Hello my name is Cheryl Tyreman and I qualified as a Complementary Therapist from the Seven WellBeing Centre with an ITEC Diploma in 2015. I have set up my own home business in Yarm and I see clients for a number of different treatments. I am a member of the CThA and I am fully insured.

 

People are all individuals and the reason they come for a Complementary Therapy treatment can be as individual as they are as well as the benefits they receive. Most people come because they are seeking some time to relax and enjoy a nice treatment. Treatments help to relieve the person of stresses of daily life and the impact stress can have on the body. After the treatment the clients feel relaxed, more positive and ready to tackle the world again. This is particularly useful as stress itself affects a high proportion of the population and can go on to cause other conditions such as stomach ulcers and high blood pressure. Some clients seek a treatment because they need specific help with a problem such as pain back, constipation or fertility problems. The benefits these clients receive is often related to the problem they came with however the treatment helps to provide overall balance for the body.

 

Complementary therapies are not an alternative to medication and a client should not ignore the medical advice they receive. Instead complementary therapies enhance the body’s own natural healing and works very well alongside medical approaches. For example radiotherapy can cause digestive problems for cancer patients but Complementary therapies can help to alleviate a lack of appetite and symptoms of constipation. 

 

The philosophy behind Complementary therapies is that illness occurs:
- because the body is out of balance and the treatment tries to restore this balance
- the body can heal itself and maintain health and well-being given the right conditions 
- during a treatment the whole person is treated, not just the disease or symptoms

 

The techniques which Complementary therapies are based on largely originate from Greece, Rome, North Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. They date back many thousands of years and have been known from this time to have a profound and positive effect on the health of the recipient. Hippocrates, who was a physician of Ancient Greece and is known as the father of medicine, spoke of rubbing and manipulation in order to relieve pain in the joints.  The Ancient Egyptians also used massage daily. In one of their ancient tombs is the first depiction of a treatment of the fingers and toes. Furthermore, the tomb of Ankhm’ahor which is known as the physician’s tomb and dates back to the sixth dynasty is believed to illustrate a Reflexology treatment.