Meditation techniques have been used for millennia in all known cultures. It can be said that the purpose of meditation has always been basically the achievement of a psychological well-being thanks to the different techniques developed, che rispecchiavano una visione olistica dell’uomo considerato come una unità inscindibile di corpo e mente.
Tra le più conosciute possiamo citare la meditazione buddista, la meditazione taoista, la meditazione zen e la meditazione cristiana; tra le tecniche più moderne, una delle più conosciute e studiate è la meditazione trascendentale.
Gli studi sulla meditazione ad oggi sono molti, effettuati da medici e da psicologi, specialmente a partire dagli anni 80, quando si ebbe un riconoscimento ufficiale di queste tecniche da parte del National health Institute (NIH).
Tra gli effetti psicofisiologici indotti citiamo: un ripristino dell’equilibrio of brain neurotransmitters and increases alpha waves and delta detectable with EEG, the decrease of blood pressure, decrease heart rate, decrease oxygen consumption, decrease muscle tension. Meditation has proved perhaps the most effective technique in anxiety disorders and certain minor depression, as well as in the treatment of pain (including cancer) and acute and persistent. Numerous studies have therefore demonstrated a better quality of life in patients with various diseases, including terminals, and significantly fewer hospital admissions with a net savings in medical costs.
Tra le più conosciute possiamo citare la meditazione buddista, la meditazione taoista, la meditazione zen e la meditazione cristiana; tra le tecniche più moderne, una delle più conosciute e studiate è la meditazione trascendentale.
Gli studi sulla meditazione ad oggi sono molti, effettuati da medici e da psicologi, specialmente a partire dagli anni 80, quando si ebbe un riconoscimento ufficiale di queste tecniche da parte del National health Institute (NIH).
Tra gli effetti psicofisiologici indotti citiamo: un ripristino dell’equilibrio of brain neurotransmitters and increases alpha waves and delta detectable with EEG, the decrease of blood pressure, decrease heart rate, decrease oxygen consumption, decrease muscle tension. Meditation has proved perhaps the most effective technique in anxiety disorders and certain minor depression, as well as in the treatment of pain (including cancer) and acute and persistent. Numerous studies have therefore demonstrated a better quality of life in patients with various diseases, including terminals, and significantly fewer hospital admissions with a net savings in medical costs.
1. Meditation or Zen-like "journey of consciousness"
This technique will bring the patient to get a physical and mental well-being and balance through meetings aimed at awareness of stressors which may have contributed and can keep the symptoms. It therefore aims to make the patient aware that an adjustment of lifestyle respect to environmental characteristics (eg work, family, emotional performance that affect the daily state of health) may be useful for improving of the disease. Since fibromyalgia
considered a disease with a strong psychosomatic matrix, it is assumed that disease as a sign of change, the same as using force to achieve well-being. It helps people to enhance their sense of self-esteem. This through targeted work to increase the capacity to recognize the positive things that surround it, for example through the enhancement of sensory stimuli such as colors, sounds, smells.
Along this route you may notice a change in themselves and see approach to the world that belongs to us.
2. Meditation / distraction
Meditation techniques act by inducing a state of relaxation be detected by measuring a number of psychophysiological indices that show an adverse reaction to a state of stress. In the case of fibromyalgia are indicated as well as a reduction of anxiety and depression, there is a significant increase in the threshold of pain.
It works mainly on the induction of a state of mental and physical relaxation and the teaching of distraction techniques or reworking of the pain. This seems to affect the emotional component and cognitive pain more than on sensory pain is such that binding, but decreases the perceived intensity and unpleasant psychological feelings associated with it. Work on the patient with fibromyalgia
meditation means then teach a technique that allows him to distract attention from his pain. He learns to shift the focus by replacing the thought of pain with activities (eg. Counting breaths), ideas, thoughts, images, generally positive, thus creating a different attentional and emotional state aimed at breaking the vicious circle-anxiety-pain pain. It seems useful to apply them frequency and consistency not only in critical moments of the symptoms, but also in the prevention, breaking the vicious circle before it arises. It then looks in general to educate the patient to a new way of thinking and take care of itself as an active part in the management of their disease.
Reiki and Fibromyalgia by Mauro Ghilardi
Reiki, which has its roots in Tibetan Buddhism is an ancient and simple method of healing by touch of hands. Model is inspired by a "natural" and "holistic" care, in which man is seen as inseparable unity of body, mind, spirit and epiphenomenon of the disease as a lifestyle. It also draws on the "energy model", inspired by quantum physics, which sees the body not only in its material or physical chemistry, but as "vital energy", expressed: a) biology, biophysical and biochemical reactions that take place in cells, b) psychologically, emotions / feelings through our body and speech / thought of our mind, c) in the exchange with the eco-environment, so the human electromagnetic field and electromagnetic fields of our planet / universe continually exchange energy information. Reiki acts on elements of the personality psychoenergetic and promotes the reintegration and realignment of the body-mind-spirit. For this reason it is classified by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NIH) between the treatment of biofield therapies or energy medicine.
as a means to hand contact (Touch Therapy), Reiki can be placed among the most effective techniques and "soft" relaxation and analgesia, and has proven effective in the treatment of pain (including cancer), can play in pre-and post- operative during the chemo and radiation therapy in advanced and terminal cancer patients and anxiety-depressive states in general. The state of mental relaxation that Reiki produces a course of treatment lasts for several weeks and is able to alleviate the physical symptoms (perception of pain, dyspnea, fatigue, nausea) and psychological (anxiety, insomnia, depression) often occur in the course of cancer.
