The
Complementary
Therapy Guide has been designed as a directory and guide
for various areas of Complementary, Alternative and HolisticTherapies.
We
have provided an easy-to-use directory of local therapists
in the UK. The therapy providers are listed in towns,
making it easy to find a suitable therapist in the location
that suits you.
We
have a seperate guide for Animal therapies and therapists.
Pages of products.
A
directory of therapy courses, training and workshop providers.
A good selection of books to browse.
A free resource directory for therapist support groups.
You can use the navigation tables to browse our guide
and if you are a therapist or product/service provider
who would like to promote your business then use the Submit
a Listing link.
Use
our Directory of Complementary
Therapists to find practitioners and information on the
following :-
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Therapies **
Acupuncture,
Acupuncturists,
Acupressure,
Alexander Technique Practitioners,
Aromatherapy,
Aromatherapists,
Ayurveda
Bach Flower Remedies
Bates Method
BodyTalk
Body Talk System
Bowen Therapists
Buteyko
Cognitive and Behaviour Therapies
Craniosacral Therapy
Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT)
Feldenkrais Method
Feng Shui
Herbal medicine
Homeopaths,
Hypnotherapy,
Hypnotherapists,
Indian Head Massage Therapists,
Kinesiologists,
McTimoney-Corley Spinal Therapy
Naturopaths,
NLP
Psychotherapy
Qigong
Reflexology,
Reflexologists,
Reiki Healers,
SHEN Therapy
Trager Work
Art Therapists,
Chelation Therapists, Chiropractors ,
Colonic hydrotherapists, Colour therapists, Craniosacral
Therapists,
Light therapists , Magnotherapists , Music therapists
, Osteopaths,
CAM Practitioners
T.C.M. Practitioners
Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners,
Bioresonance Therapist.
Animal therapists,
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Articles
Guide
Our
articles guide contains many interesting and informative
articles with a complementay therapy theme.
It is updated frequently and we welcome new articles and
always give full acknowledgement to contributors
In
our Articles Guide we currently have articles on the following
subjects
Gout
Relief: Natural Remedies.
Bio-Energy
Healing :
Facial
Reflexology.
Acupuncture
- The
Five Element Theory
How
effective is Hypnotherapy with anxiety, panic attacks
and fears?
The
magic of magnotherapy.
How
effective is Hypnotherapy with anxiety, panic attacks
and fears?
Backpacks
and School Furniture - Threats to Our Children’s
Wellbeing
THE
ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE - TAKING THE PRESSURE OFF YOUR BODY
Acupressure
Fast Facts - Get Pain Relief at Home
Why
Hypnotists Should Know the History of Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy
Metamorphic
Technique: What is it?
Hypnotherapy
- New Treatment for Alzheimer’s patients
Smoking:
And how to use hypnotherapy to stop it.
Relaxing
With Zen Shiatsu
Reiki
in Japan and "Jikiden Reiki"-
A Scientific Assessment of NLP
Emotional Freedom Techniques & Answers From Acupunture
Acupressure Fast Facts - Get Pain
Relief at Home
Flower
& Vibrational Remedies. What can they do for you?
How Hypnotherapy Helps Phobias
Bioflow Ecoflow Magnetic therapy
Aloe Vera Myth or Medicine?
What Is Homeopathy?
The wonder of color
Hydrotherapy –
Therapy in Water
Herbal Remedies
Top
Tips for Hayfever Sufferers (Natural
Remedies for Hayfever)
The 15 Most Powerful Healing Herbs in Your Kitchen
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Welcome
to The UK Complementary Therapist & Therapy Guide.
A Directory providing information about Alternative
Therapies & Therapists.
Looking for a complementary therapist near you, or to
find out more about complementary therapies or alternative
therapy and medicine, what therapists can offer, our
guide has all that and more. There are Course and Training
guides and for therapists wishing to promote their business,
product or service, we have a wide range of business
advertising options.
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Complementary
or Alternative Therapy / Medicine (often referred to as CAM).
Although
Complementary or Alternative Therapies and Medicines are relatively
new to Western Culture they have been accepted, developed and
in use for thousands of years in many other cultures.
