Interventions infobox Name Photodynamictherapy Image photodynamic therapy.jpg Caption Close up of surgeons ... the cancer cells, thus photodynamictherapy PDT . ICD10 ICD9unlinked MeshID D010778 OPS301 OtherCodes Photodynamictherapy PDT is used clinically to treat a wide range of medical conditions, including ... title Vascular and cellular targeting for photodynamictherapy journal Crit Rev Eukaryot Gene Expr ... Vascular effects of photodynamictherapy journal Anticancer Res year 2001 pmid 11908681 issue 6B ref ... MR coauthors T Hasan title Photodynamictherapy a new antimicrobial approach to infectious disease ... Photodynamic Inactivation and PhotodynamicTherapy for Infections journal Methods Mol Biol year ... T cells using photodynamictherapy journal Cytotherapy year 2005 pmid 16040392 doi 10.1080 14653240510027109 ... Ho title The use of photodynamictherapy in bone marrow purging journal Semin Oncol year 1994 pmid ... Patrice title PhotodynamicTherapy url http www.rsc.org publishing ebooks 2003 9780854043064.asp ... magicray Cite web title Centre of laser medicine Historical Aspects of PhotodynamicTherapy Development ..., J Caviness title Photodynamictherapy in China Over 25 years of unique clinical experience Part One History and domestic photosensitizers journal Photodiagnosis and PhotodynamicTherapy year 2006 doi ... and development of photodynamictherapy photosensitizers in China journal Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic ... Experience of PhotodynamicTherapy in China journal Complex Medical Engineering, 2007 year 2007 ... in PhotodynamicTherapy. Photochemistry and Photobiology, Sep Oct 2009 author O Connor, Aisling E, Gallagher ... coauthors Michael S Patterson title The physics, biophysics, and technology of photodynamictherapy ... for Tumor Treatment and Detection Mechanisms and Techniques in PhotodynamicTherapy XV series Proceedings ... Dose Ranging Study of PhotodynamicTherapy PDT With Levulan Blue Light Versus Vehicle Blue Light ..., Vehicle Controlled Multi center Study of PhotodynamicTherapy With Visonac Cream in Patients With Acne ... more details
other uses Interventions infobox Name Therapy Image Caption ICD10 ICD9unlinked MeshID D013812 OPS301 OtherCodes Therapy in lang el , or treatment , is the attempted remediation of a health problem ... treatment . Among psychologists, the term may refer specifically to psychotherapy or talk therapy . Preventive therapy or prophylactic therapy is a treatment that is intended to prevent a medical ... therapy is a treatment that is intended to stop a medical condition from progressing any further. A medication ..., is an abortive therapy. A supportive therapy is one that does not treat or improve the underlying ... increase the risk of adverse effects. Patients sometimes compliance medicine quit a therapy because ... that cannot be cured are still treatable. Types of therapies By therapy composition Treatments ... , mesotherapy by medical device by gene gene therapy by gold chrysotherapy aurotherapy by hormone hormone therapy by organism biotherapy by virus virotherapy by bacteriophage phage therapy by maggot maggot therapy by ozone ozonotherapy by salt speleotherapy by serous fluid serum serotherapy by water ... electromagnetic therapy alternative medicine electromagnetic therapy by magnetic energy magnet therapy by light phototherapy by Mechanics mechanical manual therapy as massotherapy & therapy by exercise as in physiotherapy by sound Cymatic therapy , music therapy by radiation radiotherapy by temperature ... by education by physical therapy occupational therapy , Massage massage therapy , or acupuncture ... follow formal or informal algorithmic guidelines. A first line therapy sometimes called induction therapy or primary therapy ref http www.cancer.gov dictionary ?CdrID 346494 National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms first line therapy Retrieved July 2010 ref usually on the basis of clinical ... line therapy either fails to resolve the issue or produces intolerable side effects , additional ... date November 2011 See also Wiktionary therapy Classification of Pharmaco Therapeutic Referrals Cure ... more details
