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HEALTH
THERAPY FOR RESTFUL NIGHTS AND PAIN
FREE DAYS
T he use of therapy to alleviate adaptive strategies to lessen stress and pain and relapses. A neck and spinal alignment
pain and obtain restful sleep has a history reaching into antiquity. Hippocrates is believed to have been the
first therapy practitioner. He developed treatments for gout, arthritic joints, and advocated manual therapy, massage and hydrotherapy treatments – all of which are still used today. The procedures he pioneered were later adopted by early Olympians.
There are more than 150 conditions that cause inflammation and pain to joints and the body’s neurological system, along with current and prior injuries that can result in pain long after the initial injury has healed. Conditions run from rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis to migraine headaches and fibromyalgia.
Millions of individuals suffer from pain from accidents, injuries and chronic conditions that result in sleep disturbances and of lack of mobility lifestyles. At Hands for Health, therapy can assist patients to understand the underlying cause of their pain and how it affects their body. Patients can learn new ways of performing everyday tasks for ease and convenience, along with ergonomic and
on the body.
Therapy treatments can be applied to any part of the body taking into account the proper structure and the functions of joints with pain or injuries. The methods employed by will focus on aligning proper functioning relieving pain and inflammation and restore mobility.
Treatment is geared to work with the body’s own healing abilities to release endorphins, the body’s natural pain relieving chemical. It’s one of the reasons that therapy is useful. Treatments are equally beneficial for residual pain from a previous injury or surgery.
Its holistic approach is part of a multi-faceted treatment program that includes looking deeper into the possible sources of the cause of the issues including the integral connection of the mind and body.
Sleep and Pain Relief is within Your Grasp
Therapy will help ease the pain, allow you to move better, and promotes restorative sleep necessary for the body to repair and rejuvenate itself. It’s beneficial for preventing and mitigating the severity of recurrences
relieve pressure on joints and the neurological system.
Your therapist may incorporate many complementary techniques into your treatment. Heat and cold therapies may be utilized, along with ultrasound, electrical stimulation, acupuncture, neuro-stimulation, light-infra red treatment.
Your treatment may include therapeutic massage to ease the pain, increase circulation, and maintain movement and flexibility thru kinesiology. It stimulates the immune system, aids in detoxifying the body and relieves stress and inflammation. Therapy will alleviate pain during the day and promote restful sleep during the night. You don’t have to suffer from sleepless nights when relief through therapy is so close at Hands for Health.
Edwin Galeano R.M.T. RAc
Hands For Health Therapy Director www.handsforhealth.ca
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