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or alternative medicine, including meditation, prayer, water can combine with volcanic ash. Mud baths come
mental healing, and therapies that use creative outlets such from many sources: 1. Lakes (e.g. Lake Techirghiol);
as art, music, or dance. 2. Saltwater sea (e.g. Dead Sea in Jordan and Israel); 3.
Hot springs (e.g. Calistoga, Napa Valley, California); and
Mind-body interventions: Is a term introduced formally 4. Mud volcano (e.g. Tiga Island, Malaysia, El Totumo,
in September 2000 by the United States National Center Colombia).
for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)—
which is among twenty-seven organizations that make Muscle energy technique (MET): A type of manual
up the National Institutes of Health (NIH)—to denote technique where the practitioner focuses on the soft muscle
one of five domains of medical and health care systems, motions (flexing, tightening etc.) of the client. Practitioners
practices, and products that are not presently considered aim at restoring proper function and movement of the
part of conventional medicine, and which are consequently muscle while supporting client relaxation and comfort.
considered to be within the purview of complementary and
alternative medicine. Muscle testing: A type of diagnosis focused on the belief
that muscles are linked to specific organs or glands. A
Mindfulness meditation: A type of meditation based weakness in some muscles could be significant of internal
on the concept of being mindful, or having increased issues such as nutritional deficiencies, energy blockages,
awareness, of the present. It uses breathing methods, guided and organ function.
imagery, and other practices to relax the body and mind
and help reduce stress. It is also known as mindfulness Musculoskeletal: The muscle and skeletal system that is
relaxation and mindfulness-based stress reduction. comprised of muscles, cartilage, joints, tendons, ligaments,
bones, and connective tissues.
Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR):
Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) is a form of Music therapy: Is the skillful use of music and musical
open monitoring, characterized by theta activity in the elements by an accredited music therapist to promote,
brain. Described as “moment-to-moment non-judgmental maintain, and restore mental, physical, emotional, and
awareness”, MBSR is similar to Buddhist meditation, but spiritual health. Music has nonverbal, creative, structural,
without religious affiliation. and emotional qualities. These are used in the therapeutic
relationship to facilitate contact, interaction, self-
Moist heat therapy: A natural therapeutic treatment that awareness, learning, self-expression, communication, and
employs hot baths, steamed towels, or heating packs to help personal development.
with an injury, pain, or stress. Moist heat is often preferred
to dry because it better penetrates the muscle and has the Myers cocktail: Is an intravenous therapy containing a
added benefit of not drying out the skin. mixture of vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients.

Movement therapy: This is the broad category of therapies Myofascia/myofascial: The hard membranes that surround,
that involve retraining your body to prevent or ease support, and join the muscles.
physical and sometimes emotional ailments. Movement
therapy is useful for improving mobility, strength, Myofascial hypertonus: unusual levels of activity or
flexibility, muscle tone, strength, balance, cardiovascular tension in the fascial and musculoskeletal system.
health, the condition of your joints, and/or circulation. Not Myofascial release: This hands-on technique seeks to
only is it preventative, but often a good choice for treating free the body from the grip of tight fascia, or connective
ailments like sports injuries, rheumatoid arthritis, repetitive tissue, thus restoring normal alignment and function and
strain injury, and other stress-related injuries. reducing pain. Using their hands, therapists gently apply
mild, sustained pressure to stretch and soften the fascia.
Moxibustion: A traditional Chinese medicine treatment Myofascial release is used to treat conditions such as neck
that employs the use of moxa, or mugwort herb, which and back pain, headaches, recurring sports injuries, and
may be burned onto the patient’s skin or applied with
acupuncture needles. scoliosis.

Mud therapy: The therapeutic use of mud in packs or N
baths taking advantage of the absorptive qualities of the
mud. It has been used for rheumatism and skin problems.
A mud bath is commonly from areas where hot spring

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