The terms Complementary and Alternative are often used interchangeably
and despite the terms Therapy and Medicine being different concepts
(described below) many of these treatments are becoming more
popularly referred to as CAM therapies and are thought of as
healing practices "that do not fall within the realm of
conventional medicine".
Defining CAM is made difficult, because the field has become
very broad and is constantly changing but in Western Culture
the terms Alternative and Complementary can be very loosely
described as :-
“Alternative medicine” will often
refer to the use of CAM as an alternative to conventional medicine
(eg Acupuncture)
“Complementary medicine” is seen
as a medicine that complements conventional medicine (eg Aromatherapy)
CAM has existed for many centuries in Chinese,
Indian and some Middle Eastern and Greek civilisations.
Complementary Therapy (Alternative Therapy)
In Western medicine it usually refers to a form of therapy that
does not fall within the realm of "convential therapy"
as practiced by most doctors and Hospitals it is therefore,
as the name suggests, a form of therapy or medicine that "complements"
conventional treatments, it is variously known as Complementary
Therapy, Aternative Therapyl, or Holistic
Therapy. (Examples of further terminology are described
below)
Practitioners are consequently referred to as complementary
therapists, alternative therapists, healers, complementary medicine
providers, holistic therapists etc.
There
is evidence that many of these alternative therapies have been
in use for centuries, recent years have seen (particularly in
the Western World) a rise in the popularity of these Complementary
Therapies. Millions of people now subscribe to Complementary
Health and use alternative & complementary therapies worldwide,
and demand for these therapies is still growing.
About half of GPs, in the UK, now provide some kind of access
to this form of therapy. Although Britain came late to complementary
therapies. It is estimated by practitioners that demand for
these therapies has increased by up to 30% in the last ten years.
It is currently estimated that 3 in 10 local health authorities
in Britain now offer some form of alternative therapy to patients
and that as many as one third of people in the United Kingdom
have tried at least one form of alternative therapy, usually
for the treatment of various problems such as backache, arthritis,
or headaches migraine.
Attitudes to complementary or alternative medicines have changed
considerably. Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine have
been in existence for thousands of years and are still very
popular, new additions such as aromatherapy, crystal therapy
and magnetic therapy are becoming increasingly popular.
Many of these alternative medicines have been known by the western
or allopathic medicine practitioners as non scientific (despite
their long history and continued use)., however these attitudes
are changing and it is becoming more accepted that although
they may be based on different systems and their concepts about
the cause of disease and its treament, they can provide, as
the name suggest, an Alternative or Complementary medicine and
therapy.
Some
broader definitions of CAM therapies:-
Complementary
Therapy
Complementary Therapist
Complementary Medicine
Alternative
Therapy
Alternative Therapist
Alternative
Medicine
Holistic
Therapy
Holistic Therapist
Holistic
Medicine
Integrative
medicine
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CAM (Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
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Featured
Therapy - Acupuncture
Acupuncture is a branch of TCM (Traditional Chinese
Medicine) and is recognised as being in use in China for over
2500 years. However it is thought by many to have its origins
more than 5000 years ago, and it is based on the theories and
teaching of early Chinese medical philosophers. Their is in
excess of 600,000 lincened practitioners in China.
The main purpose of acupuncture is to stimulate the flow of
the life force Qi (pronounced chee) that flows
through energy Meridians
("energy channels") in the body. The body transmits
energy (Qi) through pathways or meridians in the body. The unimpeded
flow of this energy, along with a balanced Yin and Yang, which
account for a person's overall health.
Over 2,000 needle insertion points have been identified although
only about 150 are in frequent use. These points on the skin
where needles are inserted often correspond to organs and parts
of the body that are some distance away.
The word acupuncture is derived from the Latin -- acus (needle)
and punctura (to puncture) as this suggests, the modern procedure
of Acupuncture involves the Acupuncturist penetrating the skin
with very thin (", 0.18mm to 0.51 mm dia.) solid, metallic
needles.
These sterilised and disposable needles are inserted into acupuncture
points (acupoints) throughout the body, producing no more than
a tingling feeling. These acupoints relate to specific organs
of the patients body. Traditional Chinese Medicine traditionally
estimates that there are more than 2,000 acupuncture points
that can be used.
Most
treatments involve only one or two needles but occasionally
20 needles may be used depending on the patient and type of
treatment that is required.
