The document discusses three alternative therapies: Reiki, the Alexander Technique, and chiropractic treatments. Reiki is an energy healing practice developed in Japan that aims to balance energy levels. The Alexander Technique uses guidance and education to improve posture and movement efficiency. Chiropractic focuses on the relationship between the body structure, primarily the spine, and function, using manual therapies like spinal manipulation to treat musculoskeletal issues.

1. SADIQUE ALI.V.K
Reiki, Alexander Technique,
Chiropractic Treatments and
Benefits

2. Introduction

3. Reiki
 Reiki is an energy medicine. It is a way to achieve
healing at all levels: physical, emotional, mental and
spiritual
 Reiki is a Japanese term for “spiritual energy,” and
the system of Reiki was founded by Mikao Usui in
Japan in the early 1900’s. Rei means spiritual
wisdom, and ki means energy.
 Reiki is a form of spiritual practice, used as a
complementary therapy, proposed for the treatment
of physical, emotional, mental and spiritual ailments.

4.  Dr. Mikao Usui developed
Reiki in early 20th century in
Japan, where he said he
received the ability of ‘healing
without energy depletion' after
three weeks of fasting and
meditating on Mount
Kuriama. Practitioners use a
technique similar to the laying
on of hands, which will
channel "healing energy".
Practitioners state that energy
flows through their palms to
bring about healing and that
the method can be used for
self-treatment as well as
treatment of others.

5. What Reiki is:
 Gentle – the touch is soft and light, some practitioners
don’t even need to touch you.
 Harmless - Reiki can have only positive results.
 Natural- No equipment or tools are needed.
 Healing - the highest goal of Reiki.
 Balancing - Reiki will balance your energy levels.
 Relaxing – if you’re very stressed you can get a feeling of
peaceful bliss.
 Energizing - If you feel drained Reiki can revive you.

6.  What Reiki is not :
 Religious- Reiki is non denominational. You can
practice any religion, or none at all and still use and
benefit from Reiki.
 Massage or Reflexology- Reiki is an energy healing
system, not a manipulative system such as massage
or reflexology.

7. There are 7 major chakras
 Each chakra maintains a flow of energy between the
physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual bodies.
 When you are healthy energy flows smoothly along
the chakras.
 But if you do have an energy block, the chakra points
do not receive the energy flow.
 If this block is not cleared, disease of nearby organs
can occur.
 Reiki can open blocked chakras.

8. CHAKRAS- The target of treatment

9. What are the Benefits of Reiki?

10. Reiki Benefits in Detail
 Reiki works on the physical, emotional, mental
and spiritual levels, enhancing
 Reiki is extremely Pleasant, Blissful and Holistic Method
of Healing.
 Reiki accelerates the body’s natural ability to heal itself.
 Reiki stimulates the immune system.
 Reiki cleanses toxins from the body.
 Reiki is effective ancillary treatment for chronic and
acute illness or injury.
 Reiki revitalizes body, mind and soul.
 Reiki loosens up blocked energy and promotes the state
of total relaxation.
 Reiki releases emotions and stress.

11.  Reiki functions on all levels whether mental or spiritual,
bodily or emotional.
 Reiki works on causal level of diseases.
 Reiki gives peace, confidence and security.
 Reiki balances and amplifies the body’s energies, which
helps to increase productivity.
 Reiki increases the awareness, mental clarity and
creativity.
 Reiki re-establishes spiritual equilibrium and mental well
being.
 Reiki reverses the ageing process.
 Reiki is intended to compliment and be used along with
medical treatment simultaneously.
 Advance Reiki Practitioners can heal at a distance,
through the power of third eye which develops intuition
and telepathy.

12. ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE
A MOVEMENT THERAPY
THAT USES GUIDANCE
AND EDUCATION TO
IMROVE POSTURE ,
MOVEMENT AND
EFFICIENT USE OF
MUSCLES FOR
IMPROVEMENT OF
BODY
FUCNTIONING .

13. ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE
 Alexander Technique was designed by Matthias
Alexander around 1890.
 It is a way of holding your body physically and
mentally so everything is completely aligned and
works with the body’s core.
 It is a popular study in vocal music ,and singing
incorporate s the entire body.
 Is an educational process that attempts to develop
the ability to avoid unnecessary muscular tension by
retraining physical movement reactions.

14. Matthias Alexander
 Alexander was an Shakespeare an orator, when after
many performanes continued to lose his voice.
Doctors had no answer as to why this was
happening. While practicing his speeches ,he
watched himself in mirrors so he could see what was
happening physically. He found that he was
tightening his entire body as he was preparing to
speak.

16. Benefits of Alexander Technique
 Freer more comfortable movement
 Relief from strain, pain, and tension.
 Healthier breathing
 Better posture
 Increased strength
 Better performances

17. Chiropractic
 Chiropractic:- It focuses on
the relationship between bodily
structure (primarily that of the
spine) and function, and how
that relationship affects the
preservation and restoration of
health
It gives relief from musculo-
skeletal complaints

18. Chiropractic
…a profession that uses an array of manual therapies
and modalities, but primarily spinal manipulation, for
the correction and rehabilitation of the
neuromusculoskeletal problems.

19. Spinal Manipulation
 Spinal manipulation, Depicted in cave drawings
(14,500 BC)
 Ancient china (2700 BC)
 Hippocrates (470 BC)
 Bonesetters (1800’s)
 Osteopaths (late 1800’s)
 Chiropractors 1895

20. Chiropractic
 Chiropractic, as a profession, was founded by D.D
Palmer in 1895.
 Palmer believed that spinal misalignments put
pressure on nerves, and could result in disease.
 Used a spinal “adjustment” to correct these
misalignments.

21. Spinal Manipulation
 Today:
 Chiropractors
 Osteopaths
 Physical Therapists
 Medical Doctors (Mostly in Eastern Europe)
 95% of spinal manipulation in the United States is
done by chiropractors(Shekelle and Brook 1991)

22. Rationale for Chiropractic Treatment
Assessment:
History
Examination
Orthopaedic and Neurological Tests
Functional Motion palpationF
Functional Diagnosis Treatments
Modalities
Facilitated stretching (PIR/PNF)
Taping and bracing
Exercise therapy
Mobilization
Manipulation

23. Vast majority of patients seek chiropractic care
for
musculoskeletal injuries: (Coulter et al. 2002)
Work related injuries
Sports injuries
Postural or repetitive or cumulative trauma.
Commonly treat such conditions such as:
Back and Neck pain
Headaches
Sprains and Strains
Disc injury

24. Benefits of Chiropractic
 Improve body posture
 Decrease intense pain in body
 Reduce depression risk
 Improve athleticism
 Far less costly from other treatments
 Enhances pulmonary function

25. CONCLUSION
 Reiki is an energy medicine, it may be a
pseudoscience.
 Most of the alternative medicines have no side effect.

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