Naprapathy

Naprapathy

Naprapathy is a healing method that works through the connective tissues holding the skeleton together. Examples of connective tissue include ligaments, tendons, and muscles, which are flexible and resilient when healthy. You could almost say that a naprapath is a chiropractor for soft tissue. Like tension in the skeleton, tension in the connective tissues may cause a structural imbalance. Naprapaths work by gently manipulating this tissue with their hands, thereby releasing tension and restoring balance.

Naprapathy is a system of manually applied movements both passive and active designed to bring motion with consequent release of tension into abnormally tensed and rigid ligaments muscles and articulations of the human body. These tissues and structures are normally moveable, flexible and resilient. Naprapathy contends that a favorable internal environment is essential for growth, development and maintenance of normal health. Naprapathy’s procedures assist the body to maintain this favorable internal environment by releasing points of tension and by the use of rational dietary and hygienic measures.

Naprapathy also contends that proper spinal alignment can be maintained with body movement exercises designed to reafferentate the body and mind. Reafferentation exercises are those exercises that bring about a somatic stimulus from muscle to spinothalamic tracts within the spinal cord, and the thalamus that regulates so many of our bodily functions. In addition to the mechanics of the body, the physiology of the body plays an integral part in the healing process.

Some of the conditions helped with Naprapathy are: fibromyalgia, muscle spasms, nerve pain (neuropathy), hypertension, gastric upset, carpal tunnel syndrome, thoracic outlet syndrome, low back pain, muscle aches and pains including headaches, nausea, muscle tension and emotional stress.