Archive for April 29th, 2009

OUR SENSITIVITY TO PAIN: PREOCCUPATION WITH OUR INNER FEELINGS

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

In the history of man we have passed the stage of overcoming our natural environment. We no longer fear for food or shelter. We have paused, and have come to examine ourselves a little. We see evidence of our growing introspection in the great demand for psychology courses in our schools and universities the introspective [...]

TREATMENT OF ULCERS: SURGERY

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

Q. Suppose that when everything possible has been tried the patient still does not recover from his ulcer. Or, as we have just mentioned, complications take place. Does surgery hold the final and ultimate answer for these patients? A. True. About 90 per cent of ulcers are cured by medical treatment and good nursing but [...]

EFFECTIVE TREATMENTS FOR BACK PAIN AND SCIATICA: THE ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

As posture greatly influences how well your back works, it’s not so surprising that many sufferers have found relief from their symptoms through the Alexander Technique, a training programme whose prime purpose is to overcome poor habits of posture and movement, but which also has the additional aim of reducing reaction to stress by lessening [...]

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