Massage Therapy CAM Finals PDF

Complementary and Alternative Medicine 1st Semester Finals | Prof. Renato I. Dalmacio, RPh ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Massage Therapy BENE...

Complementary and Alternative Medicine 1st Semester Finals | Prof. Renato I. Dalmacio, RPh ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Massage Therapy BENEFITS ______________________________ Eases chronic muscle pain and tension Aids injury rehabilitation HISTORY OF Massage Therapy Improves postural problems Relieves back and neck pain Improves limited mobility The history of massage therapy dates back to 3000 BCE Eases condition-related pain (or earlier) in India. Aids sports-related muscle recovery It was considered a sacred system of natural healing. It was used by Hindus in Ayurveda “life health” Sports Massage medicine, massage therapy was a practice passed down through generations to heal injuries, relieve pain, Uses different approach to help athletes in training and prevent and cure illnesses. (Before/During/After sports events) Promoters of Ayurveda believe that illness and disease are caused when people are out of sync with the environment. Massage is believed to restore the body’s Chair Massage natural and physical balance so that it can heal naturally. It is done while the person is seated fully clothed in a portable, specially designed chair. As culture and history evolved, the healing methods of massage traveled to China and Southeast Asia about 2700 BCE. Shiatsu Massage Chinese massage methods developed as a combination of skills and practices of traditional Chinese medicine, Therapist uses varied, rhythmic pressure on certain martial arts and the spiritual yoga training of Buddhists precise points of the body known as “acupressure and Taoists. points” Their methods were very similar to those of the Indians, based on the belief that disease was caused by an imbalance or deficiency of energy of various pathways. By 2500 BCE, massage therapy had made its way to Egypt, where it was depicted in tomb paintings. The Egyptians added their own bodywork techniques and are credited with developing reflexology, which involves applying pressure to specific points or zones on the feet and hands to affect healing. Types of Massage Therapy Swedish Massage It involves soft, long, kneading strokes, as well as light, rhythmic, tapping strokes, on topmost layers of muscles. Relaxing and Energizing Acupressure points are believed to be important FOUR COMMON STROKES for the flow of the body’s vital energy. Effleurage Petrissage Friction Tapotement Deep Tissue Massage The massage therapist uses slow, deliberate strokes that focus pressure on layers of muscles, tendons, or other tissues deep under the skin  Pregnancy Massage Hands-on massage during or after pregnancy Uses a table designed to accommodate a pregnant woman’s belly. History of Hilot Originating in the Philippines, Hilot is a hands-on healing art that involves intuition and massage. A Hilot therapist, called manghihilot or albularyo, is trained in massage and body-mind connections. Hilot is a deep-tissue massage with a gentle touch The manghihilot, intuitively scans the body with hand touching as a means to diagnose areas which are energetically imbalanced. Its focus is to identify problems in the body and correct them. How the Manghihilot Identifies Imbalances The client’s pulse (strength, weakness, etc.) will be assessed to identify which (if any) of the four elements (air, earth, fire, or water) is lacking or overpowering. For example, too much fire energies would be too Thai Massage consuming, not enough water could mean stymied emotions, etc. The body would also be evaluated for The therapist uses his/her body to move the client into coloring, temperature, sensitivities, obvious lumps, a variety of positions open sores, etc. Lymphatic Drainage Massage The Four Elements of the Body That Need to be Balanced Gentle massage of the tissues designed to help 1. Earth – refers to bones and muscles increase the circulation of the body 2. Water – refers to blood 3. Air – refers to oxygen BENEFITS 4. Fire – refers to temperature and metabolism Increases metabolic rate Reduces fluid retention q Improves circulation THE THREE FACULTIES OF OUR HUMAN BODY THAT Assists weight loss SHOULD BE IN HARMONY Reduces cellulite 1. Mind Eliminates toxins 2. Body 3. Emotions Hot Stone Massage Wellness – is the integration of mind, body The therapist places warmed stones on certain areas of the body