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e. Somatic Experiencing (SE) is a form of alternative therapy aimed at treating trauma and stress-related disorders, such as PTSD. The primary goal of SE is to modify the trauma-related stress response through bottom-up processing. The client's attention is directed toward internal sensations, ( interoception, proprioception and kinaesthesis ...
Somatic psychology or, more precisely, "somatic clinical psychotherapy " is a form of psychotherapy that focuses on somatic experience, including therapeutic and holistic approaches to the body. It seeks to explore and heal mental and physical injury and trauma through body awareness and movement. Wilhelm Reich was first to try to develop a ...
Somatics. Somatic educator Moshe Feldenkrais in 1978, teaching how to rise from a chair. Somatics is a field within bodywork and movement studies which emphasizes internal physical perception and experience. The term is used in movement therapy to signify approaches based on the soma, or "the body as perceived from within", [ 1][ 2] including ...
Prostate massage is the massage or stimulation of the prostate gland for medical purposes or sexual stimulation . The prostate takes part in the sexual response cycle, and is essential for the production of semen. Due to its proximity to the anterior rectal wall, it can be stimulated from the anterior wall of the rectum or externally via the ...
The somatosensory system is a subset of the sensory nervous system responsible for the perception of touch. Touch is a somatic sense in contrast to the special senses of sight, smell, taste, and hearing and balance. The sense of touch in perceiving the environment uses special sensory receptors in the skin called cutaneous receptors.
Craniosacral therapy ( CST) or cranial osteopathy is a form of alternative medicine that uses gentle touch to feel non-existent rhythmic movements of the skull's bones and supposedly adjust the immovable joints of the skull to achieve a therapeutic result. CST is a pseudoscience and its practice has been characterized as quackery.
The Feldenkrais Method (FM) is a type of movement therapy devised by Israeli Moshé Feldenkrais (1904–1984) during the mid-20th century. The method is claimed to reorganize connections between the brain and body and so improve body movement and psychological state. [ 1][ 2] There is no conclusive evidence for any medical benefits of the therapy.
Alternative medicine. The Trager approach is a form of somatic education. Proponents claim the Trager approach helps release deep-seated physical and mental patterns and facilitates deep relaxation, increased physical mobility, and mental clarity. [1] [2]