8-09 Alzheimer's Disease and Manual Therapy Approaches 

Connecticut Alzheimer's Association 2008 Education Conference

Thursday April 3, 2008
Conference 8:15 a.m.-4:15 pm at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Cromwell, CT 

Presentation by Kimberly Burnham 10:00 AM – 11:15 AM

Massage Therapy and Manual Therapy: Approaches to Alzheimer’s Options from complementary and alternative medicine will be presented. Specifically, massage and manual therapy methods are used to decrease stress and shock in the body. How this can be used to improve the quality of life in Alzheimer’s patients, and their caregivers, is discussed and demonstrated.

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