Monday 6 November 2017

Medicinal Benefits of Movement Therapy



When speaking of movement therapy, it relates to body movement that helps in maintaining emotional, physical, spiritual and mental well-being. There are many therapists who prescribe physical exercise to maintain a healthy body and quick heal. 

Physical movements help in getting connected to your subconscious mind so your body and mind can be relieved from tensions and stress. These are also conditions that lead to the development of diseases.
 

Dance Therapy

This therapy has been used by many experts as a form of alternative treatment for treating a number of conditions. Movement specialist has been suggesting this form of treatment since a long time in the past.

Before suggesting this form of treatment, practitioners are expected to hold a Master’s degree in relevant field. They can be certified as BC-DMT (Board Certified – Dance Movement Therapist). They also have to meet all requirements mentioned by certified associations.

They work in various fields including rehabilitation centres, nursing homes, and medical facilities. They can also offer with their private services to the community.

Their main goal is to help people overcome psychological challenges and be able to interact and express themselves socially, physically and emotionally. People of all age groups and suffering from multiple conditions can benefit from this therapy.

Somatic Movement Therapy

This therapy provides people with the awareness related to things going on within their body. The main aim of this therapy is to keep everyone informed about the right way to follow movement to help get connected to the unconscious mind. At the same time, it helps in understanding the ways you need to eliminate from your body movement that detrimental to your overall health.

People who are always concerned about their best body control for their athletics, dancer or other performances are generally seeking help from professional somatic movement practitioners. This movement is also helpful in making you aware of your dysfunctional movements that can elevate pain and interfere with your life.

It helps you in identifying and developing better and improved movement patterns to improve your body functioning. There are a number of practices that come under this category. Some of the therapies include interaction with your instructor in such a way that he guides you using verbal directions.

Some of the daily movements can include walking, bending and standing. Later on, you can also develop your movements where you need to improve in your fields such as enjoying musical instruments and sports.

Tai chi art and Yoga

In some cases and centres, experts try and blend a number of exercises with movement therapy. This helps in getting your familiar with your body and its movements. Most of the experts try and blend yoga science, tai chi art form and qi gong with movement therapy. Such art forms can also be used to create awareness amongst people. 

One main benefit is that such therapies are in general conducted within a group of people. The instructions are given away by the instructor guiding you with the movements you need to improve. This also proves helpful for you as you get to explore and structure your pattern.

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