satisfied with the ways of conventional medicine; Dr. Samuel Hahnemann (1755 - 1843), combined many different healing principles, some which dated back thousands of years. Once formulated, it became a system he called, Homeopathy. Homeo, Latin for same, and Pathy for disease or sickness = Same sickness.
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Treating chronic pain...Reiki

August 28th 2006 00:28
Developed by a Buddhist in 20th century Japan; Reiki is a technique used to promote healing and reduce stress. It is administered by laying hands over the body and is believed to balance the life force energy that flows within. This is perhaps where the term "Healing Hands" originated from.

The word Reiki is made up of two Chinese characters. Rei, which means higher power and Ki, which represents life force energy.
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