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Manual therapy – Introduction

Manual therapy, manipulative therapy, or manual & manipulative therapy encompasses the treatment of health ailments of various etiologies through ‘hands-on’, physical intervention. Physical treatments includes massage, soft tissue mobilization, various connective tissue techniques, myofascial release, craniosacral techniques, mobilization of joints, joint manipulation, mobilization of neural tissue, visceral mobilization, and strain and counterstrain.Adapted from the Wikipedia [...]

Autism therapies – Medical management

Drugs, supplements, or diets are often used to alter physiology in an attempt to relieve common autistic symptoms such as seizures, sleep disturbances, irritability, and hyperactivity that can interfere with education or social adaptation or (more rarely) cause autistic individuals to harm themselves or others. There is plenty of anecdotal evidence to support medical treatment; [...]

Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council – Origins

The Need for Regulation In November 2000, the House of Lords Select Committee on Science and Technology reported on complementary and alternative medicine and considered the public health policy needs and NHS provision of these treatments. In one of its many areas of consideration, the report considered the needs to provide public protection by regulating [...]

Helena, Montana – Notable natives and residents

*Governors of Montana and other Montana state officials *Josephine Airey, madam, and landowner *Stephen Ambrose, historian, author of ”Band of Brothers” and ”Undaunted Courage” *James Presley Ball, African-American daugerreotypist *Max Baucus, Montana’s senior U.S. Senator *Samuel Beall, Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin *Dirk Benedict, actor (”The A-Team) *Brand Blanshard, philosopher *Mary Caferro, Montana State Senator *Thomas [...]

Osteopathic medicine in the United States – Criticism and internal debate

OMM Traditional osteopathic medicine, specifically OMM, has been criticized for many techniques such as cranial and cranio-sacral manipulation. A recent study questions the therapeutic utility of osteopathic manipulative treatment modalities. A website cites numerous studies demonstrating that there are some ailments for which the benefit of manipulative therapy has “firmly established” scientific support. Also, New [...]

Medical procedure – List of medical procedures

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Propedeutic * Auscultation * Medical inspection * Palpation * Percussion * Temperature examination Diagnostic * Cardiac stress test * Electrocardiography * Electroencephalography * Electrocorticography * Electromyography * Electroneuronography * Electronystagmography * Electrooculography * Electroretinography * Endoluminal capsule monitoring * Endoscopy ** Colonoscopy ** Colposcopy ** Cystoscopy ** Gastroscopy ** Laparoscopy ** Laryngoscopy ** Ophthalmoscopy ** [...]

Ann Romney – Multiple sclerosis and riding

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During 1997, Ann Romney began experiencing severe numbness, fatigue, and other symptoms, and in 1998, she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Mitt Romney described watching her fail a series of neurological tests as the worst day of his life. She initially experienced a period of severe difficulty with the disease, and later said: “I was [...]

Richard Grossinger – Biography

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Grossinger (born Richard Towers) was born and raised in New York City, attended Horace Mann School, Amherst College, and the University of Michigan, getting a B.A. in English at Amherst and a Ph.D. in anthropology at Michigan. With his wife (then girlfriend at Smith College) Lindy Hough, he founded the ”Io” journal in 1964, and [...]

Craniosacral therapy – The primary respiratory mechanism

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The ”Primary Respiratory Mechanism” (PRM)has been summarised in five ideas. Inherent motility of the central nervous system Still described the inherent motion of the brain as a “dynamo,” beginning with the cerebellum. The postulated intracranial fluid fluctuation can be described as an interaction between four main components: arterial blood, capillary blood (brain volume), venous blood [...]

Craniosacral therapy – Introduction

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Craniosacral therapy (also called CST, also spelled CranioSacral bodywork or therapy) is an alternative medicine therapy used by osteopaths, Physical therapists, massage therapists, naturopaths, chiropractors, and occupational therapists. A craniosacral therapy session involves the therapist placing their hands on the patient, which they say allows them to tune into what they call the craniosacral rhythm. [...]

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