such as acupressure points. The Five HILOT STROKES The stones may be used as massage tools or be temporarily left in place. HAGOD – are long deep strokes usually used for the Reflexology extremities and the back. To distribute oil, calm the muscle, beginning/transitional or finishing stroke. It uses hand, thumb, and finger techniques to stimulate HAPLOS – short light strokes. To distribute evenly. To certain areas of the hand or feet. soften the muscle tissue. PINDOT – one finger press. Used to stimulate or Hand and Foot Reflexology massage small areas of muscles which are attached to the bone especially joints. PISIL – two or more finger presses. To stimulate or massage small muscles and the insertions. PIGA – grasping with  Benefits of Hilot Gels Gels have a similar consistency to creams, except that they do Improve blood circulation not contain oil. They are usually colorless and transparent. Improve lymph flow They can be better than massage oils and best used in longer Improve sense of well being massages such as Swedish and Hot Stone massages. In Improve skin condition addition, they are most suited to clients with very dry skin or Stress reduction lots of hair. They provide the best glide during massage. They Relieves muscle ache stay on the body longer, not needing frequent applications. Balances the energy of our body Also, they feel light and non-greasy to the skin. Promotes relaxation Powders Powders are massaged comfortably with some pressure. This TERMINOLOGIES procedure gives a sense of lightness in the body. This is a preferred treatment for reducing body fat and getting rid of Massage Therapy - a system of assessment, evaluation, flabbiness in the body. It liquefies the excessively accumulated and manual application techniques used in a scientific fat tissue and restores normalcy. manner taking into the account the muscle locations, stress points and other anatomical considerations of the human body. (DOH, 2019) Lymph - a clear, slightly yellow fluid carried by a network of thin tubes to every part of the body. Cells that fight infection are carried in the lymph. Manipulation - the movement of muscles or connective tissue to enhance function, ease tension, and reduce pain in those tissues as well as other beneficial effects. Mind-body connection - relies on an understanding of the term "psychosomatic," mind-body medicine acknowledges the influence of thinking and the cognitive process on the behavior of chemicals in the body, involving the mind in both creating the conditions for disease and helping to heal the effects of disease. Massage Lubricants Oils Oils are the most commonly used lubricants by massage therapists. They have slicker consistency than other lubricants. Because of that, they offer more glide than grip. They can give a comfortable and warm feeling to both the massage therapist’s hands and the client’s skin. They are also slow to absorb to the skin, making them cost-effective. The downsides of using oils as massage lubricants are the greasy feeling they leave on the skin and the tendency of oil drips to stain clothing, towels, and sheets. Lotions Lotions are the quickest to absorb into the skin, among other lubricants. Because of that, they have the shortest glide, making them perfect for deeper tissue massage. They allow better grip needed to apply more pressure to the area being massaged. As a result, they help for better muscle tension release. On the other hand, they can be costly to use with some massage techniques because of frequent reapplication. And the use of low-cost lotions can even be more costly in the long run than expensive creams. Creams Creams feel thicker than oils, giving a better grip that allows working on deeper tissues. They absorb to the skin but not as quickly as lotions. Because of their consistency, they are less likely to stain clothes, towels, and sheets. They are most suitable for massaging one area at a time, such as for muscle soreness relief. Chiropractic Therapy Two Chiropractic Belief System Constructs ______________________________ Chiropractic Therapy vs. Massage Therapy Chiropractic - Bone alignment Massage - Tissue and muscle alignment HISTORY OF Chiropractic Therapy The word ‘chiropractic’ comes from the Greek words cheir (meaning ‘hand’) praktos (meaning ‘done’), i.e. Done by Hand. Testable Principle = Patient-based; based on the need The name was chosen by the developer of chiropractic, Daniel of the body based on signs and symptoms David Palmer. Untestable Metaphor = Science-based; innate to the Palmer performed the initial chiropractic adjustment patient; based on dysfunction of the affected organ or in September 1895. body of the patient. ○ Palmer examined a janitor who had become deaf 17 years prior after he felt something “give” in his back. Types of Chiropractors ○ Palmer examined the area and gave a crude “adjustment” to what was felt to be a Straight chiropractors adhere to the philosophical principles displaced vertebra in the upper back. The set forth by D.D. and B.J. Palmer, and retain metaphysical janitor then observed that his hearing definitions and vitalistic qualities. improved. Deals with vertebral subposition From that first adjustment, DD Palmer continued to Separates from mainstream healthcare develop chiropractic and in 1897 established the Palmer School of Cure, now known as the Palmer Mixer chiropractors "mix" diagnostic and treatment College of Chiropractic, in Davenport, Iowa, where it approaches from chiropractic, medical and/or osteopathic remains today. viewpoints and make up the majority of chiropractors. Following the first adjustment, many people became interested in Palmer’s new science and healing art. Vertebral Subluxations Among his early students were Palmer’s son, Bartlett Joshua (BJ), as well as members of the older healing In 2005, chiropractic subluxation was defined by the World arts of medicine and osteopathy. Health Organization as "a lesion or dysfunction in a joint or The first state law licensing chiropractors was passed motion segment in which alignment, movement integrity in 1913, and by 1931, 39 states had given and/or physiological function are altered, although contact chiropractors legal recognition. between joint surfaces remains intact. Results to discomfort Chiropractic Philosophy Scope of Practice Holism assumes that health is affected by everything in an individual's environment; some sources also Chiropractors emphasize the conservative include a spiritual or existential dimension. management of the neuromusculoskeletal system ○ Holistic - includes the body, mind and spirit without the use of medicines or surgery, with special emphasis on the spine. Reductionism in chiropractic reduces causes and cures of Back and neck pain are the specialties of chiropractic health problems to a single factor, vertebral subluxation. but many chiropractors treat ailments other than Reduces signs and symptoms musculoskeletal issues. Homeostasis emphasizes the body's inherent There is a range of opinions among chiropractors: self-healing abilities. Chiropractic's early notion of some believed that treatment should be confined to innate intelligence can be thought of as a metaphor the spine, or back and neck pain; others disagreed. for homeostasis. ○ Disturbed body system = illness ○ Maintained / Prevented = wellness Chiropractic therapy can improve the following: 1. Neck and Head: Relief from headaches and migraines as well as relief from head pains, whiplash and acute and chronic neck pain. It promotes healthier discs and also relieves temporomandibular joint pain (TMJ). jaw - cracking sound 2. Breathing and Lungs: Relieves stress from lungs, improves respiratory function, and decreases symptoms of asthma, sinusitis and allergies. 3. Cardiovascular: Allows for greater nerve supply to Wellness – The final phase of chiropractic care is heart and coronary arteries, improves circulation, less wellness. This phase allows you to participate in all of nerve stress and stabilizes blood pressure. the fun activities that you enjoy without feeling “down and out”. The wellness phase keeps motion in 4. Digestion and Elimination: Improves digestion and the spine, allows the chiropractor to respond quickly elimination as well as function of throat, stomach, to “flare ups” and decreases healing time. duodenum, small and large intestines, colon and ○ Activities: badminton, swimming, yoga anus. It relieves ulcers and promotes a greater nerve supply to the entire digestive tract, liver and QUICK FACTS gallbladder. Chiropractic wellness care can also help with kidney, bladder and colon disorders and FACT: Spinal adjusting has been traced back to the dysfunctions. time of Hippocrates FACT: An estimated 19.5 million people visit doctors 5. Upper Extremities: Relief from carpal tunnel of Chiropractic in the United States each year. syndrome, shoulder, arm and hand problems. MYTH: There is 1 chiropractor for every 5,000 citizens ○ Located in fingers ; common in office workers in the