The word synergy that comes from the Greek word synergos means 'working together'. This also relates to the sum of all the parts joined together has a greater effect than that of the individual parts on their own.

Who Uses Synergy?

Some of the most common users of synergistic practices is in the study of the sciences - chemistry in particular uses experiments made from a combination of chemicals to produce a completely different compound. Synergy, however, isn't just limited to the field of science as can be seen from the two following examples. Business mergers also have a synergistic effect to produce a more powerful and stronger company by combining two companies together. Aromatherapists also constantly uses synergy through a combination of essential oils to achieve a tailored treatment for an individual client.

What elements create a synergistic treatment? So what do I mean when I talk about a synergistic tennis elbow treatment? I refer to treating your tennis elbow by using more than one approach and by combining those approaches together at the same time to end up with a far superior result. You might by now be asking yourself how do I treat my tennis elbow synergistically? I'll come back to that point later but for now I would like you to consider what types of treatment are already synergistic.

You've probably heard of the most famous synergistic treatment for weight loss. Diet and Exercise! Notice how only by following 1 element it doesn't give you all the benefits that you get from combining them. In fact it is only by following both elements that you will achieve your goal of a strong, healthy & slender body. There is no other way to achieve it.

When I was working in a venue called the Rebound Centre I witnessed first hand the power of synergistic treatment with arthritic clients. As an instructor I was trained in how to teach exercise on a special piece of equipment called a rebounder which absorbed the skeletal shock normally associated with exercise. What our clients found was that their pain levels greatly diminished and their mobility greatly increased when this exercise was undertaken along with taking their medication.

What do doctors recommend for patients who are recovering from a heart attack? Well, apart from the medication a rehabilitation program of exercises is put in place to strengthen the heart muscles, improve circulation etc. So it seems that without really being aware of it many treatments contain some form of synergistic approach for maximum benefit.

One of my favourite treatments, as a qualified professional, is aromatherapy massage. This particular therapy pulls in 3 or 4 different strands to create a unique and enjoyable experience. 1) single essential oil - therapeutic properties 2) multiple different essential oils - additional therapeutic properties - synergistic blend 3) fixed carrier oil - additional therapeutic properties 4) benefits of a physical therapy Combining all these elements together it is very easy to see how the synergstic approach of an aromatherapy message provides for a very effective therapy.

Creating a synergistic treatment program of pain relief, exercises and other treatment therapies for your tennis elbow will give you a greater superior treatment program that will be more effective.