Cranial Balancing

is a subtle technique that works within the Cranial System of the body, which includes the bones of the cranium (skull) and the spine, the tissues surrounding and including the brain, the spinal column, and the cerebrospinal fluid that circulates within the entire system.

Similar to CranioSacral Therapy in form and technique, Cranial Balancing differs in that its focus is on the "Energy" of the system and the flow of the Cerebrospinal fluid. Deep states of relaxation are possible through this gentle and non-invasive work.

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There have been scores of treatments suggested for the treatment of PTSD. One technique specifically targeted at the disorder is Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR). Traumatic Incident Reduction is another, more controversial targeted method of treatment. PTSD is usually treated by a combination of psychotherapy (cognitive-behavioral therapy, group therapy, and exposure therapy are popular) and psychotropic drug therapy (antidepressant or atypical antipsychotics, e.g. brand names such as Prozac (fluoxetine), Effexor ( ...

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Post-traumatic stress disorder, Post-traumatic stress disorder - Background, Post-traumatic stress disorder - Diagnostic Criteria, Post-traumatic stress disorder - Symptoms and their possible explanations, Post-traumatic stress disorder - Biology of PTSD, Post-traumatic stress disorder - Neurochemistry, Post-traumatic stress disorder - Neuroanatomy, Post-traumatic stress disorder - Prevalence, Post-traumatic stress disorder - Cancer as PTSD-trauma, Post-traumatic stress disorder - Treatment, Post-traumatic stress disorder - Law, Post-traumatic stress disorder - Fiction, Post-traumatic stress disorder - Movies, Post-traumatic stress disorder - Non-Fiction

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Panchkarma: Fomentation Therapy

Fomentation, or sweating, necessarily follows oleation. Induced by heat from different sources it brings sweat on the skin through hair follicles by opening the pores of the skin. Due to fomentation the agni is increased and the fatty tissue gets mobilised. While throwing out waste as ama (toxins) through the skin it also helps liquify aggravated doshas, dilating all body channels for the cleansing.

It is divided into two main types, Agni Sweda wherein heat is applied directly as steam and Anagni Sweda where no external heat source is necessary e.g exercises, fighting, walking, lifting heavy loads, exposure to sunlight, stay in centrally heated rooms, putting heavy blankets over the body etc.

Charaka has described about thirteen types of fomentation of which some are in practice now.

Upanaha Sweda - fomentation by poultice

Ushma Sweda - steam fomentation

Nadi Sweda - local steam fomentation (steam/vapour of medicated decoction of leaves)

Avagah Sweda - tub bath in warm decoction of medicated water.

Pizichili - pouring of oil on the body.

After this therapy patients are advised to go for rest, avoid cold, take warm baths and get adequate fresh air. Nasal therapy, enema or bloodletting can be undertaken immediately after fomentation. Purgation should be done only after two days of fomentation. However, care should be taken to ensure that no part of the treatment is missed out on as that would not only reduce efficacy but may even prove detrimental.

Once the body has been correctly and suitably prepared, under supervision of a qualified doctor only should the administering of Panchakarma happen. It is best to depend on a reputed Ayurvedic nursing home and experienced Ayurvedic doctors.

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zone therapy (Reflex Zone Therapy, reflex zone massage): Early form of Western reflexology introduced in the United States in 1913 by William H. Fitzgerald, M.D., a specialist in diseases of the ear, nose, and throat. Fitzgerald, author of Zone Therapy, or Relieving Pain at Home (1917), divided human anatomy into ten zones and professed that bioelectrical energy flowed through these zones to reflex points in the hands and feet. His method, which was also called zonotherapy, included the fastening of wire springs around toes. Fitzgerald's associate, Edwin F. Bowers, M.D., coined the name zone therapy. Today, zone therapy may include the attachment of clothespins to fingertips and the use of pencils and aluminum combs.

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Aryuvedic Medicine  - A system of medicine derived from an ancient Indian philosophy. The practices emphasize the use of one's physical and mental abilities to achieve harmony with the environment. Therapy consists of maintaining a balance between diet, daily routine, and activities. Foods and herbs are used to modify these three basic life forces (doshas).

