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Cancer Center Launches Pilot Study on Soothing Effects of Music Therapy
Picture yourself in a bad mood on a cold gray day, stuck in unfriendly traffic, and then, out from the car speakers like a life preserver thrown from the radio waves comes ABBA, with “You are the...
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Feature Interview: Pam Lowe – Massage Therapist in Austin, Texas
Massage Therapy is a treatment modality that mesothelioma doctors have found helps many patients as part of an integrative medicine approach for mesothelioma treatment. As a complementary therapy,...
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Kentucky Hospitals Advocate Complementary Therapies for Cancer Patients
Hospitals in Louisville, Kentucky are combining several types of complementary therapy with traditional medical treatment to create what’s commonly known as “integrative medicine.” This is especially...
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For Mesothelioma Pain: TENS (Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation)
Artwork: André Koehne for Wiki I don’t know about you, but for me, there’s something a tad unnerving about the thought of getting hooked up to a couple of electrodes while a physical therapist runs...
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Tai Chi: Ancient Chinese Practice May Offer Mesothelioma Pain Relief
If you’re suffering with mesothelioma, or someone in your family is, then you know that malignant mesothelioma cancer is a painful disease. Many powerful drugs are very useful for helping with pain...
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Reflexology May Bring Mesothelioma Pain Relief
Reflexology may be useful for helping with mesothelioma pain relief, according to a new study to be published in the May issue of Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice. The small scientific...
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Healing Touch, Imagery and Massage for Malignant Mesothelioma Cancer Patients
Healing touch, guided imagery and massage may all be useful complementary therapies for cancer patients, such as malignant mesothelioma cancer patients, according to a study presented at this year’s...
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Mindfulness May Relieve Mesothelioma Pain, Anxiety and Depression
During treatment for mesothelioma, “mindfulness” therapies may help with stress and depression – for patients and caregivers alike. If you’re in the midst of treatment for mesothelioma and you’re like...
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Laughter Yoga for Mesothelioma Caregivers
Caregivers of those battling pleural mesothelioma may get much needed stress relief by joining a Laughter Yoga group. Dadgummit! I missed World Laughter Day again! World What? World Laughter Day – it’s...
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For Veterans with Mesothelioma, Meditation May Relieve Pain and Stress
For patients with mesothelioma, meditation is one path for relieving stress and pain. Photo Source: Quinn Dombrowski For some, meditation can be a religious affirmation of faith; for others, not so...
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Malignant Mesothelioma Cancer: Treat the Whole Person Not the Tumor
For patients with malignant mesothelioma cancer, integrative medicine means treating the whole person, not just a tumor. The Cancer Support Community (CSC), a nonprofit organization that provides...
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Centering and Mindfulness for Mesothelioma Patients and Caregivers
Mesothelioma doctors recommend many different complementary therapies to help their patients reduce stress and enjoy a better quality of life. You have to find the ones that work for you. You might...
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Hypnosis for Mesothelioma Pain Relief and Anxiety
Hypnosis works for many ills associated with mesothelioma cancer; ask your doctors about hypnosis for mesothelioma pain relief, anxiety and nausea from chemotherapy. I don’t know about you, but I...
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Tai Chi for Mesothelioma Memory Loss from Chemotherapy
Many patients who experience mesothelioma memory loss as a result of chemotherapy may benefit from the practice of tai chi. Like you needed mesothelioma memory loss from chemotherapy to bring on even...
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Mesothelioma Quality of Life
Mesothelioma and empowerment – does one preclude the other? That’s what I was discussing last week with a friend’s husband, a psychiatrist in Colorado. We were talking about the way in which...
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