We will either suppress the symptom with medications or take some time to figure out what is needed to actually restore health. The signal is extinguished, and the imbalance is allowed to persist. Our steadfast refusal to heed our own body's signals may be the precursor to our future crisis. Treatments are most effective when they are matched to the type of conditions they are treating. In complementary and alternative therapy, there are a wide variety of treatment modalities.
Structural work includes such modalities as chiropractic, massage and other forms of bodywork.
Metabolic therapies include nutritional therapy, herbology, vitamin and mineral supplementation, and aromatherapy. Energetic modalities include homeopathy, acupuncture, Reiki, hypnotherapy, SHEN, and polarity therapy. Understanding that changes on a physical level affect and influence changes on metabolic and energetic levels and vice versa, we can see that all therapies will affect each of the other levels to some degree. However, there are certain types of therapy more appropriate for certain situations than others. Structural therapy is generally most efficacious in the treatment of structural problems, metabolic therapy for metabolic problems, and energetic therapy for energetic imbalances.