Complementary Medicine

What is (CAM?)

Complementary medicine describes types of treatments you may receive along with traditional Western medicine. Complementary medicine includes massage, meditation, biofeedback, tai chi, reiki, yoga, acupuncture, chiropractic care, music therapy, guided imagery, dietary supplements, and many more.

Reiki is a safe and gentle "complementary" therapy that activates the parasympathetic nervous system to heal body and mind.
Reiki aims to promote health, maintain well-being, and help you attain a higher level of consciousness. Reiki is a very gentle "hands on" touch therapy that reduces stress and anxiety, increases relaxation and energy levels, and promotes healing and a sense of positive well-being.
Practitioners direct “reiki energy” through their hands (holding them over your clothed body or placing them lightly on your body), channeling energy to areas of need in you. Reiki balances the body’s energy centers or “chakras” and dissolve energy blockages that lead to disharmony and disease. Some people may feel relaxed after treatment; others feel invigorated.
A Reiki practitioner does not diagnose, and Reiki is not a substitute for medical care, though it has been most appreciated by hospice patients for its ability to diminish pain.

Yoga is a form of exercise consisting of body postures and breathing techniques. It has been practiced for thousands of years in India and is now popular around the world. In the West, yoga is valued more for its physical than spiritual benefits, such as its ability to increase suppleness and vitality and to relieve stress and fatigue.