Infobox musical artist See Wikipedia WikiProject Musicians name Therapy? image Therapy311006.jpg caption Therapy? performing acoustically at HMV , Dublin on 31 October 2006 background group or band origin ... br Martin McCarrick br Graham Hopkins Therapy? is an alternative metal musical ensemble band from ... inspiration from diverse sources notably punk rock , Therapy? came to attention in the early 1990s ... at categorization... Therapy are still headbangers with their thinking caps screwed on tight. ref ... blockquote Although now vanished from the charts and wide media attention, Therapy? continue to release ... since 2004. Therapy? are currently signed to Blast Records , with worldwide distribution via Global Music . ref cite web url http www.therapyquestionmark.co.uk news read.php?newsid 229 title Therapy ... biography band a 1989 title Band Biography 1989 by Andy Cairns ref Therapy? released ... , Fugazi and Neds Atomic Dustbin . Therapy? quickly came to the attention of local music fans with their distinctively ... becoming Therapy? s trademark led them more towards the grunge camp than away from it. ref cite web ... almost certainly be 1993. The release of the Shortsharpshock EP catapulted Therapy? into the Top 40 ... Stories Therapy? song Stories and Loose Therapy? song Loose charting in the UK earlier in the year, it was clear that Therapy? had changed direction. Although the string laden single Diane Therapy ... 1996 by Andy Cairns ref After the tour wound up in mid 1996, Therapy? finally took a long break. They reconvened ... ref Image Szakacsi Therapy2.jpg right thumb 240px Therapy? in studio. Seattle 2001 L R Graham Hopkins ... McCarrick Therapy? recorded follow up record Shameless album Shameless in early 2001 in Seattle . The album ... Baxter drummer Keith Baxter . Hopkins was permanently replaced in Therapy? by ex The Beyond band The Beyond ... with the three piece Therapy? and was reminiscent of the claustrophobic sound of their earlier material .... ref name themetalforge.com On September 19, 2006, Therapy? performed an exclusive studio show of songs ... more details
Orphan date April 2010 Activated therapy is an experimental cancer treatment . In activated cancer therapy, a non toxic therapeutic becomes cytopathogenic cell killing when activated by an external energy source, including ultrasound or red light. The specific activated therapies are referred to as ultrasound activated cancer therapy USAT and photodynamictherapy PDT . When these therapies are used in combination, it is referred to as the SonneLux protocol or sonodynamic photodynamictherapy SPDT . ref Activated Cancer Therapy Using Light and Ultrasound A Case Series of Sonodynamic PhotodynamicTherapy in 115 Patients over a 4 Year Period J.N. Kenyon, R.J. Fuller and T.J. Lewis. Current Drug Therapy, 2009,4. ref Emerging activated therapeutics sensitizers that are used with the SonneLux Protocol are non toxic and have great specificity for malignant tissue. When activated, the sensitizers cause destruction to cancer cells only and do not impact healthy tissue. The SonneLux Protocol has received some positive results in mouse, zebra fish studies and clinical trials. Further, the mechanism of tumor cell destruction is necrosis instead of apoptosis . A vaccine like effect has been noted. ref Toxicity and Cytopathogenic Properties Toward Human Melanoma Cells of Activated Cancer Therapeutics in Zebra Fish. T. J. Lewis. Integrative Cancer Therapy, March 1, 2010 9 1 84 92. ref References Reflist Category Experimental cancer treatments Category Light therapy med stub ... more details
Sonodynamic therapy is an experimental cancer therapy which uses ultrasound to enhance the cytotoxic effects of drugs known as sonosensitizers . It has been tested in vitro and in animals. Sonodynamic Therapy SDT also referred to as Ultrasound Activated Therapy, the synergistic effect of drugs and ultrasound, is a promising new cancer treatment. This treatment modality involves a novel sonosensitizing agent that is derived from chlorophyll, is sensitive to red light, and is extremely sensitive to ultrasound. SonneMed, LLC, a small molecule cancer therapeutics venture holds the intellectual property rights to this sonosensitizing agent. The agent is specifically absorbed in tumor cells and produces cytotoxic effects upon interaction with diagnostic strength ultrasound. ref Primary Clinical Use of Sonodynamic Therapy SDT for Advanced Breast Cancer , The Tumorocidal effect of Sonodynamic Therapy SDT on S 180 sarcoma in mice, Integrative Cancer Therapies, Vol. 7, No. 2, 96 102 2008 .DOI 10.1177 1534735408319065. ref The mechanism of toxicity involves at least the generation of singlet oxygen , which is cytotoxic. References reflist See also Photodynamictherapy Activated therapy Sonoluminescence External links http www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov pubmed 15302020 http www.asco.org ASCOv2 Meetings Abstracts?&vmview abst detail view&confID 58&abstractID 40452 http ict.sagepub.com cgi content abstract 7 2 96 Category Medical ultrasound Category Experimental cancer treatments Category Medical physics ... more details
