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Body-based therapies implicate the use of treatment techniques and methods that involve human body as the central object of physical manipulation:

• Chiropractic;
• Massage;
• Rolfing;
• Reflexology;
• Postural re-education.

Chiropractic – regards all illness-occurrence as a result of spinal vertebrae shifting or slipping and the subsequent consequences.

Vertebrae are bony segments of the spinal column each having a fixed location. If 1 or more vertebrae shift or slip, i.e., get positionally displaced – they automatically start exerting pressure on the spinal nerves, impeding normal nerve impulse transmission and causing a malfunction in the body that, if untreated for a long time, may convert into a serious disease.

This relationship between spine structuring and the function of the central nervous system was established by an American self-taught healer Daniel David Palmer at the end of the 19^th century. With time, his discovery developed into a solid-based discipline teaching the fundamentals of spinal manipulation as a main method for maintaining and restoring health. Chiropracticians believe that correcting a vertebral misalignment with the subsequent re-launching of proper brain and nerve transmission is the key to activating the body’s innate ability to self-heal and recover from illness.

Studies have proven the efficacy of chiropractic therapy in treating low back pain and a variety of headaches. However, the healing-effect of chiropractic manipulations on conditions that are not musculoskeletal-related has not yet been scientifically established and confirmed.

Generally, there are no serious complications after performing of chiropractic manipulations. The only potential danger lurks in choosing a maladroit practitioner. Only attend trusted and reliable Chiropractic Rooms employing only highly-professional chiropracticians. Otherwise, a fatal mistake may cause irreparable damage to your spine – e.g., painful injury of nerve roots or damage to blood-supplying arteries and as a result - obstruction of blood supply to the brain…

As for mild and usually short-lasting (about 24 hours) post-manipulation inconveniences – local discomfort, fatigue and light headache may occur.

Massage – implicates the performing of specific manipulations with the body surface tissues – skin and underlying layers.

A nicely preformed massage session produces both pain-reducing and stress-relieving effect as well as promotes an overall sense of well-being. The whole musculoskeletal, nervous and circulatory systems of the body are greatly stimulated.

A professional massage involves the separate or combined use of various classical techniques, such as tingling, picking and rubbing as well as some more sophisticated ones: stroking and kneading – as done in Swedish massage; exerting pressure on specific points of the body – as done in Shiatsu, neuromuscular massage and acupressure.

Massage therapy is usually indicated and prescribed as an “auxiliary aide” for soothing painful sensations in patients suffering from back injury, muscle soreness and fibromyalgia.

Relieving stress and anxiety in oncological patients is another fairly effective and significant massage function. Among its other fruitful fields of application are nursing of low-birth-weight babies, preventing of injury in female genitals during delivery, relieving of chronic constipation and managing of asthma.

Rolfing - also goes by the name of “Structural integration” – is another alternative medicine body-based technique stating that good health is only possible whereas there is good body alignment. Rolfing uses a specific massage technique that is aimed at affecting deeper levels of human body. In order to properly align patient’s bones and muscles a rolfing practitioner manipulates and stretches fascia - the organ-surrounding fibrous tissue. The necessary effect is usually reached by the end of a few consecutive sessions.

Reflexology – is a foot-related discipline claiming that by exerting manual pressure on a specific foot area it is possible to unobstruct the illness-blocked energy canal and, therefore, activate the chain of self-healing processes in the body part corresponding to this specific foot-area.

Postural Re-education - is more of an instructional discipline that uses touch & motion to help people rediscover the joy of attaining and maintaining healthy posture. The therapy itself involves performing of all kinds of “break-the-bad-posture-habit” techniques… mostly consisting of focusing on higher awareness levels through movement.