What is aromatherapy?

Aromatherapy is a holistic healing treatment that uses natural plant extracts to promote health and well-being. Sometimes it’s called essential oil therapy. Aromatherapy uses aromatic essential oils medicinally to improve the health of the body, mind, and spirit. It enhances both physical and emotional health.

Aromatherapy is thought of as both an art and a science. Recently, aromatherapy has gained more recognition in the fields of science and medicine.

Benefits of Aromatherapy

For cerebral palsy patients, massage serves as an important adjunct to other treatment, particularly physical therapy, which is concerned with some of the same body structures. Through direct contact stimulation, massage therapists strive to improve muscle functionality and enhance quality of life for CP patients.

As a proven form of complementary medicine, massage therapy has many benefits. It has been shown to reduce stress, pain and muscle tension, and may also help with these conditions:

• Headache
• Fibromyalgia
• Insomnia
• Anxiety
• Digestive disorders
• Soft tissue strain
• Joint problems