The National Health Institute (NIH) has recently completed a trial for which data are not yet available to assess the effectiveness of Reiki in Fibromyalgia.
as a means to hand contact (Touch Therapy), Reiki can be placed among the most effective techniques and "soft" relaxation and analgesia, and has proven effective in the treatment of pain (including cancer), can play in pre-and post- operative during the chemo and radiation therapy in advanced and terminal cancer patients and anxiety-depressive states in general. The state of mental relaxation that Reiki produces a course of treatment lasts for several weeks and is able to alleviate the physical symptoms (perception of pain, dyspnea, fatigue, nausea) and psychological (anxiety, insomnia, depression) often occur in the course of cancer.
The National Health Institute (NIH) has recently completed a trial for which data are not yet available to assess the effectiveness of Reiki in Fibromyalgia.
Fibromyalgia (FM) is a chronic pain syndrome with unknown etiology and pathogenesis is not defined. E 'frequent condition and high social impact for the substantial reduction in quality of life that determines. The diagnosis of FM is often difficult, delayed and often leads to the march of events associated with neurodegenerative, running a plethora of tests, examinations and imaging techniques.
Patients with FM have significantly reduced capacity to work and have a high rate of absence from work.
The treatment of FM is not standardized, but usually are used for anti-depressants, muscle relaxants, neuroleptics, anxiolytics, NSAIDs and painkillers, along with the persuasion of the patient to run under constant aerobic exercise. The management of the patient
FM provides an intensive program of clinical evaluations to maintain a constant adherence to the treatment program. The search for the highest patient compliance to the treatment program, through psychological support, is the foundation of a successful treatment program.
In this context, the application can be found Reiki. Through meditation exercise and relaxation, aimed at finding an awareness of energy loss, this can be renewed. Through a process led by Reiki Master, the patient is brought to an experience of detachment from their feelings through deep meditation in perceptual consciousness.
The results of similar studies carried out in cancer patients and the elderly, Reiki has proven effective on the subjective perception of pain.
There were no side effects from Reiki.
Patients with FM have significantly reduced capacity to work and have a high rate of absence from work.
The treatment of FM is not standardized, but usually are used for anti-depressants, muscle relaxants, neuroleptics, anxiolytics, NSAIDs and painkillers, along with the persuasion of the patient to run under constant aerobic exercise. The management of the patient
FM provides an intensive program of clinical evaluations to maintain a constant adherence to the treatment program. The search for the highest patient compliance to the treatment program, through psychological support, is the foundation of a successful treatment program.
In this context, the application can be found Reiki. Through meditation exercise and relaxation, aimed at finding an awareness of energy loss, this can be renewed. Through a process led by Reiki Master, the patient is brought to an experience of detachment from their feelings through deep meditation in perceptual consciousness.
The results of similar studies carried out in cancer patients and the elderly, Reiki has proven effective on the subjective perception of pain.
There were no side effects from Reiki.
Reiki has great potential in health matters as:
a) the technique is standardized and is reproducible from operator to operator and, for the same operator, on the one treatment to another. Necessary skills are not innate special operators, only proper training that you buy at a workshop, lasting two days, led by a master Reiki
b) is not feasible even by lay health (volunteers) and caregiver in patients hospitalized or at home;
c) does not use needles, tools or equipment, or special structures;
d) is easy to learn and affordable for all;
e) is feasible on themselves with self-treatment (self help), supports and charging energy, and thus is also useful in supporting the support staff, reducing performance anxiety, depression and a sense of powerlessness, physical and emotional fatigue;
f) there is no known toxicity or side effects.
a) the technique is standardized and is reproducible from operator to operator and, for the same operator, on the one treatment to another. Necessary skills are not innate special operators, only proper training that you buy at a workshop, lasting two days, led by a master Reiki
b) is not feasible even by lay health (volunteers) and caregiver in patients hospitalized or at home;
c) does not use needles, tools or equipment, or special structures;
d) is easy to learn and affordable for all;
e) is feasible on themselves with self-treatment (self help), supports and charging energy, and thus is also useful in supporting the support staff, reducing performance anxiety, depression and a sense of powerlessness, physical and emotional fatigue;
f) there is no known toxicity or side effects.
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