Alternative Treatments
Below are our 9 articles in the alternative treatments' category:

Back and neck braces and supports have been used for back pain for many years. There are a wide variety available and each orthopaedic specialist...

Low back pain is one of the most common reasons for people to visit the doctor and take time off work. Back pain can be as a result of a physical...

Flotation therapy induces the user into a state of deep relaxation. Whilst totally relaxed in a gravity-free enviroment, muscles and joints are...

Massage is becoming increasing recognised as a method of pain relief is sufferers of chronic back pain.
There are three methods of delivery, a...

Reflexology has been used in Western society for nearlly 100 years. It's purpose is not for diagnosis or cure, but for the relief of symptoms that...

Steroids (also known as corticosteroids) are drugs that reduce inflammation and decrease the activity of the immune system, so can help with the...

TENS machines are very useful at helping to control chronic back pain. The effectiveness varies from user to user and results can differ with...

Acupuncture is a complementary therapy that was developed by the Chinese almost 5,000 years ago. It loosely means the insertion of needles into the...

Hypnotherapy is now accepted, even in conventional medicine as a legitimate method of controlling pain. It is a way of re-training the brain's ways...
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