Archive for May, 2011

Classifying The Types Of Alternative Medicine

Alternative medicine can be defined as any form of therapy, practice or treatment which is outside the mainstream or beyond the realm of the conventional. More generally it can be defined as any approach or medicine which differs from conventional Western forms. Alternative medicine is often talked about in conjunction with Complementary Therapy and [...]

Practical Fitness For Your Body In 2006

The New Year has brought with it some drastic shifts in the fitness industry. What was hot and trendy in 2005 isn’t necessarily still giving off the same steam in 2006. Fitness in 2006 is no-nonsense! Functional fitness marks the return of many tied and true fitness trends that are hardly worthy of the term [...]

Whole Body Vibration Therapy And The Central Nervous System: Future Applications

  Introduction to Vibration Training and Vibration Therapy: As a Physical Therapist and fitness enthusiast, I have had the distinct pleasure of experiencing both firsthand, and secondhand through my patients, the sense of euphoria, clarity, and enhanced vivaciousness that comes as a result of utilizing a Whole Body Vibration platform for training or therapeutic purposes [...]