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Long-Term Care Management — “Breaking from Tradition”

Jeffrey Ives, professor of exercise and sport sciences

Many people are turning to more holistic methods to treat illness and chronic pain reports Long-Term Care Management.  Jeffrey Ives weighed in on treatments that are meant to focus on the mind-body connection.  "Many of these approaches can be defined as postural re-education, with an emphasis on body awareness and understanding your own movement patterns," says Ives. "You make changes that are both psychological and physical." But "body awareness" isn't always a good thing. Becoming hyper-aware of every nuance, process and force acting on the body can lead to somatic preoccupation and symptom magnification, he cautions.

Publication: Long-Term Care Management
Publication Date: July 16, 2009
Article: "Breaking From Tradition"



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