Clinical therapies — what are they?
Clinical therapy we can safely regard as a general term for any specific examples of a treatment aimed to lessen or improve disease or our general health.
When we think of clinical, we automatically associate this with a doctor or a GP who has referred you to some form of medical treatment, for example, antibiotics to relieve an infection.
However, we must also recognise the importance of the psychological elements of clinical therapies such as counselling and how mental health can be greatly improved due to access to this method.
Within this element of counselling, there is still a diverse range of methods and techniques used by mental health advisors and counsellors that are used frequently based on their judgement and opinion as well as what has been scientifically proven to better someone’s mental health and wellbeing.
Clinical therapy has shown to be proven that it’s accuracy is very high and is the most common known practise to treat any diseases or conditions, mentally and physically as well as through pharmacology and drugs.
We also have the benefit of free access to this under the supervision of our GP at our local doctors who will refer you to counselling if needed or prescribe particular drugs and advise remedies that can be taken at home whilst healing.
Complementary therapies breakthrough
As much as clinical therapies are recommended as the most common form of resolution to an issue or problem, many believe that complementary therapies can be just as effective and tend to be used alongside other medicines and therapies.
Doctors are now increasingly acknowledging the benefits of complementary therapies, for example, in aiding relaxation to help deal with stress/anxiety, or treating muscle tension or injuries through massage.
One of the most common forms of complementary therapy is acupuncture, believed to relieve tension from the muscles and managing pain.
Although there has not been much research on whether this technique actually works, the small amount of it based on experiences with the treatment and other factors has been shown to help get rid of migraines as well as long term neck and lower back pain.
Aromatherapy is another common complementary therapy that allows people to relieve any stress or anxiety that they may feel through essential oils which come from a range of different plants.
As long as the professional is qualified, and it is safe to do so with recommendation and approval from your doctor, complementary therapy can have a beneficial impact on your health and most importantly your emotional wellbeing.
Is it all about the placebo effect?
Although this therapy is deemed to now be considered beneficial and helpful to many, we also must consider whether it is portrayed to us to allow us to think that we are relieving tension when in actual fact it is all about controlling our minds to believe that we feel at peace.
This is, however, still considered a good thing as by giving people a more positive outlook, complementary therapies may possibly ease stress and help the immune system function more effectively.
Written by Shannon Donovan
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