The
needles are usually left in for 10 to 20 minutes and courses
of ten treatments usually at weekly intervals are often required.
Acupuncture
has seen a rapid growth in Western countries and is now generally
accepted by the general public and by many doctors, with an
estimated one in three GP surgeries making Acupuncture available
to patients.
Acupuncture is used for a wide range of physical ailments which
include arthritis, asthma, neuralgia, high blood pressure, skin
conditions, bronchitis, insomnia, and pain of many kinds. It
is also thought to be helpful for emotional problems, including
anxiety and depression, and is often used to treat alcohol and
drug addiction.
Other conditions where acupuncture has been found to be successful
is headache, and has proven to be beneficial for many patients
with chronic headache, particularly migraine.
Read much more about Acupuncture in one of these excellent books.....
Previously Featured Therapies
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guide to Complementary Therapy in the UK was set up to provide
information about Complementary Therapy the site also provides
a comprehensive list of Alternative Therapy Providers in all areas
of the UK.
Currently we list Therapists and Alternative Medicine Providers
in the following areas :- |
Alternative
Therapists Bedfordshire,
Bedford,
Luton,
Dunstable,
Leighton
Buzzard, Biggleswade,
Sandy
Alternative
Therapists Berkshire,
Reading, Bracknell, Maidenhead,
Newbury, Windsor, Wokingham,
Slough
Alternative
Therapists Buckinghamshire,
Aylesbury,
Milton
Keynes,
Amersham,
Buckingham,
High
Wycombe,
Alternative
Therapists Cambridgeshire,
Cambridge,
Wisbech,
Ely,
March,
Whittlesey
, Chatteris,
Linton
Complementary
Therapists Cheshire,
Chester, Stockport,
Runcorn, Macclesfield,
Sale & Altrincham ,
Crewe, Warrington
Complementary
Therapies Cleveland,
Hartlepool, Stockton on Tees,
Middlesborough
Complementary
Therapists Cornwall,
Bodmin,
Truro,
Camborne,
Falmouth,
Penzance,
Newquay
Alternative
Therapy Cumbria,
Carlisle,
Whitehaven,
Workington,
Penrith,
Keswick
Alternative
Therapies Derbyshire,
Derby,
Buxton,
Chesterfield,
Ashbourne
Alternative
Therapies Devon,
Exeter, Plymouth,
Torquay, Barnstaple,
Exmouth, Sidmouth,
Newton Abbot
Alternative
Therapies Dorset,
Dorchester,
Poole,
Weymouth,
Sherborne,
Shaftesbury,
Bournemouth
Alternative
Therapies Co. Durham,
Durham,
Darlington
Alternative Therapies in Essex,
Colchester, Chelmsford,
Southend, Harlow,
Romford
Complementary
Therapies Gloucestershire,
Gloucester,
Cheltenham,
Bristol,
Cirencester,
Stroud,
Complementary
Therapies Hampshire,
Portsmouth,
Southampton,
Aldershot,
Winchester,
Basingstoke
Complementary
Therapies Herefordshire,
Hereford,
Ross-on-Wye,
Leominster,
Ledbury,
Bromyard
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Alternative
Therapists Hertfordshire,
Hertford, Watford,
St. Albans, Stevenage,
Hemel-Hempstead, Hatfield,
Bishops Stortford
Alternative
Therapists Huntingdonshire,
Huntingdon,
St.
Ives,
St.
