Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on Practitioner Search

a. What are alternative therapies?

Systems of healing that aim at complete, holistic healing of the body, mind and spirit are termed alternate or complementary therapies or techniques. The core principle of these techniques is to treat the cause and not the symptom of the ailment.

b. How do I search for practitioners of a therapy?

You could select the therapy and the list of countries where therapists for that technique are displayed will be displayed in the Country list.

c. Why are all therapies not displayed in my list?

Only those therapies where practitioners are registered in that country and state you selected are displayed.

d. Why are all countries/states not displayed in my list?

Only those countries/states where practitioners are registered for the therapy you selected are displayed.

e. Why is the state list disabled in my screen?

States are enabled only for India, US and Canada.

f. What is the therapy ‘Other’ ?

Practitioners of therapies not currently in our classification register themselves under ‘Other’.

g. How do I add myself as a practitioner of a therapy ?

h. The therapy I am looking for is not listed in my country / state. What do I do?

You could
- search other neighboring countries / states to see the practitioners listed there.
- search for similar therapies (see answer to question below).

i. Are there similarities within the therapies listed ?

Yes, some therapies are similar in nature, for instance, the groupings below indicate therapies which have something in common with each other.

»Acupressure, Acupuncture, Reflexology, Shiatsu

»Alexandar Technique, Rubenfeld Method, Massage Therapy, Bodywork

»Ayurveda, Naturopathy, Yoga

»Yoga, Tai chi

»Aromatherapy, Bach Flower

»Biofeedback, Emotional Freedom Technique

»Chinese Medicine, Herbal medicine

»Chiropractic Care, Craniosacral Balancing

»Colon Therapy, Naturopathy

»Colorpuncture,Naturopathy, Acupressure

»Emotional Freedom Technique(EFT), Sound and Music Therapy

»Homeopathy, Herbal medicine

»Hypnosis, Past life regression therapy (PLRT)

»Meditation, Reiki

»Pranic healing, Reiki

»Nutritional Therapy, Herbal medicine

»Rolfing,Massage Therapy

»Sound and Music Therapy, Colorpuncture

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