The therapeutic concept is part of the semantic field of medicine and refers to a treatment that has the purpose of curing a disease or alleviating the discomfort derived from it in the case of chronic illnesses. Something is therapeutic because it has a healing purpose, it brings well-being. Therefore, it is a concept directly linked to health.
Doctors are professionals who have knowledge of therapeutic techniques. They apply the most appropriate according to the medical diagnosis since the choice of the appropriate treatment must always be in relation to the cause that produces the discomfort.
Relieve symptoms
The concept of health can not only refer to the body but also to the mind since well-being is an integral concept. From this point of view, a psychological treatment produces comfort, an increase in resilience, an emotional relief. Therefore, psychology helps to treat diseases of the soul.
In the same way, a good massage also brings a relaxing pleasure that is very healthy to reduce stress and eliminate the tensions of work that can leave their mark on the body in the form of somatized pains. There are different resources that can be used as natural therapeutic means. For example, laughter. More and more laughter therapy workshops are carried out as a sign of mental hygiene to reduce work stress. Laughter therapy is also healthy to prevent burnout worker syndrome.
Similarly, music therapy also shows the health effects that music produces on mood. For example, music has become an antidote to increase memory in Alzheimer's patients.
Wellness courses
Nowadays, many leisure courses organize workshops on yoga, tai chi and relaxation techniques that also produce well-being in a therapeutic way based on tranquility of mind, connection between body and mind, awareness of the present ...
That is to say, we should not understand by therapeutic, only, the medicines but also, the natural treatments. For example, when a person has the flu, the simple act of resting in bed and on the sofa is restorative.
In the same way, walks through natural environments also increase relaxation, they are therapeutic because they help reduce worries and fears.
Natural infusions also have a therapeutic purpose. For example, linden helps reduce anxiety.
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