Photothermal therapy PTT is an experimental use of electromagnetic radiation most often in the form of infrared that is proposed to treat various medical conditions, including cancer . The basic model for its use is derived in part from photodynamictherapy , in which a photosensitizer is excited with specific band light. This activation brings the sensitizer to an excited state where it then releases vibrational energy heat . The heat is the actual method of therapy that kills the targeted cells. Unlike photodynamictherapy, photothermal therapy does not require oxygen to interact with the target cells or tissues. Current studies also show that photothermal therapy is able to use longer wavelegth light, which is less energetic and therefore less harmful to other cells and tissues. Some research has indicated problems with aggregation of the photosensitizers , local shock waves, hyperthermic effects, but otherwise little phototoxicity . Many of the side effects and complications, as well as the potential applications of photothermal therapy, are unknown. Recent Study One of the biggest recent successes in photothermal therapy is the use of gold nanoparticles. Spherical gold nanoparticles absorptions have not been optimal for in vivo applications. This is because the peak absorptions have been limited to 520 nm for 10 nm diameter silicon nanoparticles to only 580 nm for gold nanoparticles approximately 100 nm in diameter. Skin, tissues, and hemoglobin have a transmission window from 650 nm up to 900 nm with a peak transmission at approximately 800 nm Near infrared window in biological tissue known as the Near Infrared Window . This was solved ... but are being extended. See also Photomedicine Light Therapy Hyperthermia therapy Experimental cancer treatment Unproven cancer therapy References http www.news medical.net ?id 20963 www.news medical.net Category Medical physics Category Photochemistry Category Medical treatments Category Light therapy ... more details
Cytoluminescent Therapy is a proposed cancer treatment as a form of PhotodynamicTherapy PDT characterized by a photosynthesis photosensitiser that is supposedly eliminated from normal tissue but selectively accumulated in neoplastic and dysplastic tissue. This is followed by whole body irradiation with light of the specific wave length which activates the photosensitiser. The result is supposed to be selective damage or elimination of tumor cells while normal tissues are unharmed. However, tests as of 2003 did not show any positive clinical effects in a group of 48 patients treated in this way. The original providers of CLT in Killaloe, Ireland, are no longer performing the treatment. Much of their claims of effectiveness were based upon anecdotal reports, not research. In fact, the wavelength of light used to active the chlorphyll derived photosensitizer used in CLT is incapable of penetrating tissue more than several millimeters. The FDA approved therapy PDT uses red light wavelength approximately 600 700 nm and penetrates human tissue up to 2 centimeters. No wavelength can fully penetrate the human body, as the purveyors of CLT claimed. External links http ict.sagepub.com cgi content short 2 4 371 SAGE citation Category Experimental cancer treatments Category Light therapy ... more details
energy photodynamictherapy of acne vulgaris and seborrhea . Based on this patent, and a clinical ... jaundice is the Bili light . Techniques Photodynamictherapy main Photodynamictherapy This treatment ... it kills the unhealthy cells. One of the treatments is using blue light with photodynamictherapy ...Interventions infobox Name Light therapy Image Light box therapy.jpg Caption light therapy is a common ... D010789 OPS301 OtherCodes Light therapy or phototherapy classically referred to as heliotherapy consists ... psoriasis , sleep disorder and some psychiatric disorders. Light therapy directed at the skin is also used to treat acne vulgaris , eczema and neonatal jaundice . Light therapy which strikes the retina ... seasonal psychiatric disorders. Other medical applications of