Categories Of Movement Based Treatment

By Mary Howard


Certain routines ought to be introduced into our way of life in order to increase or physical, psychical and divine strength. There are various categories of movement based treatment techniques that can help us achieve high vigor and liveliness. Integrating these activities into our day to day lives will play an important role in maintaining our overall wellbeing.

The most prominent type of movement based rehabilitation are the Eastern therapies that emerged from South East Asia. These include yoga, qigong and tai chi. They emerged as spiritual and self defense practices but gradually evolved into restorative therapies. Taoist monks are renowned for using certain breathing and movement patterns to promote mental sharpness, body vitality and also in mediation. All these therapies gained worldwide recognition for their ability to prolong life and boost health. Today they are even practiced in fitness centers.

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.

The Authentic Motion, popularly referred to as AM, is based upon intricate psychology and dance routines. No gestures are involved in this method. There must be a doer and a witness. Impulses are directed at the doer about what he or she needs to do. The instincts could be visible or virtual, but all the doer needs to do is adhere to the movements that arise from the instincts. The actions of the doer could be a reaction to feelings such as pain. The presence of a witness is meant for sharing the doers experience.

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.

The Aston Patterning treatment is concerned with how our day to day activities can be carried out with little strain. It mostly focuses of helping people stay fit by warming up, doing aerobics and stretching. These activities help in the maintenance of muscle power and structure and also improves cardiac health.

Rosen treatment encompasses normal fun activities such as dancing to music in the background. It is mostly done to a group of participants. The body gets rejuvenated through actions that augment its stability. Blood circulation in the body is also improved when one engages himself or herself in this kind of therapy. Zumba, a renowned workout technique that incorporates dance is a form of Rosen therapy.

Ideokenesis is a therapy that attempts to draw parallels between the body and the nervous system. It tries to understand how adjustment to the nervous system can cause the body to function optimally. It uses mental pictures to influence the nervous system to kindle muscles for a certain body action. Ideokenesis attempts to establish how ideas on the mind are transformed into physical actions.




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