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emotions and desires affect the body and psyche by Biomedical model: A conceptual model of illness that
creating chronic muscular tension and diminished vitality excludes psychological and social factors and includes only
and energy. Through physical exercises, breathing biological factors in an attempt to understand a person’s
techniques, verbal psychotherapy, or other forms of medical illness or disorder. The simplistic biomedical
emotional-release work, the therapist attempts to loosen the approach of medicine generally looks for single, very
“character armor” and restore natural well-being. specific causes for diseases, with correspondingly specific
treatments, such as antibiotics for infections that are
Biofeedback: A technique that uses simple electronic expected to be effective for that illness in most people,
devices to teach clients how to consciously regulate bodily under most conditions. Further, the biomedical model
functions, such as breathing, heart rate, and blood pressure, assumes that all disease is caused by structural anatomic or
to improve overall health. Biofeedback is used to reduce biochemical abnormality.
stress, eliminate headaches, recondition injured muscles,
control asthma attacks, and relieve pain. Bio-oxidation: Sometimes known as hydrogen peroxide
therapy, is the addition of oxygen directly to the tissues of
Bioidentical hormones: The use of hormones that are the body in the form of hydrogen peroxide or ozone.
identical in molecular structure to those created by the
human body, and so cause the same effects, but which are Biopsychosocial model: The complex biopsychosocial
produced by pharmaceutical companies or compounding model is concerned with illness, the subjective sense
pharmacies, where they are made on a case-by-case of suffering or reduced capacity to function. The
basis for each patient. Bioidentical hormones are most biopsychosocial model is a much more complex systems
often used for women experiencing the symptoms of theory approach to health, illness and healing. It does not
menopause, including hot flashes and sleeplessness, or look for single, specific causes for illness, but sees health,
for child-bearing-aged men and women for PMS, acne, illness and healing as resulting from the interacting effects
mood imbalances, thyroid and adrenal imbalances, and of events of very different types, including biological,
fatigue. Also known as natural hormone therapy, due to the psychological, and social factors. All of these are seen as
fact that the hormones act in the body just as the ones our systems that affect and interact with one another to affect
body produces, and are oftentimes produced from plant personal health.
materials.
Bio-resonance therapy: Makes use of a Bio-resonance
Bio-dynamic: The therapist works over the body and Machine, which first tests a patient for the presence of
locates areas of blocked or depleted energy, by applying her bacteria, candida, fungus, heavy metals, pesticides and
hands to the client’s body, and then corrects the imbalance. other pollutants, and vitamin and mineral deficiencies; and
then neutralizes any of these stressors.
Bio-kinetics: The acupuncture, acupressure, chiropractic
technique of adjusting the space between the atlas and the Biosynchronous: In accordance with the body’s circadian
skull in order to relieve any of a number of ailments by rhythm.
correcting subluxations and restructuring the spine.
Bitter: Stimulates appetite or digestive function.
Biological terrain assessment: Involves the monitoring
of saliva, urine, and blood to provide data about the acidity Blood irradiation therapy: is a procedure in which the
and alkalinity of body fluids and tissues, the level of blood is exposed to low level red light (often laser light)
functioning enzymes, oxidative stress level, and digestive for therapeutic reasons. Most research on blood irradiation
and mineral status. The goal is to accurately determine therapy has been conducted in Germany, Russia and China,
how the body is functioning, and then re-establish health by while smaller-scale research has been performed in other
making changes at a biochemical level. countries such as Britain. Blood irradiation therapy can be
administered through a catheter in a vein, through the blood
Bio-magnetic and micro frequencies: According to some vessels inside the nose or applied externally through the
people, have the ability to destroy abnormal cells and skin.
harmful organisms, depending on the frequencies.
Blood-oxygen therapy: See Hematogenous oxidation
Biomechanics: a division of physics that analyzes therapy.
biological systems and structure through the study of
mechanics. Bodywork: The term bodywork refers to therapies such as
massage, deep tissue manipulation, movement awareness,

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