The Burnham Review

Kimberly B.
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Integrative Manual Therapy Appraoch to Green Health Care

Integrative Manual Therapy and other manual therapies are very green forms of health care.
There are no medications getting into the water supply, there is often relatively little use of equipment for diagnosis and treatment. It often comes down to pretty much “have hands, will increase the client’s quality of life and health status.”
Consumable resources, used in the practice of IMT, include laundry (pillow cases mostly, no sheets), and paperwork.
Resource needed for the practice of Integrative Manual Therapy include, therapists with specific education (tuition, travel, time resources), reference books / manual, travel by the therapist and client to the office (gas, time, wear and tear on car or means of transport), massage table (reuseable with cleaning - spray and wipe down), pillow cases (reusable with laundry).
As well, there are office management resources (overhead for the space where the therapy takes place). There is also power and electricity for the computers, printers, phones, although in a pinch this therapy could be done in the dark, if the power went out.
Waste production includes waste water and paper products from laundry and toilet facilities. paper cups for green tea and coffee.
Is there a way to do that same therapy with less consumption of resources?
If there were more therapists spread across the country and world, then therapists and clients could travel less distance to work and get treatment.
Of course, everyone, except for the licensing board would be happy with no paperwork. Dispensing with pillows would decrease laundry but affect comfort. The therapy would be just as effective.

Kimberly's keywords: Integrative Manual Therapy Matrix Energetics Massage Therapy Complementary Medicine Research