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“The Difference that Makes a Difference”: What Matters to Lesbians and Gay Men in Psychotherapy
Published in Elizabeth Peel, Victoria Clarke, Jack Drescher, British Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Psychologies, 2020
More than 10% of respondents indicated that they looked to the lesbian and gay community, to groups, centres or drop-ins for support. Among the other sources of support given by respondents, many complementary therapies or activities were mentioned. These were an eclectic selection of yoga/tai chi/other bodywork/relaxation/meditation, shiatsu, acupuncture, Chinese medicine, cranial osteopathy, herbs, hypnotherapy, dance therapy, diet, reiki, massage and homeopathy. Respondents more often used these categories, combined, than any other source of support apart from “friends.”
Massage Therapy in the Treatment of Chronic Pain
Published in Michael S. Margoles, Richard Weiner, Chronic PAIN, 2019
Massage therapy, or bodywork, refers to hands-on methods which facilitate change within the muscles and fascia that surround them. It does not include the manipulation of joints as performed by doctors of osteopathy or chiropractic. It does include rocking or supported movements of the head or limbs and applications of heat or cold in the form of hot packs, ice, or a rapidly evaporating spray.
What to do if nothing wrong can be found and how to answer when a couple asks ‘what can we do to improve our fertility?’
Published in David J Cahill, Practical Patient Management in Reproductive Medicine, 2019
Population use of alternative and complementary therapies has increased worldwide to more than 50% across the developed world (37). Amongst infertile couples, one study found that almost 30% used some kind of alternative approach. Acupuncture was the most frequently used, followed by herbal remedies, meditation or body work, for example, massage (38). These options tend to be used by those in higher income brackets and those with some pre-existing belief in these therapies (38).
Sexuality, sex therapy & somatics. In bed with the most likely bedfellows. So why aren’t they?
Published in Sexual and Relationship Therapy, 2023
Culturally speaking, we associate the presence of erotic energy with gratification, masturbation and orgasm. This conceptualisation is based on the notion that sex is ‘natural’ and not discursive (Jones, 2018). Embodying eroticism however, is a philosophical value, prioritising the erotic as worthy, welcome, and embedded within the body at individual and cultural levels (Lorde, 1984), not solely a series of overt practices that may or may not engage explicit sexual/genital arousal. While practices such as Sensate Focus 1 and 2 (Avery-Clark et al., 2019) focus on technical elements of mindful touch and modalities such as Sexological Bodywork offer a format for embodied eroticism to exist through one-way professional touch (and require specialised training to perform), embodied eroticism includes simply allowing the fully-clothed, relaxed and present body to notice how sexual energy feels within. It creates permission for erotic energy to exist, in much the same way we would allow distress, anger or sadness in clinical spaces. It may mean allowing the presence of clothed, unstimulated arousal to exist, without responding to the need to transform, reduce or hide it. Like a bird in flight, the environment simply supports and allows it, in order to let it exist, without typical narratives of ‘performance’, ‘gratification’ nor ‘orgasm’.
Learning professional touch: an exploration of pre-registration Physiotherapy students’ experiences
Published in Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, 2022
Meriel Norris, Emma Wainwright
Focus groups, involving volunteers from the observed classes, were conducted for the students to discuss their experiences of bodywork over the preceding period of learning. They were selected over individual interviews because of their explicit use of group interaction in data creation (Flick, 2014). Furthermore, the learning of touch had occurred in specific groups and focus groups are noted to enhance interaction particularly in previously formed groups (Kitzinger, 1994). All focus groups were audio-recorded. A topic guide (Table 1) directed the focus groups which was developed to be flexible to the specific areas and stage of study (e.g., the final focus group specifically focused on bodywork in clinical placement).
Medical Art Therapy Research Moves Forward: A Review of Clay Manipulation With Parkinson’s Disease
Published in Art Therapy, 2018
Deborah L. Elkis-Abuhoff, Morgan Gaydos
Specifically with art therapy, the mind and body work together to create a piece of art: Art making requires a certain action or movement, which in turn creates an expressive, emotional process of exploration. When individuals with PD immerse themselves in clay manipulation, stimulation from the fingertips can send neurofeedback to the brain and changes in affect and cognition can help produce a positive change in movement (Koch & Fuchs, 2011). The mind and body begin to work together again, and the individual can regain a sense of control, mastery, and relief in both motor and psychological symptoms through the soothing and tactile properties of clay manipulation art therapy.