Categories Of Movement Based Treatment

By Mary Howard


To enhance our physical, mental, emotional and spiritual wellbeing, we need to incorporate certain practices into our lifestyles. Movement based treatment is one of the things that we need to integrate into our daily routines in order to help us maintain vigor and vitality. There are different types of this kind of therapy.

Eastern therapies are the most renowned movement based therapy. Their origin can be traced to South East Asia. They include yoga, qigong and tai chi. Initially, they were used for spiritual meditation and as a self defense mechanism but have gradually developed into physical therapies. Taoist monks are known for advancing certain breathing and body motion rehearses in order to enhance mental acuity. Today, they are mostly known for their ability to elongate life and improve health and immunity. They have even been incorporated into fitness programs.

Rolfing movement is a therapy that utilizes a rare combination of somatic touch and verbal communication to help develop consciousness of a persons vertical position and typical movement routines. It aims at increasing liveliness, flexibility, balance and harmony with gravity. They are also useful for those with brain injuries, the disabled and autistic children.

Authentic Motion, commonly known as AM has its foundation on a complex psychical and dance routine. In this form of therapy, no gesticulations are used. Instead, there is a mover and a spectator. The latter has to be there since the doer has to tell someone of the experiences he or she went through during the process. Basically, impulses are availed to the doer, about the actions he or she has to perform. Certain movements will arise from the impulses, which the doer ought to observe.

Anna Halprin and Gabrielle Roth treatments utilize vibrancy. Personal advancement, manifestation and awareness of others is emphasized. This form of treatment mostly incorporates exercises that increase muscle action, improve the health of joints and prevent injuries. The fact that the exercises are energetic helps relieve tension and stress. Blood supply around the body is also improved.

Aston Patterning therapy is concerned with how one can increase the ease with which daily activities are conducted. Its foundation lies in the maintenance of body fitness through warm ups, aerobic exercises and stretching. Through such activities, muscle coordination is increased. Cardiac health also improves.

The Rosen therapy encompasses modest fun drills done as music plays in the background. This is always done in a group situation. The body gets reinvigorated through activities such as dancing. This helps increase body balance and also increase blood supply to essential organs because it stimulates unproblematic breathing. The most common type of Rosen therapy is Zumba, which has gained global attention.

The nervous system has a huge effect on the body. It controls muscular movements. Ideokenesis therapy is concerned with energizing the nervous system for optimal body motions. It uses mental pictures to make the nervous system stimulate the correct type of muscles for a body action. Actions can therefore be understood from a mental point of view.




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