Treatments

Apart from Anthroposophic medicines prescribed by a qualified Anthroposophic medical doctor, there are further treatments that they may prescribe. Curative eurythmy, for example.  A series of eurythmic movements or gestures have been shown to have a therapeutic effect. Eurythmy therapy is a holistic, self-activating mind-body intervention within Anthroposophic Medicine that uses movement exercises with the arms, legs and the whole body. The exercises convert the sounds of speech and music into movement. The purpose of Eurythmy therapy is to promote self-regulation and activate the self-healing forces in the human organism. Its integrative medical approach is based on conventional medicine, and in addition to the physical constitution of the patients, it also focuses on their soul, spirit and life processes. Eurythmy therapy exercises are recommended for specific symptoms, pathologies and constitutional peculiarities.  In Ireland we have curative eurythmists available (see our Directory). They work with the doctor on treatment.

Other treatments might include art therapies such as painting, clay modelling or music. Another therapy is Rhythmical Massage therapy. Again check our Directory  for practitioners. A doctor also may prescribe external applications such as footbaths, therapeutic body baths or compresses. You can find out more about external applications on the Anthroposophic Vedemecum website . 

For external applications such as the footbaths for compresses you can easily source things like lemons, ginger or mustard powder at your grocery store I have listed below specialists where you can source herbs or massage oils.