USA today and gamers 6. Lower Extremities: Hips, knees, feet are more TERMINOLOGIES balanced; less pressure on nerves and joints; better balance; improved posture; relief from sciatica and Chiropractic represents a distinct natural, holistic, leg pain. vitalistic, conservative and rational health care paradigm that is both philosophically logical and 7. Brain, Stress and Psychological Effects: Increased scientifically valid. blood supply to the brain; improved concentration; Chiropractic is based on the now scientifically proven reduced anxiety and irritability, depression, tiredness hypothesis that proper structure of the spine is and clumsiness; and more energy. required for proper function of the nervous system as it relates to the control and regulation of global 8. Immune System: Improved nerve supply to immunity physiology and health. organs, including spleen, tonsils, appendix and lymphoid tissue. Overall immune system function is Spinal Manipulation is the application of controlled enhanced. force to a joint, moving it beyond the normal range of motion in an effort to aid in restoring health. 9. Overall Effects of Body Structure: Less pressure on Manipulation may be performed as a part of other body in general; joints are more aligned; weight is therapies or whole medical systems, including carried more evenly; better posture; more balance chiropractic medicine, massage, and naturopathy. and energy; muscles are strengthened and balanced; trigger points and hot spots are removed; increased Osteopathic manipulation is a type of manipulation flexibility. practiced by osteopathic physicians. It is combined with physical therapy and instruction in proper posture. Chiropractic Treatment Technique The most common therapeutic procedure performed by Doctors of Chiropractic is known as spinal manipulation or chiropractic adjustment ○ Only licensed chiropractors can perform this ○ May last 12-15 hours ○ Results to contraction Phases of Chiropractic Care Relief – This is the phase where pain is the main concentration. The chiropractor will recommend frequent visits to control the pain. During this stretching. ○ Use of ice baths to relieve the pain Corrective – This phase centers on correcting the problem. Most misalignments have been present for a long time and need time to be corrected. The chiropractor is training the spine for proper positioning. Core strengthening exercises will be given at this time to complement spinal adjustments. ○ Scoliosis - must be corrected as early as possible Osteopathic Therapy ______________________________ Osteopathic Medicine Models HISTORY OF Osteopathic Therapy The biomechanical structure/function relationship model: here osteopathy strives for good mechanical function and Osteopathy (also called Osteopathic medicine) is a posture, particularly addressing the musculoskeletal system. specific form of manual medicine which was developed Bones, muscles, ligaments and tissues as the largest by Dr. Andrew Taylor Still, in the middle of the 1800’s in the collective system of the body making up 60% of the United States of America. Dr. Still founded the first school body mass for osteopathy (1874) and the principles and philosophy of osteopathy rapidly spread across the word. The respiratory/circulatory structure/function relationship model: addresses dysfunctions in the mechanics and the In the United States, osteopathic training runs parallel with circulation and flow of body fluids to provide the body with allopathic medicine and American osteopaths enjoy the oxygen and nutrients. same professional opportunities as American allopathic Optimizes respiratory and circulatory components of doctors homeostatic responses Allopathic = Modern / Western Medicine; involves use of drug, surgery Osteopathic Models: Treatment Osteopathic = to restore health and manage symptoms Biomechanical/Postural/Tensegrity Model Based upon the concept that mechanical and The osteopathic principles/ four tenets that Dr. Taylor structural dysfunction can result in incidences of published can be resumed as follows: trauma occurring overtime as a result of The reciprocal nature of structure and function environmental stresses. ○ Structures are designed by specific function The body is a biological unit, the whole is greater than Circulatory-Respiratory Model the sum of its parts. It is based on the concept that normal fluidic change ○ The person is a unit of the body, mind and is essential for the continued health of tissues (??) at spirit