Neots
Alternative
Therapists Kent,
Maidstone, Margate,
Folkestone, Chatham,
Canterbury
Alternative
Therapists Lancashire,
Lancaster,
Preston,
Bolton,
Wigan,
Oldham,
Blackpool
Complementary
Therapists Leicestershire,
Leicester, Loughborough,
Melton Mowbray, Hinckley,
Market Harborough
ComplementaryTherapists
in Lincolnshire,
Lincoln,
Grimsby,
Scunthorpe,
Boston,
Grantham,
Stamford
Complementary
Therapies (Gtr.) London,
Central
London, North
London,
South
London, East
London,
West
London
Complementary
Therapists in (Gr.) Manchester,
Manchester
Alternative
Therapys Merseyside,
Liverpool, Bootle,
Southport, Wirral
Alternative
Therapy Middlesex,
Harrow,
Enfield,
Staines,
Ealing,
Potters
Bar
Alternative
Therapies Norfolk,
Norwich, Thetford,
Kings Lynn, Gt Yarmouth,
Dereham
Alternative
Therapies Northamptonshire,
Northampton, Peterborough,
Corby, Kettering,
Wellingborough
Alternative
Therapies Northumberland,
Alnwick,
Morpeth,
Hexham,
Berwick-upon-Tweed
Alternative
Therapies in Nottinghamshire,
Nottingham, Mansfield,
Worksop, Newark
Complementary
Therapies Oxfordshire,
Oxford,
Banbury,
Witney,
Bicester,
Henley-on-Thames,
Thame
Complementary
Therapies Rutland,
Oakham,
Uppingham.
Cottesmore
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Alternative
Therapists Shropshire,
Shrewsbury,
Telford,
Oswestry,
Bridgnorth,
Market
Drayton, Ludlow
Alternative
Therapists Somerset,
Bath, Taunton,
Yeovil, Bridgwater,
Weston-s-Mare
Alternative
Therapists Staffordshire,
Stafford,
Stoke-on-Trent,
Cannock,
Lichfield
AlternativeTherapists
Suffolk,
Ipswich,
Bury St. Edmunds,
Lowestoft, Felixstowe,
Sudbury, Haverhill
Complementary Therapists Surrey,
Guildford, Croydon,
Woking, Sutton,
Kingston-on-Thames,
Wimbledon
Complementary Therapies Sussex,
Brighton, Chichester,
Worthing, Crawley,
Hastings, Eastbourne,
Bognor Regis
Complementary
Therapies Tyne & Wear,
Newcastle, Gateshead,
Sunderland, North Shields,
South Shields
Alternative
Therapy Warwickshire,
Warwick,
Nuneaton,
Rugby,
Stratford-upon-Avon
Complementary
Therapies West Midlands,
Birmingham, Coventry,
Wolverhampton,
Dudley, West Bromwich,
Solihull
Alternative
Therapies Wiltshire,
Trowbridge,
Salisbury,
Swindon,
Chippenham,
Marlborough,
Warminster
Alternative
Therapies Worcestershire,
Worcester, Kidderminster,
Malvern, Evesham
Alternative
Therapies East Yorkshire,
Hull, Beverley,
Bridlington
Alternative
Therapies North Yorkshire,
York, Northallerton,
Scarborough, Whitby,
Harrogate
Complementary
Therapies South Yorkshire,
Sheffield, Doncaster,
Barnsley, Rotherham
Complementary
Therapies West Yorkshire,
Leeds, Bradford,
Wakefield, Halifax,
Huddersfield, Pontefract |
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The
Creation of a Complementary Therapies Guide
With
the growth in demand for Complementary Therapies estimated to be in
excess of 30% in the last ten years and with 3 in 10 local health
authorities in Britain now offering some form of alternative therapy
to their patients I began to look into how therapists and potential
clients for the various therapies were being serviced by the internet
Research
revealed that Guides and Directories on the web tended to provide
information either about therapies or just list therapists, so in
an effort to combine these two areas resulted in the birth of the
Complementary Therapies Guide
Good
easy to understand information about the various therapies available,
some well known and some not so, was one of the prime aims of the
guide. People, sometimes disillusioned with what “conventional”
medicine offered them, could explore the options and alternatives
this growing field of complementary healthcare could offer them.
What
to expect and what to look for when choosing a therapist , is often
a tricky choice to make, especially as it concerns your health and
wellbeing.
Therapists
need the opportunity to advertise their businesses to a wide range
of the public. Many of these therapy providers offer their services
to local areas and others to all of the UK and even worldwide Quite
often smaller more “local” therapy providers felt their
details were being lost in a long list of, randomly presented therapists
for the whole UK. To ensure that both large and smaller therapist
businesses reached their target markets, the directory was constructed
to list businesses in towns for all counties of the UK.
When
the Directory was eventually established I believe we had achieved
our two main goals:-
• Satisfying the therapists need to advertise in areas of their
choice.
• Providing the public with useful information and a variety
of therapists to choose from
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