Category: Dementia

Smooth and integrated movement patterns can help individuals with back pain

Smooth and integrated movement patterns can help individuals with back pain Many people with back pain do not know what is causing it and they do not receive effective treatment, but learning to move in a more integrated way makes a big difference, reveals research from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. […]

Tuesday September 5th, 2023 in Alexander, Dementia, Therapeutic Touch | 1 Comment »

Book review: Manual Therapy for the Peripheral Nerves

Book review J.-P. Barral and A. Croibier, Manual Therapy for the Peripheral Nerves , Churchill Livingstone (2007) ISBN 0-4431-0307-0 288 pages, £34.99. Karen McCreesha, Department of Physiotherapy, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland Physiotherapy The aim of this text is to present, from an osteopathic perspective, a new system of assessment and treatment of dysfunction of […]

Tuesday September 5th, 2023 in Dementia, Headache, Migraine | No Comments »

Massage therapy for cancer palliation and supportive care

Massage therapy for cancer palliation and supportive care: a systematic review of randomised clinical trials E. Ernst. Support Care Cancer (2009) 17:333–337 DOI 10.1007/s00520-008-0569-z Massage is a popular adjunct to cancer palliation. This systematic review is aimed at critically evaluating all available randomised clinical trials of massage in cancer palliation. Six databases were searched to […]

Tuesday September 5th, 2023 in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Dementia, Energy | No Comments »