Used alongside conventional brain tumour treatments, complementary therapies may help to manage the side-effects of medical treatments or to improve mental and/or physical wellbeing.
We take a look at what the difference is between complementary and alternative therapies, and the types of therapy some people find helpful such as acupuncture, aromatherapy and massage.
I was working as a self employed reflexologist when my (then teenage) daughter was diagnosed and treated for Germinoma brain tumours. I used reflexology whenever she asked for it - she found it helpful with pan, sleep issues and generally to feel comforting touch. It is a non invasive, safe form of supportive therapeutic intervention.
I have tried cannabis oil with and with out the htc . Helped a bit with anxiety and pain but not enough to carry on . My friend was diagnosed with terminal cancer and the htc cannabis helped him a lot in the weeks he had left . I have tried cbd counciling for my anxiety didn’t do much for me. I wouldn’t dismiss it .what doesn’t work for me . Will work for others
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