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Most psychotherapies are either direct descendants of psychoanalysis, or their founders started out in areas of psychoanalysis before developing their own theories. Therefore, when describing the history of psychotherapy, most traditionally start with Freud. Psychotherapy - Psychoanalysis. Although there are some bodies of thought in psychology without Sigmund Freud in their legacy, most can be traced back to his work starting in the 1880s in Vienna. Trained as a neurologist, Freud began noticing neurologi ...

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Psychotherapy, Psychotherapy - General description, Psychotherapy - History, Psychotherapy - Psychoanalysis, Psychotherapy - Cognitive, Psychotherapy - Humanistic, Psychotherapy - Behavioral, Psychotherapy - Brief counseling, Psychotherapy - Schools and approaches, Psychotherapy - Therapeutic Relationship, Psychotherapy - Criticism, Psychotherapy - Related lists

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Chelation therapy is a process involving the use of chelating agents such as EDTA to remove heavy metals from the body. It has uses in both conventional and alternative medicine. Chelation therapy - Discovery in medicine. Chelating agents were introduced into medicine as a result of the use of poison gas in World War I. The first widely used chelating agent was called British Anti-Lewisite, or BAL, a name given to dimercaprol. It is an organic compound related to the mercaptans, which are a class of sulfur- ...

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Crainosacral Therapy: A gentle hands-on method of evaluating and enhancing the function of the crainosacral system (the membranes and cerebrospinal fluid that surround and protect the brain and spinal cord).

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CHELATION THERAPY: Chelation therapy is a series of intravenous injections of the synthetic amino aid EDTA, designed to detoxify the body.

It is also often used to treat arteriosclerosis. Most frequently, this is administered in an osteopathic or medical doctor's office. This therapy has drawn criticism from medical boards around the country).

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Environmental Therapy: Through environmental therapy, practitioners seek to identify significant factors and probable causes of illness or allergy in the individual's life, home, and work. They then work with the individual to lessen or eliminate the impact of toxins and allergens.

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The main medical indications are as follows: 1. Treatment of panic disorder (with or without agoraphobia). Alprazolam is very effective in preventing panic attacks. However, despite its efficacy, many psychiatrists are reluctant to use alprazolam for this condition because of the possibility of dependence and interdose anxiety due to its short-acting nature. An extended-release formulation of alprazolam known as Xanax XR® was introduced in 2001 and is often preferred. 2. As needed (PRN) therapy of panic attacks, 4 to 6 doses per month are the acceptable limit. If dependence seems to develop and/or the limit is exceeded t ...

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aloe or aloe vera: plant widely used as a skin moisturizer and healing agent, especially in treating cuts, burns, insect stings, eczema, bruises, acne, poison ivy rash, sunburn, and psoriasis.

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Chelation therapy (chelation):

(1)           Administration of any of a group of drugs called chelating agents or sequestrants (e.g., calcium disodium edetate, penicillamine, or the manmade amino acid EDTA) to improve health, and/or to delay health problems, by removal of particular materials from the bloodstream and/or from arterial walls.

(2)           (EDTA chelation, EDTA chelation therapy) A treatment characterized by intravenous injection of ethylenediamine tetra-acetic acid (EDTA, also called versene and sequestrol) to improve health, and/or to delay health problems, by removal of particular materials from the bloodstream and/or from arterial walls. EDTA chelation may include simultaneous injection of other substances (e.g., vitamins).

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Before initiation of treatment a complete and differentiated blood count should be taken. If any value is pathologic, the blood count should be monitored closely under therapy with doxepin. If values are normal, blood counts should be taken during therapy in regular intervals (recommended: weekly during first month of therapy, monthly during the next 2 months, every 3 months afterwards). Liver-function st ...

