Stockholm - Alternative medicine
Alternative medical therapies exist outside the traditional Swedish health care system which means that each session of the treatment is paid entirely by the patient. The only exception is when a mother to be asks for acupuncture treatment as acute pain relieving therapy instead of the normal drugs usually dispensed in this case to control pain.
If you are interested in alternative medical therapies, it
is worth keeping in mind that in Sweden there are no laws which compel a
clinic to employ only qualified therapists. It is therefore very important
for you to startby contacting a reputable place like:
The Association of Therapists 08 32 80 00 (they have a list of trained and
qualified therapists) or The Alternative Organization 08 31 77
86.
There are at least four types of alternative treatments
available in Stockholm:
Naprapathy, Acupuncture, Reflexology and Rolfing.
Accupuncture
For Acupuncture you go to
-
Taizan and Kerstin Meguro
Nytorgsgatan 17A
Tel: + 46 (0)8 640 25 80
website: www.medicalacupuncture.org
First session one hour (SEK600), follow up 30 minutes (SEK500).
For Reflexology treatment you contact
Rolfing
Rolfing- or structural
integration, is a holistic therapy named afterDr.Ida P.Rolf, the developer
of the method. It aims to ease pain and chronic stress by altering a
person's posture and structure by systematically organizing the body's soft
connective tissue network, the myofascial system. This alteration in turn
results in a more efficient use of the muscles in gravity. There are studies
that have documented that Rolfing reduces spinal curvature as well as
enhancing neurogical functions. Rolfing treatment is available at:
- Delphi Institut
Kommendörsgatan 35
Tel: + 46 (0)8 663 00 09
website: www.rolf.org
Each session lasts from 60 to 90 minutes and costs SEK750.
Naprapathy
Naprapathy is a treatment system built on
"manual medicine" using the hands to examine and treat disturbances in the
body's moving components and connective tissues. The aim of naprapathy is to
correct the causes of pain. It was developed in 1907 by an American, Oakley
Smith, and derives from
chiropractics. The main difference between the two is that naprapathy also
addresses the soft tissues, while chiropractics works on the skeleton and
joints.
If you wish to have Naprapathy treatment
you can contact
- The Scandinavian College of Manual Medicine
Kungstensgatan 58,
Tel: + 46 (0)8 31 19 19
website: www.naprapathy.us
Open 8.00-19.00
Each session lasts 45-60 minutes and costs between SEK350 and SEK450 with a certified naprapath.
