Recovery – time to rescue your body
Although a quick light rub down on race day will be very beneficial in flushing toxins from the muscles, day two post race day is a good time to consider a sports massage
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Speech Therapy
Most people seem to think that Speech Therapy is only reserved for children or patients who are unable to enunciate and articulate properly. However, this isn’t the case. Speech Therapists often treat patients with auditory processing disorder, dyspraxia and dyslexia. All of these issues make it difficult for people to communicate verbally and via writing, making life frustrating and unnecessarily difficult. Fortunately, Speech Therapists are trained to assist in a wide variety of language and speech problems.
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Trigger Point Therapy for Stress Relief: How It Can Help You Relax
By releasing tension in the muscles, improving circulation, and enhancing body awareness, this therapy can help break the cycle of stress and discomfort that many of us experience.
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Art Therapy
Art Therapy Improving your well-being and over all mental, physical and emotional health through the creative process is exactly what Art Therapy is. Art Therapists are trained to guide individuals through a variety of different issues – whether it be rehabilitation, counseling, psychotherapy and healing. Art Therapists Art Therapists are definitely not the airy-fairy image you may have in your mind. A trained art therapist will need to have acquired their Masters Degree in both psychology and art in order to practice and treat patients. An
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Tattooing and Mental Health: How Tattoos Can Improve Your Well-Being
Tattoos can play a significant role in improving mental health by providing emotional healing, empowering individuals, and boosting self-esteem. This article explores how tattoos foster self-expression and confidence, helping individuals reclaim their bodies and process emotions.
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Navigating Frail Care Centres: Providing Compassionate Support for the Elderly in South Africa
Frail care centres provide round-the-clock care and supervision to ensure that residents' needs are met at all times.
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The last trends in aesthetic medicine
Aesthetic medicine, an umbrella term that includes the category of plastic surgery, focuses on improving one’s cosmetic appearance by alleviating blemishes like scars, skin looseness, cellulite, unwanted hair, hair loss, excess fat, and more. Aesthetic medicine is evolving at a rapid rate to keep up with developing beauty trends and technological innovations. Check out these new trends in aesthetic medicine to keep abreast of what is currently available in the world of cosmetic enhancement.
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The mystical practices of crystal healing as a form of alternative medicine
Crystal healing is a non-scientific and alternative healing practice that makes use of specific stones and crystals to promote wellbeing in clients. Despite there being a lack of scientific evidence for the healing power of crystals, adherents to crystal healing believe that different crystals have qualities that can bring about both mental and physical health and relief for clients engaging in a crystal healing session.
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Microblading
History has seen eyebrows galore. Styles have ranged from sparse and barely there to being penciled on to shape the face. Today we can clearly see a focus on bold, prominent, shaped eyebrows that some are born with and others can only hope to attain. Microblading aims to do just that.
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Animal therapy: how animals can help you heal
For many people the world over, animals are a source of immense comfort and peace. It’s no surprise that furry friends, and sometimes those with feathers and scales, have become a permanent feature in the world of psychology and therapy. Therapy animals could be the alternative approach to mental, emotional and even physical healing that you need, so read on to find out more about therapy animals and how they can impact your life for the better.
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When considering Fertility treatment, what questions should you ask and why?
Fertility treatment can be emotionally and physically challenging
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Hawaiian Massage
The physical benefits of this massage are the same as other types of massage in terms of relaxing muscles, promoting circulation and releasing blocked energy. The difference lies in the Hawaiian traditions woven into the massage, including the belief that "loving hands" help you release not only physical tension but also mental, emotional and spiritual blockages.
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Dance as therapy: Movement and music as a source of healing
Dance therapy is a highly beneficial way to work through emotional and physical challenges. Read on to find out how dance therapy can help you:
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Colour Therapy
Colour Therapy Like most forms of energy healing, Colour Therapy focuses on the healing, cleansing and balancing of the seven chakras. There is research to show that Colour Therapy can be traced back to ancient Egyptian, Chinese and Indian cultures. So, how does colour relate to energy? Colour is energy. Colour is light that is created through varying wavelengths, giving each colour in the chakra spectrum its own individual energy. The colour spectrum involves seven colours – red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet. All of these
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Understanding Myofascial Release: What It Is and How It Works
By addressing the body’s fascia and restoring balance, this gentle yet effective technique can lead to improved mobility, reduced discomfort, and a greater sense of well-being.
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ICU Nurses
"When you're a nurse you know that every day you will touch a life or a life will touch yours."
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What to look for when choosing a boxing gym
When done correctly, boxing can be one of the most effective forms of exercise that both improves muscle tone and burns kilojoules. However, without the correct equipment and environment, boxing becomes less effective as an exercise and can even be dangerous. Read on to find out what to look for if you are interested in finding a boxing gym:
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