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Doxepin, Doxepin - Pharmacology, Doxepin - Toxicology, Doxepin - Indications, Doxepin - Contraindications, Doxepin - Precautions, Doxepin - Pregnancy and Lactation, Doxepin - Side-effects, Doxepin - Suicidal Patients, Doxepin - Drug Abuse and Dependence, Doxepin - Other remarks, Doxepin - Interactions, Doxepin - Dosage, Doxepin - Overdose, Doxepin - History

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Magno-Therapy: Method advanced by scientist and author Jesse F. Partridge, D.D. it is a means of healing many types of disease through body energy.

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DEEP TISSUE BODYWORK: general term for a range of therapies that seek to improve the function of the bodyÕs connective tissues and/or muscles. Among the conditions treated are whiplash, low back and neck pain, and degenerative diseases, such as multiple sclerosis.

Deep Tissue Massage is a technique that focuses on the deeper layers of muscle tissue. It aims to release the chronic patterns of tension in the body through slow strokes and deep finger pressure on the contracted areas, either following or going across the fibre's of the muscles, tendons and fascia.

Deep Tissue Massage helps to break up and eliminate scar tissue.Deep tissue massage usually focuses on more specific areas and may cause some soreness during or right after the massage, but if it's done right the client should feel better than ever within a day or two.The technique is often used in combination with other massage procedures such as those used in Remedial and Sports Massage.

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ginseng root: used for impotence, stress, cocaine withdrawal, energy, diabetes, colds, and chest problems. Promotes lung function, enhances immune function, stimulates appetite, and normalizes blood pressure. Varieties popularly used include American ginseng, Asian ginseng, and Siberian ginseng.

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The Native American Sweat Lodge, Temazcal, is an ancient practice from the native indians of America; a sacred ritual for Healing and Purification. Participants at the Oneness Festival will be able to experience this very powerful ritual both at day time, and, when it is as most powerful, at night time.

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Mentalphysics (Science of Mentalphysics): practical, wholistic, futuristic science and super yoga founded in 1927 by Rev. Edwin J. Dingle, an English journalist and publisher who died in 1972.

Mentalphysics brings out the hidden meaning of the Bible, includes astral travel, and embraces aura reading (aura study), chanting, Guided Meditation, Jin Shin Jyutsu, pranayama, Pranic Therapy, reflexology, shiatsu, and individualization of diet according to chemical type.

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The main treatment of diarrhoeal illness in both children and adults is rehydration, i.e. replenishment of water lost in the stools. Depending on the degree of dehydration, this can be done orally with commercial or home-made rehydration fluids, or through intravenous delivery. Gastroenteritis - Drug therapy. Loperamide is an opioid analogue commonly used for symptomatic treatment of diarrhoea. It slows down gut motility, but does not cross the mature blood-brain barrier to cause the central nervous effect ...

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Gastroenteritis, Gastroenteritis - Aetiology, Gastroenteritis - Viral causes, Gastroenteritis - Bacterial causes, Gastroenteritis - Parasites, Gastroenteritis - Epidemiology, Gastroenteritis - Clinical features, Gastroenteritis - Differential diagnosis, Gastroenteritis - Treatment, Gastroenteritis - Drug therapy, Gastroenteritis - Complications

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Urine is liquid waste excreted by the kidneys and is produced by the process of filtration. This waste is eventually expelled from the body in a process known as urination. Most commonly the excretion of urine serves for flushing waste molecules collected from the blood by the kidneys, and for the homeostasis of the body liquids; however, many species also use it for olfactory communication. Urine and urination have many slang names, including "wee". Urine - Composition. Urine is a transparent soluti ...

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NEUROTOPIC INJECTION: Treatment involves dozens of injections of small amounts (0.5 cc or less) of sterile saline solution (0.9 percent salt) into the muscles at both sides of the spine near the places where the nerves enter into the back muscles.

According to this theory, salt injection helps the nerves function better, leading to improved circulation, control of pain, and healing of numerous disorders. Statistics on successful treatment of back and neck pain, sciatica, disk problems, headaches, arthritis, prostate and thyroid problems, asthma, and allergies have been presented at more than 15 international medical congresses.

Technique is being evaluated in double-blind studies at the National College of Naturopathic Medicine in Oregon.

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