Puerto Morelos, Q. Roo, Mexico

Listed here are several alternative therapies and their definitions.

• MYOTHERAPY: Advanced method of multidisciplinary approaches and techniques by a qualified health care professional in the field of therapeutic bodywork who is well versed in human anatomy and the muscular-skeletal system.

• MEDICAL MASSAGE: Centered approach with the intent of improving conditions or pathologies from a physicians existing diagnosis.

• ORTHOPEDIC MASSAGE: Functional therapeutic assessment with methodology and protocols to reduce or eliminate pain and dysfunction.

• MYOFASCIAL THERAPY: Methodology applied to myofascial tissues and myofascial trigger points to relieve problems to skeletal muscles and their connective tissues.

• NEUROMUSCULAR THERAPY: A method of re-education of neuromuscular pain patterns. This approach brings about balance between the musculoskeletal system and the nervous system.

• CRANIOSACRAL: A subtle healing method which assists the body’s natural capacity for self-healing and restoration, especially gentle for babies, children, elderly and fragile or acutely painful conditions.

• MASSAGE THERAPY: Touch healing in a rubbing-kneading effect on all or part of the body as to stimulate circulation serving to cure, heal or to preserve health and wellness.

• STRESS AND RELAXATION: Most spa related treatments address the “stress and relaxation” conditions with various body treatments. A totally different approach to bodywork therapies.

• REFLEXOLOGY: A non-invasive method of stimulating reflexes in the hands, feet and ears, through the medium of touch, which correspond to every part, gland and organ of the body. Ancient societies of Egypt, India and China have practiced reflexology. China for 5000 years.

• REIKI: The Asian science and art of activating, directing and applying natural, universal life energy to promote energy balancing, healing, wholeness; to prevent disorders and to maintain a state of positive wellness no matter what your age.

• SHIATSU: A holistic healthcare system that works to enhance and restore health through the manipulation of the body’s life force, or system of Ki flow. Sometimes considered a “physical therapy” in the sense that it works through a particular application of manual pressure directly onto the body’s energy Ki channels. The purpose and effect of the physical pressure is to evaluate and change the quality of Ki flow.

• IRIODOLOGY: Is the study of the iris of the eye. The iris reveals changing conditions of every part and organ of the body. Every organ and part of the body is represented in the iris in a well-defined area. Through various marks, signs, and discoloration in the iris, nature reveals inherited weaknesses and strengths. Iridology cannot detect a specific disease, but can tell an individual if they have over or under activity in specific areas of the body.

• CHIROPRATIC: Is the science which is concerned with the relationship between Structure primarily the spine, and Function primarily the nervous system, of the human body as that relationship may affect the restoration and preservation of health.

• COLONIC HYDROTHERAPY: The colon is the end portion of the human digestive track. Its two primary functions are to conserve water in the body and to eliminate waste from the body. Poor diet contributes to an unhealthy colon which generates toxins creating imbalances which can lead to a very serious weight and health problem. Cleansing the colon is a health care preventative, curing and healing many symptoms: constipation, diarrhea, frequent headaches, fatigue, backaches, body odor, irritability, confusion, skin problems, frequent colds and infections, and low energy to name a few. These are all indicators that you may need to cleanse your body’s elimination system by colonic hydrotherapy.