both micro and macro levels The natural auto-correction mechanism. ○ The body is capable of self-regulation, Neuro-Endocrine-Immune Model self-healing, and maintenance Aka metabolic model ; optimizes the body’s biochemical processes, cellular function and energy Principles of Osteopathy consumption Osteopathy provides a broad range of approaches for Bio-energetic Model maintaining health and managing disease. Based upon the body’s energy fields utilized for A human is a dynamic functional unit. One’s state of diagnosis and treatment. Internal and environmental health is influenced by the body, mind and spirit. factors may be influenced by the quality of the energy ○ It possesses self-regulatory mechanisms and flow in the body body function and structure are interrelated at all levels. Psychosomatic Model It applies current medical and scientific knowledge. Recognizes that many internal and external factors ○ Osteopathy is a patient-centered and not a influence a patient’s response to pain and disease - centered healthcare system. dysfunction. Social, economics and cultural factors ○ A person is a product of dynamic interaction impact the way a patient deals with pain, dysfunction between body, mind and spirit; more of and disability. preventive in nature Structural diagnosis and osteopathic manipulative Osteopathic View on Disease and Health treatment (OMT) are essential components of osteopathy. ○ OMT is a set of techniques used by osteopathic physicians to diagnose, treat or prevent illness and injury (move a patient's muscle and joint using techniques like stretching, gentle There should be balance pressure, and resistance) Osteopathic principles allows the physician to ○ The aim of osteopathic treatment is to consider all the aspects of the patient ; notjust the promote the correct supply of blood, a correct symptoms conduction of nerve impulses, correct It acknowledge the principles of musculoskeletal biomechanical function and a good metabolic system and its role in health and disease state to the affected body tissues. Under normal circumstances, the body's own sub-regulatory and sub-healing mechanisms are able to counteract this stressor and thus maintain health.  However, should stressors accumulate to the point The Benefits of Osteopathic Medicine where those mechanisms are overwhelmed, the body's inherent tendency toward health is weakened. Back and neck pain Continuation of this process over time leads to the Headaches signs and symptoms of the disease. So the Arthritis osteopathic physician recognizes that these signs and Repetitive strain injury (RSI) symptoms are not the illness itself, but are only the ○ It's a gradual build-up of damage to muscles, outward signs of the illness. tendons, and nerves from repetitive motions. An example is carpal tunnel syndrome. Osteopathic Techniques Vertigo ○ It is a sensation of feeling of balance. Pregnancy related discomfort Direct Tendonitis ○ It is the inflammation of the tendon. It Soft tissue happens when a person overdoses or injures a techniques are applied to the tendons, ligaments, tendon, for example during sport. muscles, fascia, and connective tissues around the joints Muscle energy It is commonly used by osteopathic physicians for correction of somatic dysfunction that causes pain. HVLA High Velocity Lung Amplitude Technique. It is the oldest and most frequently used chiropractic technique. So most chiropractic clinical research has focused on evaluating efficacy in the form of spinal manipulation, particularly of the low back, mid back, and the neck pain. Articulatory/ Still’s this is a low velocity, moderate to high amplitude technique where a joint is carried through its full motion with the therapeutic goal of increased range of movement. Osteopathy in the Cranial Field normally in patients who have problems with the head or with head pain, so this is normally executed Indirect Strain-Counter Strain (aka Bolt Muscle) ○ Strain is when a muscle is stretched too much and pierced.. It can be caused by an accident, overusing a muscle, or using a muscle in the wrong way. Facilitated Positional Release Balanced ligamentous tension/ ligamentous articular strain Osteopathy in the Cranial Field Osteopathy in the Biodynamic Field Energy Therapy: Therapeutic Touch According to Dolores Krieger, practitioners say that ______________________________ therapeutic touch has roots in ancient healing practices, such as the laying on of hands, although it has no connection with religion or with