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Vestibular Rehabilitation Therapy (or simply VRT) is a type of therapy which treats the vestibular system. The vestibular system is the balance system situated within the labyrinth of the inner ear, which affects movement and balance. It sends signals to control the movement of our eyes and to the muscles that keep us in an upright position.
Vibrational healing therapy, or vibrational medicine, refers to a number of different therapies which all work on the principle that the human body is made up of an interconnected energy field. When the energy field becomes blocked or unbalanced it causes problems within the body and leads to disease. Vibrational healing therapy takes this idea slightly further in that it purports that the human energy field vibrates at a certain resonance, therefore, by tapping in to the correct frequency it is believed that this can be re-set.
Visceral manipulation therapy is a type of osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM), similar to myofascial release but concentrating on the interior organs of the body, and especially the abdomen.
Visualisation is a process which is often linked to meditation, though it does not have to involve meditative techniques. It is also similar to guided imagery therapy (which you can read about in its own entry). But whereas guided imagery therapy works mainly on achieving relaxation, visualisation can be used for a much wider variety of goals. Visualisation may also be referred to as ‘mental imagery’ and the two appear to be interchangeable.