Bodywork
***Disclaimer: This blog is not meant to be used as legal or medical advice. It is written as my person perspective on how medical professionals could blend western medicine with other modalities*** Greetings, listeners, and welcome to another episode of The Integrated Pharmacist Podcast. This week, I'm discussing bodywork. This is the complementary/alternative modality that has garnered the most acceptance and usage. It includes physical manipulation such as massage therapy and reflexology, movement therapy such as qigong, yoga and ti chi, and energy work such as reiki and therapeutic touch. Although it is a diverse set of modalities, I'd like to touch upon one in each of these three categories. Physical manipulation comes naturally to many people as a mode of self care and home care. After a long day on your feet, it feels good to get a nice foot rub. When our muscles develop knots, human touch makes the pain more bearable. Positive ...