faith healing. HISTORY OF Therapeutic Therapy ○ It is the patient who heals itself The existence of this "life force energy" has been verified by Kirlian photography. Esoteric Healing Kirlian photography is a technique that allows the etheric energy patterns around living things to be It brings the arrest of the ill energy that is causing the photographed. ill Will. ○ The process entails placing sheet photographic ○ Alternative therapy which aims to heal the ill film on top of metal recharged plate using esoteric = faith and human will ○ Reveals visible auras around the object’s It is the Will or range of choices that one makes that photograph needs to be healed, if what lays at hand is a condition It was pioneered by Semyon Kirlian, a Russian that needs healing. researcher in the 1940's. It was first published in the 1950s and was initially ○ Skillful electrician, and was frequently called inspired by Djwhal Khul and Alice Bailey. upon in various institutions to fix lab equipments Qigong Standardized in the 1970s: Therapeutic Touch is a contemporary interpretation of several ancient pronounced "chee-gung", literally "life energy laying-on-of-hands healing practices. cultivation“. Delores Krieger, PhD, RN, professor emeritus of It is a practice of aligning breath, movement, and Nursing at New York University, and Dora Kunz, a awareness for exercise, healing, and meditation. gifted energy healer, developed and standardized the With roots in Chinese medicine, martial arts, and technique in the 1970s. This standardization philosophy, qigong is traditionally viewed as a facilitates research and evaluation of treatment practice to cultivate and balance qi (chi) or what has effects. been translated as "intrinsic life energy". ○ Qi - energy, inflammation, breath or spirit HISTORY OF Energy Healing ○ Gong - cultivation or mastery Reiki - Master Mikao Usui Reiki ○ Stress reduction and relaxation, and promotes healing Rei + ki = universal life energy Therapeutic Touch - Dolores Krieger It is a spiritual practice developed in 1922 by Pranic Healing - Master Choa Kok Sui Japanese Buddhist Mikao Usui, which since has been ○ Body has an innate ability to heal itself adapted by various teachers of varying traditions. ○ Stress reduction and relaxation ENERGY HEALING TECHNIQUES Reiki is an ancient laying-on of hands healing technique that uses the life force energy to heal, balancing the subtle energies within our bodies. Cymatic therapy or Cymatherapy There are two main branches of Reiki, commonly referred to as Traditional Japanese Reiki and Western It is based on the assumption that human cells, Reiki (uses systematized hand placement) organs, and tissues each have a natural resonant frequency which changes when perturbed by illness. ○ Sometimes used in the treatment of Cancer Pranic Healing Cymatic therapists apply different audible frequencies and combinations of sound waves which they claim Prana = life force entrain malfunctioning components back to their It is a highly evolved and tested system of energy healthy vibratory state and promote natural healing. medicine developed by GrandMaster Choa Kok Sui Sir Peter Guy Manners - developed the fundamentals that utilizes prana to balance, harmonize and of Cymatic Therapy transform the body's energy processes. Pranic Healing is a simple yet powerful & effective system of no-touch energy healing. Therapeutic Touch It is an energy therapy which practitioners claim promotes healing and reduces pain and anxiety. ○ Practice derived from as laying on of hands Practitioners of therapeutic touch state that by placing their hands on, or near, a patient, they are able to detect and manipulate the patient's energy field.  Crystal Healing ○ Biofeedback - trains people to improve health It is a pseudoscientific alternative medicine technique by controlling certain body processes that that employs stones and crystals as healing tools. happen involuntarily i.e., heart rate, blood ○ Quartz, amethyst. Opals pressure, muscle tension and temperature. The practitioner places crystals on different parts of the body, often corresponding to chakras, or places ○ Psychotherapy - talk therapy; helps people crystals around the body in an attempt to construct with broad mental illness and emotional an "energy grid", which is purported to surround the difficulties client with healing energy. Acupuncture It is an alternative medicine methodology originating in ancient China that treats patients by manipulating thin, solid needles