It is designed to teach patients to let go of their conception of a particular situation such as their disease, chronic pain, grief, surgery preparation, or even body image. This effective therapy originated in the cancer-treatment setting. Dr. Martin Rossman, an oncologist, developed guided imagery so that the patients would have less somatic complaints, in order to receive higher doses of chemotherapy, explains Dr. Scheutzow. The guide helps facilitate an enhanced awareness that the patient already has in an unconscious state. Guided imagery goes beyond relaxation and has been proven to bring about both psychological and physiological changes.
Prevention is the best cure.
Practitioners of naturopath use nutrition, botanical or plant medicine, physical medicine, acupuncture, and biofeedback. The belief is that nutrition and the person s environment play a key role in the person s well-being. These doctors of chiropractic complete four years of chiropractic school and a year of internship after four years of college. Chiropractic is a holistic primary care practice. We use manipulation of the spine and joints to normalize nerve impulse and allow the body to heal itself, says Dr. Carla Demaray, a chiropractor in Charlotte.