light therapy also include pain management ... , and sinus related diseases and disorders. Many of these use low level laser therapy and red light therapy in the 620 660 nm range. Indications Skin related Two forms of phototherapy exist ... to suppress the immune system and reduce inflammatory responses. Light therapy for skin conditions ... ref cite journal doi 10.1097 01.WON.0000308628.60958.d9 author Sutterfield R title Light therapy and advanced ... ref name laser therapy cite journal doi 10.1111 j.1524 4725.2005.31086 author Posten W, Wrone DA, Dover JS, Arndt KA, Silapunt S, Alam M title Low level laser therapy for wound healing mechanism ... does not support the use of low level laser therapy for this purpose. Mood and sleep related Seasonal ... 10 01 accessdate 2011 01 07 publisher Mayo Clinic ref The Mayo Clinic Website states that light therapy ... health light therapy MY00195 DSECTION why 2Dits 2Ddone title Light therapy why it s done date 2012 02 13 accessdate 2012 02 13 publisher Mayo Clinic ref and light therapy is seen as the main form ... of Light Therapy and Fluoxetine in Patients With Winter Seasonal Affective Disorder. author Lam, RW ... called a heliostat , has also been used as a type of light therapy for the treatment of SAD. ref ... more details
Therapy is the attempted remediation of a health problem, and it may refer to Psychotherapy seealso List of therapies Therapy may also refer to Therapy Kellerman novel Therapy Kellerman novel , by Jonathan Kellerman Therapy Lodge novel Therapy Lodge novel , by David Lodge Therapy? , a band from Northern Ireland Therapy Loudon Wainwright III album Therapy Loudon Wainwright III album Therapy James Whild Lea album Therapy James Whild Lea album Therapy EP Therapy EP , by Diatribe Therapy Infectious Grooves song Therapy Infectious Grooves song Therapy T Pain song Therapy T Pain song Therapy , a song by Heltah Skeltah from their 1996 album Nocturnal Heltah Skeltah album Nocturnal Therapy , a song by Axium from Blindsided Therapy , a song by All Time Low from their 2009 album Nothing Personal album Nothing Personal disambiguation it Therapy ru uk ... more details
Group Therapy may refer to Group Therapy group , a hip hop supergroup Group Therapy Concrete Blonde album Group Therapy Concrete Blonde album , 2002 Group Therapy Above & Beyond album Group Therapy Above & Beyond album , 2011 Group Therapy Dope album Group Therapy Dope album , 2003 Group psychotherapy , a form of psychotherapy disambiguation it Group Therapy ... more details
Bowen therapy may refer to Bowen technique , a remedial massage technique founded by Tom Bowen Bowen therapy, a psychoanalytic therapy devised by Murray Bowen disambig ... more details
Compression therapy may refer to Attachment therapy , a loosely identified category of mental health interventions Cold compression therapy , to reduce pain and swelling from a sports or activity injury disambig ... more details
to treat cancer Should probably be merged into this article Photodynamictherapy , which uses ...For other health treatments involving application of heat Heat therapy Interventions infobox Name Hyperthermia therapy Image Nci vol 1954 300 hyperthermia therapy.jpg Caption Whole body suit used in hyperthermia therapy. ICD10 ICD10PCS 6A3 6 A 3 ICD9 ICD9proc 93.35 , ICD9proc 99.85 MeshID D006979 OPS301 OPS301 8 60 OtherCodes HCPCSlevel2 Hyperthermia therapy is a type of medical treatment in which ... cells more sensitive to the effects of Radiation therapy radiation and certain chemotherapy anti ... therapy entry in the public domain NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms ref When combined with radiation therapy , it is called thermoradiotherapy . Local hyperthermia for certain small tumors is generally ... therapies, so it is normally used as an adjuvant therapy. The most effective uses are currently ... book last Wolf first Dr med Peter title Innovations in biological cancer therapy, a guide for patientes ... therapy or to certain chemotherapy drugs, which may allow such therapy to be given in smaller doses ... sensitivity to ionizing radiation therapy . Hyperthermia can kill cells directly, but its more ... cancer therapy, a guide for patients and their relatives, page 33 ref Local hyperthermia heats a very ... NCI http www.cancer.gov cancertopics factsheet Therapy hyperthermia Information from the U.S. National ... Controlling temperatures One of the challenges in thermal therapy is delivering the appropriate ... B17 , Oxygen and can be combined with an insulin potentiation therapy as a way to administrate a Low ... cancer therapy, a guide for patients and their relatives, page 31 33 ref Research in Russia has shown ... is used in cancer therapy , HIV therapy and Virus and Immune system illnesses. In a clinical trial ... with the HAART HAART Therapy . ref Alexei Suvernev, Georgia Ivanov, Die Naturheilkunde Nr 88, ISSN ... Therapy Revised 5th Edition How Cancer Is Diagnosed, Treated, and Managed Day to Day publisher ... more details