that have been inserted into acupuncture points in the skin. According to Traditional Chinese medicine, stimulating these points can correct imbalances in the flow of qi through channels known as meridians. ○ Needles should be sterile Advantages Simple technique to learn. It is simply passed on through a series of instructions or initiations. No major side effects The trainer increases the awareness of the individual's own abilities to channel universal life force energy much the same as turning a radio from am to fm. ○ In acupuncture, it has a risk, the acupuncturist must be a professional, there could be bleeding as well, not allowed for pregnant women. DID YOU KNOW? Therapeutic touch is considered a biofield energy therapy Therapeutic Touch is categorized as a biofield energy therapy by the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH). Biofield therapies are techniques that intend to affect energy fields that surround and penetrate the human body. NCCIH notes that, although scientists are studying these phenomena, the existence of such fields has not yet been definitively proven. Therapeutic touch Complements conventional care Therapeutic Touch is not a substitute for medical treatment. It does complement conventional medical care and supports the person's body to be in the best condition to heal. Therapeutic Touch is beneficial with other therapies, such as acupressure, massage, imagery, biofeedback, and psychotherapy. ○ Acupressure - massage therapy based on finger pressure to mobilize Qi Energy Therapy: Magnetic Therapy Types of Artificial Magnets Used ______________________________ 1. Not Stationary (Electro-magnets) HISTORY OF Magnetic Therapy work only when connected to electricity. Olden days, people believed that Magnets have some Pulsed: (Pulsed generator connected to a coil à unknown, secret, invisible, unexplained, hidden magnetic field à current flows in tissue). power Cleopatra, the Princess of Egypt, wore small magnet for retaining 2. Stationary (Permanent magnets): Up to the last of 15th Century, generally peoples know that Magnets have two poles, one is North and are fully charged with electric current and remain other is south permanently magnetized.(Earings, bracelets, necklace In the 16th Century, one Swiss Scientist claimed the or pellets) healing power of the magnets. ○ Unipolar: discrete magnets arranged with the British Scientist Dr. William Gilbert started the same pole facing the patient's skin. scientific studies of Magnet and their properties ○ Bipolar: both North & South poles facing the patient's skin. New Holistic Treatment Effects of Magnets Magnet therapy came in existence and practiced , after exploration of magnetic power by the Father of North Pole can be used to treat : Homoeopathy Dr. Samuel Hahnemann Leucoderma Dr. Samuel Hahnemann wrote about the Magnetic Paralysis or muscular weakness uses and Magnetic power of healings in his historical Inadequacy or disorders of blood circulation works, “Organon of Medicine” and “Materia Medica Inactivity or under activity of an organ or a gland Pura” Stimulation of Pancreas to secrete more insulin etc Underdevelopment of an Organ Homoeopathic use of Magnets South pole can be used to treat : Muscular cramps/spasm pulled muscles Magnetis Poli Ambo, a Homoeopathic remedy is used Mental tension, sleeplessness, anxiety, short temper in Burning, Lancinating pain, Joints pain, Headache Fresh injuries with a view to arrest bleeding and old ulcers, which are not healing Localized swelling anywhere on body Magnetic Polus Arcticus [North Pole] a Painful condition, Headache, toothache etc Boils, Homoeopathic medicine is used in Disturbed sleep, Tumors, cancer, growth, somnambulism, Cervical spondylitis, toothache and Infectious diseases i.e. Bacteria, Parasites, Fungus, cold sensations Virus etc Magnetic Polus Australis [South Pole] is used in Over activity of an Organ/glands Ingrowing toe nails, easy dislocation of joints, pain in lower limbs Biological Effects of Magnetic Fields Magnet Therapy Cellular effects Effects on Organs and Systems Artificial magnets are used Magnets are kept in the diseased area of the body or body parts Cellular effects: Magnets are avoided to keep over or near the Vital parts like Heart and 1. Enrich the oxygen in the cell. Certain scientific rules are applied, in magnet 2. Improve the utilization of oxygen. connections, their length of time 3. Increasing the metabolism. Other uses like preparation of magnetic water, magnetic oil etc 4. Enhance ATP production. 