Foundation for Alternative and Integrative Medicine The Bowen Technique What is it? The Bowen Technique is a remedial, hands-on therapy that is applied using very gentle pressure. The practitioner uses thumbs and fingers on precise points of the body to perform Bowen’s unique sets of rolling-type moves which stimulate the muscles and soft tissue of the body. There is no manipulation or adjustment of hard tissue and no force is used. The experience of a treatment is gentle, subtle and relaxing. It is believed that the Bowen Technique prompts the body to reset, repair and balance itself and clients report the experience of pain relief, improvement of function and recovery of energy. GentleAs a therapy, Bowen is truly light-touch. HolisticA key element of the principle guiding Bowen, and indeed all complementary therapies, is that we work holistically, according to the well-established principle of naturopathic medicine: 'That the body be treated as a whole, without referral to named disease'. Four distinctive elements of Bowen How Does It Work?
E A R T H . C L I N I C - Holistic Health and Alternative Medicine Swank MS Foundation - Swank MS Diet What is homeopathy? | The Society of Homeopaths Homeopathy is a system of medicine which involves treating the individual with highly diluted substances, given mainly in tablet form, with the aim of triggering the body’s natural system of healing. Based on their specific symptoms, a homeopath will match the most appropriate medicine to each patient. Like with like Homeopathy is based on the principle that you can treat ‘like with like’, that is, a substance which causes symptoms when taken in large doses, can be used in small amounts to treat those same symptoms. To read more about safety studies: click here The science Homeopathic medicines (which homeopaths call remedies) are prepared by specialist pharmacies using a careful process of dilution and succussion (a specific form of vigorous shaking). As yet, science has not been able to explain the mechanism of action of ultra high dilutions in the body, but laboratory experiments have repeatedly demonstrated that homeopathically prepared substances cause biological effects. Its origins
Organic Consumers Association Accueil | MCIM « La force naturelle en chacun de nous est la meilleure des guérisons »Hyppocrate Bienvenue au Centre de Médecine Intégrative de Montréal (CMIM). Nous avons récemment fusionné avec le Centre d’Intégration Somatosophique (CIS), ce qui fait de nous le plus grand centre de médecine intégrative à Montréal. Notre équipe est formée de 4 médecins et d’un groupe de praticiens thérapeutiques dont l’objectif commun est de vous aider à redonner à votre corps son état naturel d’équilibre et de santé. * Veuillez noter que nous travaillons dans un environnement sans parfum. Craniosacral therapy According to the American Cancer Society, although CST may relieve the symptoms of stress or tension, "available scientific evidence does not support claims that craniosacral therapy helps in treating cancer or any other disease".[1] CST has been characterized as pseudoscience[3] and its practice has been called quackery.[4] Etymology[edit] The name of the therapy, either craniosacral or cranial-sacral, is based on the terms cranium and sacrum. In layman's terms this means the bones at the top and bottom of the spine, the skull and the bone which connects the lowest lumbar vertebra to the two hip bones and the tailbone. History and conceptual basis[edit] Cranial osteopathy, a forerunner of CST, was originated by osteopath William Sutherland (1873–1954) in 1898–1900. John Upledger devised CST. From 1975 to 1983, Upledger and neurophysiologist and histologist Ernest W. Treatment[edit] Primary respiratory mechanism[edit] Inherent motility of the central nervous system[edit] Reception[edit]
General information on cranial osteopathy General information on Cranial Osteopathy OsteopathyOsteopathy is a system of diagnosis and treatment which works with the structure and function of the body. The maintenance of good mechanical function is essential to good health. Problems in the framework of the body can disturb the circulatory system or nerves to any part of the body, and affect any aspect of health. What is Cranial Osteopathy? lnvoluntary Motion- The Cranial Rhythm Cranial osteopaths are trained to feel a very subtle, rhythmical shape change that is present in all body tissues. Tension in the body disrupts the cranial rhythm. Accumulation of stress and strain in the bodyWhen we experience physical or emotional stresses our body tissues tend to tighten up. What qualifications should a cranial osteopath have? What can cranial osteopaths treat? What does a visit to the osteopath entail?