Psycho Therapy may refer to Psychotherapy , or personal counseling with a psychotherapist Psycho Therapy The Soundtrack , a 2007 hip hop album by Psycho Les of The Beatnuts Psycho Therapy , a song on The Ramones 1983 punk rock album Subterranean Jungle disambig ... more details
Voice therapy may refer to Speech therapy , non surgical techniques used to improve or modify the human voice. Voice therapy transgender , non surgical techniques undertaken by transsexual women as a part of gender transition to make their voices sound female disambiguation ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Hormone therapy or hormonal therapy is the use of hormones in medical treatment. Treatment with hormone antagonist s may also referred to as hormonal therapy . Wikipedia has the following articles regarding this topic Cancer Hormonal therapy oncology Hormonal therapy for cancer . Hormone therapy for prostate cancer refers to androgen deprivation therapy . Aging Hormone replacement therapy menopause connected to menopause Testosterone replacement in males with low levels due to disease or aging Sex reassignment Hormone replacement therapy female to male in sex reassignment therapy for trans men Hormone replacement therapy male to female in sex reassignment therapy for trans women Intersex conditions Hormone therapy in Klinefelter s syndrome Hormone therapy in Turner syndrome Hormonal deficiency Growth hormone treatment for growth hormone deficiency Thyroid hormone replacement in hypothyroidism Psychological treatment Chemical castration of violent sex offender s See also Growth Hormone treatment Life extension Androgenics Estrogenics Progestogenics DEFAULTSORT Hormone Therapy Category Medical treatments Treatment stub systemic hormonal drug stub de Hormontherapie fr Hormonoth rapie it Terapia ormonale he nl Hormoonbehandeling ja pl Hormonoterapia pt Terapia hormonal fi Hormonihoito ... more details
Mental therapy may refer to Psychiatry Psychotherapy Mental Therapy , a 2008 EP by The Riptides Canadian band the Riptides disambig Long comment to avoid being listed on short pages ... more details
Interventions infobox Name Electromagnetic therapy Image Caption ICD10 ICD10PCS 6A2 6 A 2 ICD9 MeshID D055909 OPS301 OtherCodes HCPCSlevel2 Electromagnetic therapy or Electromagnetic field therapy refers to therapy involving the use of magnet s or electromagnets . Types include Bioelectromagnetics , the study of how electromagnetic fields interact with and influence biological processes. Electrotherapy , the use of electrical or electromagnetic energy in medicine Electromagnetic therapy alternative medicine , the use of electromagnetic radiation to treat disease. Evidence of efficacy is lacking. Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Therapy , or PEMF , the use of weak electromagnetic fields to initiate osteogenesis . See also Magnet therapy , use of static magnetic field s with the aim of treating disease. Evidence of efficacy is lacking. Extracorporeal assistance, performance, and therapy medicine stub Category Medical procedures Category Electromagnetism ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Orphan date December 2009 Rescue therapy refers to non surgical medical treatment in life threatening situations. Commonly, rescue therapy refers to drug treatment for cardiovascular problems intended to regain normal heart rhythm. Less commonly, rescue therapy refers to multi drug combinations for HIV positive patients who have developed resistance to the standard Antiretroviral drug antiretroviral drug cocktails . DEFAULTSORT Rescue Therapy Category Medical treatments Treatment stub ... more details
Ion therapy may refer to Negative air ionization therapy , the use of air ionisers as an experimental non pharmaceutical treatment Particle therapy a medical radiotherapy excluding neutron therapy disambig Short pages monitor This long comment was added to the page to prevent it from being listed on Special Shortpages. It and the accompanying monitoring template were generated via Template Long comment. Please do not remove the monitor template without removing the comment as well. ... more details
