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B- BIBLIOTHERAPY
- Bibliotherapy uses literature to promote mental health by fostering growth and development, and it serves as a preventive tool in mental health therapy. Some of the goals of bibliotherapy include developing self-concept, relieving emotional or mental strain, and helping an individual to express and discuss problems more easily. (12)
- BIOENERGETICS
- Bioenergetics is a method of studying and understanding the human personality in terms of the body and its energetic processes. In Bioenergetic theory, it is believed that the body and the mind are functionally identical. What happens in the mind reflects what is happening in the body and vice versa. It is a therapeutic technique that utilizes many bodywork methods and exercises to help an individual become aware of tensions in the body and release them through appropriate movement. Bioenergetics also involves verbal exploration of emotional conflicts and their relationship to an individual's personal history. (3)
- BIOFEEDBACK
- Biofeedback training is a method of learning how to consciously regulate bodily functions that are normally unconscious (such as breathing, heart rate, and blood pressure) in order to improve overall health. It refers to any process that measures and reports back information immediately about the biological system of the person being monitored so he or she can learn to consciously influence that system. (4)
- BIOLOGICAL DENTISTRY
- Biological dentistry stresses the use of nontoxic restoration materials for dental work, and focuses on the unrecognized impact that dental toxins and hidden dental infections can have on overall health. (4)
- BODYWORK
- The term bodywork refers to a wide range of therapies, such as massage, deep tissue manipulation, movement awareness, and bioenergetic therapies, which are employed to improve the structure and functioning of the body. The benefits of bodywork in all its forms include pain reduction, relief of musculoskeletal tension, improved blood and lymphatic circulation, and promoting deep relaxation. (4)
- BOWEN TECHNIQUE
- The Bowen Technique is a soft tissue bodywork and vibrational energy therapy that helps to facilitate the body's own healing resources. By balancing energy flow, stimulating lymphatic and circulation systems, and normalizing the nervous system, this therapeutic technique helps people eliminate pain and experience feelings of well-being. Bowen uses a painless procedure of muscle, tendon, and connective tissue manipulation on reflex and acupuncture points to release stress, muscle spasms, and pain while correcting joint mobility. (12)
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