Approaches To Treatment

Question 1

What is Conventional Medicine?

Answer 1

• Medicine that is practised by health professionals who hold an M.D
• Also practised by other health professionals like nurses, therapists, etc.
• May also be referred to as allopathic, western, mainstream, regular, etc.

Question 2

What is Complementary/Alternative Medicine (CAM)?

Answer 2

• These practices are not considered part of standard medical approaches
• Less is known about most types of complementary and alternative medicine

Question 3

What is Complimentary Treatments?

Answer 3

• Treatments that are used along with standard medical treatments
• Ex. using acupuncture to help lessen some side effects of cancer

Question 4

What is Alternative Medicine?

Answer 4

• Treatments that are used instead of standard medical treatments
• Ex. using a special diet to treat cancer instead of anticancer drugs prescribed

Question 5

Conventional Treatments include:

Answer 5

• Medication
• Speech therapy
• Physiotherapy
• Surgery
• Casts
• Dentistry
• Stitches
• Physical therapy
• Psychological counselling

Question 6

CAM Treatments Include:

Answer 6

• Cupping
• Naturopathy
• Massage therapy
• Chiropractic care
• Herbal medication
• Yoga
• Pet therapy
• Reiki
• Art therapy
• Acupuncture

Question 7

Natural Medicines

Answer 7

• Include a wide variety of plants/herbs
• Have different rules than conventional medicine, don’t need approval from FDA
  Ex. the herb ST. John wort/herb kava kava

Question 8

Statistics

Answer 8

More than 79% of Canadians have tried CAM therapies
Massage therapy 44%
Chiropractic care 42%
Relaxation techniques 25%
Acupuncture 22%

Question 9

History of Conventional and CAM Medicine

Answer 9

• Competed with each other due to few standards and regulations who can be a doctors
• Current trend is recognising that both are types of treatments
• In 1910 strict standards based on scientific principles were added to medical schools and created a bigger divided

Question 10

What is Homeopathy?

Answer 10

• Development in the late 18th century by Samuel Hahnemann in Germany
• Based on rigorous dilutions and mixing called successions, typically 30X
• Mollicutes have memory and they dilute it

Question 11

What is the consensus on homeopathy?

Answer 11

• Don’t assume it is safe
• Unregulated by the FDA
• Doesn’t have a significant effect on treating people

Question 12

What are the 7 levels of wellness?

Answer 12

• Emotional
  Ability to understand yourself and cope with life challenges
• Occupational:
  Personal fulfillment from jobs or career while maintaining a work life balance
• Intellectual
  Ability to have an open mind to new ideas that can be applied to personal decisions, group interactions and community betterment
• Environmental
  Ability to understand your responsibilities to the water, land and air around you
• Spiritual
  Ability to establish peace and harmony in our lives
• Physical
  The ability to go through normal life activities and maintain a healthy quality of life without physical stress
• Social
  Ability to establish and maintain relationships with others