Back to: Listings for Counselling, Complementary therapy, Life coaching Complementary-therapy and alternative medicine listingsWhen a therapy is used in conjunction with conventional medical treatment, it is commonly referred to as complementary therapy. Another term use is CAM, meaning complementary and alternative medicine, and includes a diverse range of therapies such as food related therapies such as nutritional therapy and food intolerance and allergy testing as well as body therapies like reflexology and shiatsu massage. Other techniques include colonic hydrotherapy, Bio-feedback Control and Naturopathy. A key reason why many people today are drawn to CAM is the holistic approach taken to healing, rather than the more localised approach of most medicines. Holistic means that it concerns the whole body. For this reason it can be useful for treatment of conditions such as migraine, eczema, asthma, insomnia, low energy levels and stress, as well as promoting general good health and vitality. The actual therapies vary widely and many have roots in Eastern as well as western philosophy. Immigration from the Indian sub-continent in the 1850s brought practitioners of Ayurveda (‘Science of Life’), which is a medical system dating back over 2,500 years. The arrival into Britain of thousands of Chinese in the 1970s introduced Traditional Chinese Medicine, a system dating back to the Bronze Age or earlier that used acupuncture, herbs, diet and exercise. Many therapists are specialists in one of these disciplies, but many are also multi-disciplinary, and those on this page are typically clinics offering many disciplines or therapists with a range of skills. The listings below are of independent practitioners.• • • www.healthsynergy.co.uk - Hair Analysis, Hair Test and Allergy testing - Health Synergy, with specialist area of hair analysis. www.milliewoodswanepoel.com - Reiki and Craniosacral Therapy for Gloucester and Stroud, Animal communication in Gloucestershire, with specialist area of animal communication gloucestershire. www.edenclinic.org - Acupuncture, Homeopathy and Chiropody in Barnet, North London - Eden Clinic, with specialist area of acupuncture north london. www.woodgreenhealth.co.uk - Complementary Health in Wood Green near Haringey, North London - Wood Green Complementary Health Centre, with specialist area of complementary health wood green. www.koiwood.co.uk - Reflexology, Ultrasound Scanning and Complementary Health in Romford, Essex - The Koiwood Centre, with specialist area of reflexology romford. www.acupuncture-shiatsu.co.uk - Acupuncture and Shiatsu for East London, infertility specialist, with specialist area of acupuncture east london. www.qihealthclinic-londonbridge.com - Acupuncture, Reflexology and Chinese Herbs at London Bridge, Central London, with specialist area of acupuncture central london. www.crossroadsoasis.co.uk - Reflexology for Northampton, Wellingborough and Kettering - Complementary Therapy including Bowen technique, with specialist area of reflexology northampton. www.tenterdennaturalhealth.co.uk - Bowen Therapy, Reflexology, Acupuncture near Ashford and Rye, Kent - Tenterden Natural Health Clinic, with specialist area of bowen therapy ashford. www.maschamieris.co.uk - Reflexology, Reiki, Complementary Therapies near Egham, Staines and Slough - Mascha Mieris, with specialist area of reflexology egham. www.soothingtouch.co.uk - Craniosacral Therapy in Isleworth. Sports Massage and Pregnancy Massage near Chiswick, West London - Chhaya Shah, with specialist area of craniosacral therapy isleworth. www.ilovelifeholistictherapies.com - Massage in Winchester - Beauty Treatments and Reflexology near Southampton and Andover, with specialist area of massage winchester. www.ancienttherapies.co.uk - Alternative health for Bournemouth and Dorset - Aromatherapy and Reflexology in Christchurch, with specialist area of alternative health bournemouth. www.aanditherapies.co.uk - Hypnotherapy in Stoke on Trent - Indian Head Massage and Reiki for Stafford and Crewe, with specialist area of hypnotherapy stoke on trent. www.sussexenergytherapy.co.uk - Complementary Therapy for Arundel - Food intolerance testing and Reflexology courses for Chichester and Worthing, with specialist area of complementary therapy courses arundel. www.equilibrewellbeing.co.uk - Complementary Therapy in Bognor Regis, Alternative health and stress management for Chichester and West Sussex, with specialist area of alternative health chichester. www.themarjoriecentre.co.uk - Complementary therapy for Derby and Stoke on Trent, Alternative health therapist in Uttoxeter, with specialist area of complementary therapy derby. www.healingtherapiesyork.co.uk - Complementary therapies near York, Therapeutic massage and Reflexology for North Yorkshire, with specialist area of therapeutic massage north yorkshire. www.teahan-therapies.com - Shiatsu and Craniosacral Therapy in North West London, Chi Kung, with specialist area of shiatsu north west london. www.gaiaholistictherapies.co.uk - Reflexology in Farnborough Hampshire, Pregnancy Reflexology and Counselling near Camberley, with specialist area of reflexology farnborough. www.ethicalspacetherapy.co.uk - Craniosacral Therapy in Central and City of London, Occupational Therapist, with specialist area of craniosacral therapy london. www.alternativesnorthwood.co.uk - Complementary Therapy Centre, Osteopathy, Reflexology, Naturopathy in Northwood, Harrow, Middlesex , with specialist area of complementary therapy northwood. www.citybodyworks.co.uk - Acupuncture, Physiotherapy and Massage in The Square Mile, Central London, with specialist area of acupuncture central london. www.naturalhealthcamden.co.uk - Complementary therapy and natural therapies in Camden North London, with specialist area of complementary therapy north london. | ||||||
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