Are meditation, massage and acupuncture for you?
January 15th 2009 20:43
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When it comes to medicine I tend to be mainstream, however I do believe very much in meditation for the brain and health. Amongst other things mediation can relieve stress and overly much stress is NOT good for you or your health and certainly not for your brain as I feel so many of you must have experienced.
Different people will recommend different forms of massage as beneficial to your health and I'm sure most of us would have experienced this in one form or another, but distinguishing one kind of massage from another and the benefits each promotes is not the object of this post.
Many advocate acupuncture, about which I have my reservations, as the use of needles is usually featured.
But when it comes to relief from symptoms many strongly advocate one or all of these alternatives and are requiring more from health practitioners.
Much as we all need symptomatic relief I think it is important to find out what is causing the problem.
However such causes can be elusive and in those situations relief is well received, no matter what the method.
Personally I'm always cautious of such things but I did receive quite a degree of assistance from a chiropractor when mainstream medicine did not appear to have understanding or reason.
Eventually the reason did emerge in rather terrifying circumstances.
Apparently driven by consumer demand more mainstream practitioners are beginning to accept the three methods listed at the top and this is supported by the following extract from:
The chicago Tribune - By Julie Deardorff
For years, Dr. Ali Keshavarzian ignored "alternative" therapies because his Western-trained brain wanted more evidence that they actually worked.
But Keshavarzian also knew conventional medicine often needed some assistance. And when he learned his patients were seeking out natural products, acupuncture, meditation and massage, he took a deep breath and dived in.
Ten years later, Keshavarzian straddles both worlds, using Western treatments along with a variety of alternative approaches, a combination known as complementary and alternative medicine, or CAM. "CAM is looking at a patient as a human being, rather than a disease," said Keshavarzian, a gastroenterologist at Rush University Medical Center. "Instead of treating 'ulcerative colitis,' I treat 'Mr. Jones.' "
The future success of the holistic CAM movement in the U.S. hinges on the very people who once viewed alternative medicine with cold skepticism: mainstream, conventionally trained doctors. Though many, such as Keshavarzian, still believe medical treatments should be backed by rigorous scientific data, they will not rule out adding into the treatment mix mind-body therapies that have been used for centuries in other cultures. Keshavarzian, for example, might suggest relaxation techniques when he thinks stress is a factor, acupuncture for pain or probiotics for acute diarrhea.
10 most common CAM treatments "The public has been on board for some time," said physician Andrew Weil, founder of the University of Arizona's School of Integrative Medicine, which has trained more than 350 physician fellows. "The professionals are harder to win over."
Five chronic conditions—mood disorders, diabetes, heart disease, asthma and high blood pressure—account for more than half of all U.S. health expenditures, according to the Institute of Medicine, part of the National Academy of Sciences, which advises the federal government on health issues. But these are the disorders that conventional medicine struggles to treat, according to the institute.
"Studies show that $2.5 trillion is being spent in a system that is not improving the overall health of our citizens," according to the institute. "Incidents of chronic disease are on a sharp rise and by 2023 will cost our nation $4.3 trillion."
Proponents say CAM, which is also called "integrative medicine," is a cost-effective solution
But Keshavarzian also knew conventional medicine often needed some assistance. And when he learned his patients were seeking out natural products, acupuncture, meditation and massage, he took a deep breath and dived in.
Ten years later, Keshavarzian straddles both worlds, using Western treatments along with a variety of alternative approaches, a combination known as complementary and alternative medicine, or CAM. "CAM is looking at a patient as a human being, rather than a disease," said Keshavarzian, a gastroenterologist at Rush University Medical Center. "Instead of treating 'ulcerative colitis,' I treat 'Mr. Jones.' "
The future success of the holistic CAM movement in the U.S. hinges on the very people who once viewed alternative medicine with cold skepticism: mainstream, conventionally trained doctors. Though many, such as Keshavarzian, still believe medical treatments should be backed by rigorous scientific data, they will not rule out adding into the treatment mix mind-body therapies that have been used for centuries in other cultures. Keshavarzian, for example, might suggest relaxation techniques when he thinks stress is a factor, acupuncture for pain or probiotics for acute diarrhea.
10 most common CAM treatments "The public has been on board for some time," said physician Andrew Weil, founder of the University of Arizona's School of Integrative Medicine, which has trained more than 350 physician fellows. "The professionals are harder to win over."
Five chronic conditions—mood disorders, diabetes, heart disease, asthma and high blood pressure—account for more than half of all U.S. health expenditures, according to the Institute of Medicine, part of the National Academy of Sciences, which advises the federal government on health issues. But these are the disorders that conventional medicine struggles to treat, according to the institute.
"Studies show that $2.5 trillion is being spent in a system that is not improving the overall health of our citizens," according to the institute. "Incidents of chronic disease are on a sharp rise and by 2023 will cost our nation $4.3 trillion."
Proponents say CAM, which is also called "integrative medicine," is a cost-effective solution
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Comment by Lester Caudill
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He sought help from a Indian doctor, which his herbs and treatment seem to offer him some relief, real or just in his mind. I have also seen others get help from, roots and herbs. I was told to dig some yellow root plant for my mother in law stomach problems, after drinking the tea she was much better, and her pain was gone.
It wasn't just one time and done it was over a week or so, she had suffered for a long time. Well I do believe in other treatments other than just the conventional ones. Sorry to be so long winded.
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