o their treatments. A patient of holistic therapies is autonomous any treatment would be make the individual have greater independence. The practitioner is considered to be a partner in the process towards healing.Underlying holistic medicine the idea of balance can be heard. Balance is want the holistic idea towards healing is all about. This is why it believes in incorporation of western and eastern therapies. It sees western therapies as often being drastic because of the eastern therapy idea of the body’s ability to prevent most illness but does believe that they are sometimes necessary. There are many modalities that encompass the term holistic. They range from ones similar to western medicine such as Chiropractic and Ayurveda to others that are not at all alike.Specific Modalities:Chiropractors make up the second most health professionals, the first are General Practitioners and the third are Dentists. Chiropractors use manipulations to stretch and align the spine. The theory of chiropractic is based on the spine because it is the highway of the central nervous system it is imperative that it is healthy. Manipulations offer increased blood flow and bring the body into its natural alignment. Chiropractic practices are seen by modern medicine as being useful for back problems but have yet to acknowledge the claims that they can help with some illnesses.An osteopath is Medical Doctor who is often considered similar to a chiropractor. Osteopaths also use spinal manipulations but are not limited to them. Besides these osteopaths manipulate the entire musculoskeletal system. This like chiropractic can cause increased blood flow and also correct any imbalances caused by sustained trauma to the body like car accidents for example. Both this and chiropractic can loosely fall under the term bodywork.There are other modalities that are more associated with the term bodywork. These are the various kinds of massage: Swedi...
