Alternative medicine for lower back pain

Herbal medicine and anti-inflammatory
enzymatic therapy


Herbal medicine can utilize a variety of antispasmodic
and sedative herbs to help relieve low back pain
due to spasm. For this purpose and easily available at a
local healthfood store are herbs such as chamomile (Matricaria
recutita), hops (Humulus lupus), passion flower
(Passiflora incarnata), valerian (Valeriana officinale),
and cramp bark (Viburnum opulus). Bromelain from
pineapples has anti-inflammatory activity. Intake of fresh
grape juice, preferably made from from dark grapes, on a
daily basis at a time other than mealtime has also been
found to be helpful. Minor backaches may be relieved
with the application of a heating paste of ginger(Zingiber
officinale) powder and water, allowed to sink in for 10
minutes, and followed by an eucalyptus rub.
Aromatherapy with soothing essential oils of blue
chamomile, birch, rosemary, and/or lavender can be effective
when rubbed into the affected area after a hot bath.


Homeopathy


Homeopathic treatment for acute back pain consists
of various applications of Arnica (Arnica montana); as an
oil or gel applied topically to the sore area or oral doses
alone or in prepackaged combination products including
other homeopathic such as St. John’s wort (Hypericum
perforatum), Rhus tox (Rhus toxicodendron) and Ruta
(Ruta graveolens). Bellis perennis may be recommended
for deep muscle injuries. Other remedies may be recommended
based on the symptoms presented by the patient.


Body work and yoga


Massage and the numerous other body work techniques
can be very effective in treating low back pain.
Yoga, practiced regularly and done properly, can be
combined with meditation or imagery to both treat and
prevent future episodes of low back pain.


Traditional Chinese medicine


Practitioners of traditional Chinese medicine treat
low back pain with acupuncture, acupressure, massage,
and the application of herbal poultices. They may
also use a technique called moxibustion which involves
the use of glass cups, and heated air derived use of a
burning braid or stick of herb with a distinctive aroma.





In Reiki tradition we believe that every pain and illness has an emotional root in the aura first. Financial woes and concerns are the cause for this illness and pain.

A scientific Explanation of Reiki

Some aspects of healing work are beginning to be understood from scientific standpoint. The most important standpoint for formulating a theory of how Reiki involves the electromagnetic fields generated by all living things.

It has been known for some time that electric currents flow through the body. These currents flow through the nervous system and are one of the ways the body regulates itself. The nervous system is connected to every organ and tissue in the body and signals flow through it from the brain to regulate all bodily activities.

Whenever you have an electric current flowing through a conductor, a magnetic field surrounds the conductor. The electric current flowing in human bodies generate magnetic fields called biomagnetic fields that penetrate and surround the human body.

The heart has the strongest biomagnetic field and has been measured to a distance of 15 feet. The brain and all organs of the body have their own biomagnetic fields surrounding them. The fields pulsate at various frequencies and interact with each other. An organ will have specific frequency when it is healthy and will move away from this healthy frequency when it is not. The sum of all biomagnetic fields forms a large aggregate biomagnetic field that surrounds the body. It is of course similar to what we call the aura. Therefore, the biomagnetic field may be one of the main components of the aura, although there may be other aspects to it as well.

The fields interact with other fields near the body, including the fields of other people. The principle is called induction and means that one magnetic field can have an effect on another, inducing changes in the field as well as changing the strenght and frequency of the electric currents flowing in its conductor. So, the biomagnetic field of one person has an effect on the biomagnetic field of another. Th eeffect can influence the well-being of each person as well as the functioning of the organs and tissues.

So, from a scientific standpoint, a person's being does not stop at the skin, but extends out into the surrounding space. Ona level of personal experience, we know it to be true, as we have all felt the presence of others. Now it has been proven and explained scientifically.


When a healer places her/his hands near a sick organ and begins to heal, the biomagnetic field emmited from the healers hands becomes much stronger than the one emmited by the sick organ. The frequency of the biomagnetic field of the healers hands also begins pulsing at the healthy frequencies needed by the organ. Because the healers magnetic field is much stronger than the sick organ, it induces the healthy frequencies into the field of the sick organ, causing it to adjust its frequencies back into healthy range. The adjustment in turn affects the electrical currents flowing in the cells and nervous system within and around the organ, as well as it's biological processes, and healing takes place.

Taken from the book "Spirit of Reiki", one of my most favourite books on the subject.