3.Why is the cool-down phase of your training program important? Cooling down reduces the risk of injury and promotes flexibility. 4.Identify areas of your body in which you have experienced muscle soreness due to vigorous activity. My legs and back. Part II: Design a Warm-up for Your Personal Needs For each of the following, describe what you will do to prepare your body for the activity that you selected in Part 1, #1.
Creative and Therapeutic Activities in Health and Social Care. P1: Identify creative and therapeutic activities for people using Health and Social care services. * Music * Yoga * Swimming * Dancing * Art P2: Identify the benefits of creative and therapeutic activities for individuals using Health and Social Care services. Benefits of Music * Physical Benefits * Dancing and losing weight, improves motor skills, calms breathing, and improves movement. * Intellectual Benefits * Enhances ability to think, concentration, enhances learning and memory, improves active listening skills * Emotional Benefits * Express emotions, influence emotions, relaxation, decreases stress and anxiety, gives sense of happiness and enjoyment.
University of Phoenix Material Complementary Healing Therapies Chart Complete the following table using information from your text and other sources. |Treatment Modality |Philosophy and Principles of Therapy |Potential Benefits of Therapy | |Acupuncture |Is the oldest healing practice in the world and is part of |Helps to eliminate pain such as back pain, joint pain, neck| | |traditional Chinese medicine. The practice aims to restore |pain, headache, osteoarthritis of the knees. | | |health and through stimulating different points of the body.| | | |Since some pain is triggered from the
| Muscular Strength | The amount of force your muscles can exert against resistance. | Start light and work way up to heavier weight lifting. | Not only to aid in weight loss but also builds muscle to help protect bones. Reduces diabetes risk and increases metabolism. | Muscular Endurance | The ability to continue to use muscular strength.
New understanding of the communication between the brain and immune system provides a physiological explanation of why such cures sometimes worked. Disruption of this communication network leads to an increase in susceptibility to disease and can worsen the course of the illness. Restoration of this communication system, whether through pharmacological agents or the relaxing effects of a spa, can be the first step on the road to healing your mind and body (Sternberg & Gold, 2012). References Friedman, S. H. (2002). Health Psychology Second Ed.
Freud on the other hand felt positive that humans had mental processes and thus supported Hypnosis initially until he become more involved in free association, which is still used today. This theory has also enhanced the development of hypnosis of today. During Hypnosis a trained hypnotist helps the client to create the time and space in their mind using the aforementioned techniques. One particular technique, Personal Muscle Relaxation (PMR) sees the hypnotist creating an altered state of consciousness for the client through relaxation to enable access to the subconscious mind and thus increase the client’s response to suggestion. This helps the client focus on the necessary
Chiropractice aims It is a healing therapy that mainly focuses on problems with the spine and nervous system. Its aims are to mobilise and help reduce any pain or discomfort in the body. ‘Chiropractic treatment consist mainly of adjustments, carefully controlled movements, with the quick application of slight force, designed to increase the quality and range of movement in the area, or joint being treated. The aim is to loosen and mobilise any areas that are locked or restricted’ (complementary medicine for dummies). Beneficial with problems such as: - Claims to help with back, lower back, and neck
A licensed massage therapist will lightly stroke and/or knead the painful muscles. This may increase blood flow and bring warmth to a stressed area. Because arthritis stressed joints are so sensitive, the therapist must be familiar with the problems of the disease. Some benefits that can be achieved by using massage therapy as a treatment for OA are: decreased pain and increased mobility; increased blood flow to areas of arthritis, bringing oxygen to help healing; flushing out of toxic inflammatory substance that can add to pain and swelling; and increased relaxation and a sense of well-being. The types of massage that can help to reduce pain and swelling with OA are: trigger point, reiki, shiatsu, swedish, and reflexology.
Either silently, or in our head, was to rub the pain away. Right? The same was true with our ancestors. Healers from ancient times to today have used touch as a tool to relieve pain and stress from both the physical and psychological person. The scientific proof of the benefits of massage is far-reaching.
Every exercise session should include a warm-up, conditioning phase, and a cool-down. Warm-up. This helps your body adjust slowly from rest to exercise. A warm-up reduces the stress on your heart and muscles, slowly increases your breathing, circulation (heart rate), and body temperature. It also helps improve flexibility and reduce muscle soreness.