A-Z of Therapies

Acupuncture as a profession is over 5,000 years old, but recently it has become the most widely used alternative therapy by western health care practitioners, and may be more appropriately called Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Acupuncture is the gentle insertion of very thin needles into appropriate points around the body to stimulate the flow of one’s Qi or natural healing energy, and bring …

Aromatherapy is the use of essential oils as a ‘holistic’ treatment, balancing the physical, mental and emotional dimensions of every individual person treated. Essential Oils are extracted from different parts of flowers, fruits, barks, roots and leaves.

Aromatherapy can help ease a broad range of ailments, easing the aches, pains and injuries, while relieving the discomfort of many health …

The Alexander Technique is a very simple and practical method of improving ease and freedom of movement, balance and co-ordination. It’s a method that helps a person to explore the relationship between the mind and body and teaches constructive self-awareness in an accessible and practical manner. It also assists with rehabilitation, pain management and stress relief.

Alexander Technique Ass…

At times people find themselves overwhelmed by their emotions and have difficulty dealing with their situation. Art therapy is a form of psychotherapy that offers an opportunity for emotional expression and healing in a supportive environment.

Australian Art Therapy Resources

www.anzata.org

Behavioural Medicine is the broad interdisciplinary area of scientific research and clinical practice that deals with the interaction of behavioural and biomedical science knowledge and techniques relevant to health and illness. These techniques are then applied for prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation.

Behavioural Medicine Institute of Australia

www.behavioural-medicine.com

Biofeedback is an outstanding way to change behaviour that directly creates physical symptoms such as pain and tension. Biofeedback – as a ‘mind over matter’ form of therapy – is a system of education and treatment (based on monitoring biological signals produced by the body) in which people are taught to improve their health and performance.

With great sensitivity and precision, electronic …

Bowen Therapy is a simple but effective body balancing system. Through gentle moves on soft tissue at a series of key points on the body, it stimulates energy flow that releases tension, strains and blockages, empowering the body’s own resources to naturally re-balance and heal itself.

The body is a highly complex organism dependant upon the balance of all its aspects. While orthodox medicin…

Chiropractic is a philosophy, science and art; a system of adjusting the vertebrae of the spinal column by hand for the correction of the cause of disease. The examination of the spine to evaluate structure and function is what makes chiropractic different from other therapy procedures.

Chiropractic physicians consider man as an integrated being and give consideration to the physiological an…

The specialty in medicine in which doctors assist patients in uncovering the cause and effect relationship between their environment and their ill-health, and help them learn to avoid those inciting factors, is called Environmental Medicine. The theory is that a wide variety of illnesses, symptoms and complaints of ‘unknown causes’ actually result from a person’s reactions to foods, pollution, …

Psychotherapy looks at the whole human being and the many complex factors that have contributed to making every person unique. It is a learning process of discovery.

This process helps people to better understand the experiences in their life, the responses to them and the actions taken; and then to resolve their problems by increasing awareness of their inner world and its influence over re…