| Alternative healing has become a large part of | | | | benefits of Reiki include detoxification. |
| medically treating ailments in western culture. | | | | Other types of alternative healing include |
| Typically, alternative medicine focuses on treating the | | | | acupuncture. Acupuncture is rooted in ancient Chinese |
| whole body versus a single symptom. Such | | | | medicine and uses special needles called filform |
| treatment can include a professional giving treatment | | | | needles to maintain energy flow. This type of |
| or an individual initiating such actions personally. With | | | | treatment is used to treat anything from infertility to |
| so many types of alternative medicine available, it is | | | | Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. It became |
| difficult to get an idea of the fundamental principles. | | | | widespread in the United States after former |
| A description of a few types of alternative medicine | | | | President Richard Nixon made a trip to China and saw |
| gives a beneficial understanding of how different | | | | it being practiced. Doctors, of traditional medicine, |
| practices, in holistic healing, serve to heal the body. | | | | most commonly use this approach with patients |
| Professionals most visible to the public, practicing | | | | when receiving surgical treatment, back pain, as well |
| holistic healing, are in chiropractic care. Chiropractic | | | | as fibromyalgia and relief from the symptoms |
| care includes treatment of the spine and nervous | | | | associated with treatment received by cancer |
| system and eliminates the use of drugs to treat | | | | patients. |
| symptoms. Chiropractic care also takes an approach | | | | Yoga has become most popular of many types of |
| of natural wellness by choosing treatments that are | | | | holistic wellness because of its wide availability and its |
| less invasive than traditional medicine. This treatment | | | | place in popular culture. Yoga is well known for its |
| alleviates nerve pain and increases function, in various | | | | benefits in improving a participant's physique; |
| parts of the body, with gentle manipulation. In | | | | however it has many other properties that are |
| addition, a chiropractor looks at a patient's diet and | | | | beneficial to the body. Yoga is known to improve |
| lifestyle. | | | | asthma, relieve high blood pressure, increase mental |
| Reiki is a technique from Japan and involves the use | | | | performance, and improve mood. |
| of "energy healing." Uses in western medicine when | | | | Other types of alternative medicine include Chinese |
| practicing Reiki include stress reduction and relaxation. | | | | medicine with the use of herbs. Eastern medicine is |
| Control of stress is thought to have a healing effect | | | | considered important for maintaining good health as |
| on the entire body. Benefits of Reiki are numerous | | | | well as preventing bacteria and viruses. Well known |
| and include better sleep, disease prevention, | | | | herbs in western culture are ginseng that is known |
| headache and migraine relief, lower blood pressure, | | | | for its ability to increase a person's energy, ginger for |
| and prevention of infection. For example, to relieve | | | | nausea and upper respiratory problems, licorice which |
| the symptoms of a cold or sinus pressure and | | | | treats a variety of skin diseases, and cinnamon that |
| allergies, hands are placed on various areas of the | | | | is used in eastern medicine for relief of arthritis, |
| face and ears. Several techniques on the abdomen | | | | congestion, and prevention of gum disease and tooth |
| are said to treat gastrointestinal issues. Other | | | | decay. |