Therapy freedom is the freedom of a physician to apply whichever therapy he or she believes to be appropriate, considering all his or her medical knowledge. This often means Such a physician has the legal right to prescribe an unlicensed drug . A health insurance company is obliged to pay for the treatment, regardless of whether the health insurance company thinks that the treatment is appropriate or not. However, therapy freedom is limited to cases where there does not exist any treatment which is both well established and more efficacious . Occurrence Therapy freedom is only established in some countries. Germany In particular, therapy freedom is established in Germany and known as de Therapiefreiheit Therapiefreiheit . External links http www.rolfbecker.de medizinrecht arzt landessozialgericht therapiefreiheit.htm Superior state social court of the state of Berlin confirms therapy freedom of hospital s physicians German Category Medical jurisprudence Med stub de Therapiefreiheit ... more details
The Tyrants in Therapy are an American Punk Cabaret band music band , which was formed in Los Angeles ..., they wrote, produced and starred in a music and comedy television program , Meet The Tyrants in Therapy , which aired on Public access television cable TV networks. Band history The Tyrants in Therapy ... X Charlie Lamont . For the first two years of their existence, the Tyrants in Therapy were financed ..., the Tyrants in Therapy released a 12 inch dance single the following year, Paint it Pink ... and propelling the Tyrants in Therapy into the thick of the national dance music scene. For the next few years, the Tyrants in Therapy as a band, as individuals, and in collaboration with others continued ... of frustration, the Tyrants in Therapy formed their own label, Emotional Coathanger Records , in 2000 ..., the Tyrants in Therapy were delighted to finally assume full control of the content, production, packaging ... The Tyrants in Therapy , on their new label. Making use of samples and rhythms dating from the 1940s ... ref In 2001, the Tyrants in Therapy shot the first episode of their television series, Meet The Tyrants in Therapy . In total, 22 were aired. In 2009, they released their second full length ... as the rest of their work. Personnel Although the Tyrants in Therapy formed in 1983, the first association ... the Tyrants in Therapy, and started performing in Los Angeles rock clubs. Besides The Troubadour ... in Therapy were reduced to a trio, as Charlie X, a working lounge musician, balked at playing ... to the rock and gay clubs in which the Tyrants in Therapy gigged, and so, in 1986, was asked to leave ... in Therapy as a duo. ref Tyrants in Therapy ref Discography The Tyrants in Therapy have released two ... Single JDC Records 1996 Boy Single Sheik Records 2000 Meet The Tyrants in Therapy Album Emotional ... Television Meet The Tyrants in Therapy was a half hour comedy and variety show , combining humour and political satire with original Tyrants in Therapy music. From 2001 to 2008, the Tyrants in Therapy ... more details
In 1997 Congress established per person Medicare United States Medicare spending limits, or therapy cap for nonhospital outpatient therapy, but responding to concerns that some people with Medicare need extensive services, it has since placed temporary moratoriums on the caps. The therapy cap is a combined 1,810 USD Medicare cap for physical therapy and speech language pathology, and a separate 1,810 cap for occupational therapy. ref http www.medicalnewstoday.com medicalnews.php?newsid 35598 Therapy ... therapy clinic. Any patients that exceed the cap, whether they are healed or not, would have to stop therapy, or pay for the therapy services out of their own pocket. ref http www.painfixers.com 2006 09 01 archive.html Monetary cap translates to 2 months ref Purpose and History of Therapy Cap The therapy cap was originally passed with the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 . Its purpose and effective result was to reduce Medicare spending by limiting outpatient therapy payments. The original cap ... several legal challenges to the therapy cap that temporarily halted its implementation. ref http eldercare.uniontrib.com ... AM Template.cfm?Section