Dry Needling Physical Therapy Muscle pain and inflammation is sometimes so severe and disabling, that people seek physical therapy to relieve their symptoms. Instead of just taking medicines all the time, some people opt to use dry needling physical therapy, which is performed by trained physical therapists to relieve muscle contraction knots. Learn more about this technique, which you might consider including in your treatment plan. Part 1: How Does Dry Needling Work? Muscle injury can result
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Conversion Therapy and It’s Effects Parents should learn to accept their child for who they are and for the person they are going to become, not by their sexual identity. Oklahoma has recently released a bill called HB1598. HB1598 is a bill that states that that mental health counselors may engage in “sexual orientation change efforts” with any patient—including those under 18 who are forced into the “therapy” by their parents. The bill also consciously refrains from outlawing the use of aversion therapy
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Conversion therapy is an anachronistic form of psychotherapy. After numerous amounts of protesting from equal rights activists homosexuality was removed from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) in 1974 (Hickey, P). Until this point in time homosexuality was deemed as a mental illness, and ameliorated with degrading and cruel treatments such as lobotomies, electroconvulsive therapy, nausea drugs, and castration (Scot, J.). Although it has been over 40 years since it was
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Conversion therapy, otherwise known as psychological abuse, is the practice of actively attempting to change one’s sexuality and/or gender identity. This practice is based on the outdated idea that homosexuality is a mental illness/sin, and something that can be fixed. So far, nine states in America have banned the practice of conversion therapy for children under 18, however, that leaves 41 states that allow the torture of LGBT children. These states should follow their predecessors and enact legislation
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discussed. In addition to the different methods of sexual reorientation therapy, the importance of being a multicultural competent counselor is highlighted as well. A new form of therapy, called sexual identity therapy, is evaluated and discussed. Emphasis on written informed consent from clients is explained due to client autonomy and self-determination. Personal reflection on multicultural competence, sexual identity therapy, client autonomy and informed consent is shared along with the action plan
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which is to do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Another principle is Descartes’ Rule of Change. This principle states that if an action cannot be taken repeatedly, it is not right to take at all. Another principle would be the Risk Aversion Principle. This one says you should take the action that produces the least harm or least potential cost. There is also Immanuel Kant’s Categorical Imperative, which first has you evaluate the action. If the action is not right for everyone to take
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needed some prior training before entering the facility and so the demand grew for a college curriculum. A very brief historical glimpse of this fascinating profession follows, below. Earliest references The earliest known reference to music therapy appeared in 1789 in an unsigned article in Columbian Magazine titled "Music Physically Considered." In the early 1800s, writings on the therapeutic value of music appeared in two medical dissertations, the first published by Edwin Atlee (1804) and
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Music Therapy - The idea of music as a healing influence which could affect health and behavior is as least as old as the writings of Plato and Aristotle - “music affects the emotions and could influence the character of an individual”- Plato - “music affects the soul, and music is a force that purified emotions”- Aristotle - Hippocrates also played music for his mental patients. - The profession of music therapy in the U.S began to develop after World War I and World War II. What is Music
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in the field of Occupational Therapy; because I would like to make a difference in someone's life. I have always had a desire to help others, I completed my cota degree and I was preparing to apply for my social worker degree, but for some reason I decided to wait, partly because I had a feeling that I needed to make sure that the career I was choosing, truly reflected on who I am as a person and my professional aspirations. I had never heard of occupational therapy until I started working in an
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treated. The author also stated some other information about organization doing their own therapy based on music and dementia. Walker, A. K. (2013, Mar 24). Using music to treat dementia, alzheimer's. The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/1319429176?accountid=27655 The author of this article tells a story about a young patient with dementia and how she uses music for therapy. Music won’t restore any of her memories but it helps cope with the dementia. The author
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