What kinds of complementary therapies are there?

There are a wide range of therapies including complete healing systems such as homeopathy and Traditional Chinese Medicine(TCM); techniques that improve wellbeing such as massage and reflexology; and approaches that encourage you to care for yourself better such as self-hypnosis, meditation and diet. New therapies are always being developed and older therapies revised and applied in new ways so the list below is not a comprehensive catalogue of all the therapies available but gives you an idea of some that are most commonly available.

• Acupuncture
• Alexander Technique
• Aromatherapy
• Art Therapy
• Bach Flower Remedies
• Bowen Technique
• Chiropractic
• Cranio-sacral therapy
• Crystal healing
• Healing
• Herbal Remedies
• Homeopathy
• Hypnotherapy
• Massage
• Nutritional programmes
• Reconnective Healing
• Reflexology
• Reiki
• Shiatsu