Home&Template CM HTMLDisplay.cfm&ContentID 20959 History of Therapy ... exemptions for the therapy cap and allowed patients with medically necessary rehabilitation needs ... Therapy Cap is 1870 for 2011 and 1880 for 2012. Additional timely information is available at The Stop the Medicare Therapy Cap page on Facebook. Congress has proposed a further extension of the exceptions ... related to the therapy cap is the Facebook page titled Stop the Medicare Therapy Cap. Controversy Several medical associations and organizations including the American Physical Therapy Association and American Occupational Therapy Association have lobbied against therapy caps because the bill restricted disabled seniors, stroke patients, and other severe cases from receiving therapy treatments. ref http www.apta.org AM Template.cfm?section Stop the Therapy Cap and Fee Schedule Cuts&Template TaggedPage ... more details
Wikify date September 2010 Orphan date February 2009 In medicine, infusion therapy deals with all aspects of fluid and medication infusion, usually via the intravenous route. A special infusion pump can be used for this purpose. ref cite web url http www.fda.gov cdrh CDRHHHC brochure infusion.html title US FDA CDRH Brochure Home Healthcare Medical Devices Infusion Therapy Getting the Most Out of Your Pump publisher www.fda.gov accessdate 2008 10 25 last first ref Treatments Infusion therapy involves the administration of medication through a needle or catheter. It is prescribed when a patient s condition cannot be treated effectively by oral medications. Typically, infusion therapy means that a drug is administered intravenously, but the term also may refer to situations where drugs are provided through other non oral routes, such as intramuscular injections and epidural routes into the membranes surrounding the spinal cord . Until the 1980s, patients receiving infusion therapy had to remain in the inpatient setting for the duration of their therapy. Heightened emphasis on cost containment in health care, as well as developments in the clinical administration of the therapy, led to strategies to administer infusion therapy in alternate settings. For individuals requiring long term therapy, inpatient care is not only tremendously expensive but also prevents the individual from resuming normal lifestyle and work activities. References Reflist Category Routes of administration ... more details
Expressive therapy , also known as expressive arts therapy or creative arts therapy , is the use of the creative arts as a form of therapy . Unlike traditional art expression, the process of creation is emphasized rather than the final product. Expressive therapy is predicated on the assumption that people can heal through use of imagination and the various forms of creative expression. Types Expressive therapy is an umbrella term. Some common types of expressive therapy include art therapy art and dementia dance therapy drama therapy music therapy writing therapy All expressive therapists share the belief that through creative expression and the tapping of the imagination, a person can examine the body, feelings, emotions and his or her thought process. However, expressive arts therapy is its own therapeutic discipline, an inter modal discipline where the therapist and client move freely between drawing, dancing, music, drama, poetry, etc. Although often separated by the form of creative art, some expressive therapists consider themselves intermodal, using expression in general, rather than a specific discipline to treat clients, altering their approach based on the clients needs, or through using multiple forms of expression with the same client to aid with deeper exploration. ref cite book author Malchiodi, Cathy A. date published 2003 Expressive Therapies publisher New York Guilford ISBN 1593853793 ref Expressive arts therapy is the practice of using imagery, storytelling ... arts therapy is also about experiencing the natural capacity of creative expression and creative community for healing. Appalachian Expressive Arts Collective, 2003, Expressive Arts Therapy ... rosalia gitau art therapy for alzheimer b 495914.html Art Therapy for Alzheimer s Organizations http www.ieata.org IEATA International Expressive Arts Therapy Association Worldwide http nccata.org NCCATA National Coalition of Creative Arts Therapies Associations United States Category Therapy ... more details
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