5. Increases energy on the cellular level. Differences in Iron Simple iron pieces are in unstable form Magnetic iron pieces are in stable and in orderly forms  Effects on Organs and Systems Application Norms I. OSSEOUS TROPHIC EFFECT 1. The patient must NOT introduce metal objects in the The magnetic field, due to the piezoelectric property solenoid because they can distort the magnetic field, of the bone, makes better the architectural course of not for expect an injurious effect, just for modification osseous trabeculae in damage zones, guiding them to of magnetic field parameters. the same direction. This means that better osseous 2. The treatment usually responds quickly, but it callus is created. In conclusion, a certain number of exposures to a low depends on the pathology, age, and other conditions frequency magnetic field provoke the formation of an of the patient. If after 10 sessions we do not see the osseous callus of high-quality in a short time period. patient is advanced along the curative process, it is Magnetic fields: better to stop the therapy because it means the 1. Collagen production increases. patient is not receptive to the treatment. 2. Calcium deposit increase. 3. The therapy time is 30 minutes to 2 hours maximum. 3. Modification of the osseous architectural 4. It is better for the affected zone of the patient to be in process. direct contact with solenoid. 4. Stimulation of the hyaluronic acid synthesis. 5. The sessions must be applied continuously. If it is necessary to accelerate the recovery’s patient, we II. VASCULAR EFFECT could apply two sessions at the same day but with a It has been observed that magnetic fields facilitate separation of 12 hours between them. the capillary neoformation, the appearance of 6. Electromagnetic fields therapy can be complemented pericytes in capillaries, and the opening of with other therapies precapillary sphincters. By: 1. There is a vasodilatation in a local level due to Basic Guidelines arterial circulation improvement. 2. There is an improvement of the oxygen partial All treatments should start at lower settings pressure. Changes and reactions should be observed to allow adjustment of treatment settings. An increase of pain may occur, which is a positive III. ANALGESIC EFFECT indication that the patient is actually responding to There is an evident analgesic effect, but the genesis is the therapy [reaction phase] still unknown. Hypothesis: ○ The production’s increase of oligopeptides Main Applications constitutes the group of endorphins and enkephalins, being this effect at a central and Spondylosis. peripheral level. Muscle spasm. Epicondylitis. IV. AUTONOMOUS NERVOUS SYSTEMS EFFECTS: Sciatica Increase of chemical mediator levels, as Trigeminal neuralgia. catecholamine(adrenaline, noradrenalin) or as Gout acetylcholine. RA. Depending on the orientation of the nodular ganglion Recent trauma and vagus nerve in a magnetic field, an increase or Fractures. inhibition of the nervous impulse transmission is Trophic ulcers. observed. CRPS. This is due to the orientation produced by the Dupuytren’s contracture. magnetic field in the ions of the cellular membrane. Osteoporosis. Osteomyelitis acute & chronic. Dysmenorrhea & prostatiosis. How a Magnetic Field is Produced: Sinusitis. Depression & Migraines 1. An electrical current produces an associated magnetic field. 2. Inside natural magnets are crossed by microscopic electric currents which cause a magnetic field of certain intensity and direction due to the structure of these crystals.  Classification of Energy Medicine The US-based National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) classifies energy medicine into Putative Energy Medicine These are health care methods which invoke physically undetectable or unverifiable energies. It includes Biofield energy healing therapies where the hands are used to direct or modulate "energies" which are believed to affect healing in the patient. Examples: ○ Therapeutic Touch (TT) ○ Reiki ○ Pranic Healing ○ Crystal Therapy ○ Chakra healing ○ External qi ○ Healing Touch ○ SHEN therapy ○ Acupuncture Veritable Energy Medicine These are health care methods involving scientifically observable energy. Bioelectromagnetic-based therapies use verifiable electromagnetic fields, such as pulsed fields, alternating-current, or direct-current fields in an unconventional manner. Examples: ○ Magnet Therapy ○ Color Puncture ○ Light Therapy/Heliotherapy ○ Cymatic Therapy