Chapter 32

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Ancient Hindu discipline for harmonizing the body, mind, and spirit

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Yoga

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A variety of techniques designed to enhance the mind’s capacity to affect body functions and symptoms

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Mind and body interventions

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Focuses on combining conventional and complementary interventions in a collaborative way

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Integrative medicine

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This category contains several different products, such as herbs, vitamins and minerals, and probiotics.

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Natural products

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Is a branch of traditional Chinese medicine

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Acupuncture

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is similar to acupuncture, except that it uses pressure points rather than needles, making it lower risk

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Acupressure

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Uses manipulation of the spine for symptomatic relief and improved body functioning by brining the spinal compounds back into correct alignment, thereby decreasing or eliminating pain.

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Chiropractic

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Uses soft tissue manipulation to improve health

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Massage therapy

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Techniques are used to ease stress and are helpful for a variety of chronic illnesses including headache, irritable bowel syndrome, hypertension, arrhythmias, inflammatory bowel disease, and musculoskeletal pain

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Relaxation therapy

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Involves focusing attention on a single repetitive stimulus, thereby decreasing awareness of all other stimuli

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Meditation

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Uses s visual stimulus to produce a particular physiologic change that can decrease stress or promote healing.

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Imagery

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Is a technique that trains the patient to lessen symptoms by learning to control particular internal physiologic processes that normally occur involuntarily, such as heart rate or blood pressure

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Biofeedback

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Are supposed to affect energy fields that surround and penetrate the human body

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Biofield therapies

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Is a form of Chinese exercise-stimulation therapy that seeks to improve health by redirecting mental focus, controlling breathing, improving coordination, and promote relaxation

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Qi gong

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Stems from the Japanese word meaning “Universal life force energy”.

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Reiki

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Is a technique used to alter body energy fields to restore natural healing powers

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Therapeutic touch

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Is used to alter behavior, retrieve memories, and induce anesthesia

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Hypnotherapy

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Is beneficial for expressing feelings, reduction of stress and anxiety, enhancement of relaxation, or distraction to aid in pain management

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Music therapy

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has proven helpful when the person has difficulty expressing feelings verbally

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Art therapy

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promotes recognition of feelings and awareness of the body

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Dance therapy

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____ has proven to be helpful as a complementary treatment. It can speed the course of healing and decrease pain

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Humor

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Medicines contain plant material as their active ingredients and are used to treat a wide variety of health conditions

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Herbal

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Plant therapy

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Phytotherapy

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Commonly used herbs:
Common name: _____

Uses based on scientific evidence: May be helpful for psoriasis and some rashes.

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Aloe, topical

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Commonly used herbs: Common name: ____ Uses based on scientific evidence: Decreases frequency of migraines and may decrease hay fever symptoms

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Butterbur

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Commonly used herbs: Common name: ____ Uses based on scientific evidence: Prevention of urinary tract infection

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Cranberry

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Commonly used herbs: Common name: ____ Uses based on scientific evidence: May reduce incidence and duration of upper respiratory tract infection

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Echinacea

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Commonly used herbs: Common name: ____ Uses based on scientific evidence: hot flashes, nerve pain

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Evening primrose oil

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Commonly used herbs: Common name: ____ Uses based on scientific evidence: Migraine headache prevention

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Feverfew

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Commonly used herbs: Common name: ____ Uses based on scientific evidence: May decrease cholesterol and may prevent some cancers

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Garlic

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Commonly used herbs: Common name: ____ Uses based on scientific evidence: Nausea and vomiting or pregnancy

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Ginger

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Commonly used herbs: Common name: ____ Uses based on scientific evidence: May improve mental performance and memory, may enhance the immune system

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Ginseng (panax ginseng)

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Commonly used herbs: Common name: ____ Uses based on scientific evidence: Anxiety, stress reduction, insomnia

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Kava

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Commonly used herbs: Common name: ____ Uses based on scientific evidence: Short-term treatment of depression (studies on benefits of use are contradictory)

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St. John's wort

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Once a common ingredient in weight loss preparations, is a cardiac stimulant that can cause a variety of adverse side effects, including death. The FDA has banned sale of weight loss products that contain this herb.

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Ephedra or ma huang

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Uses oils from plants that are either absorbed through the skin during massage or inhaled

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Aromatherapy

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Teaches that symptoms are signs of the body's effort to get rid of disease and that disease can be cured by giving small doses of substances that produce symptoms of the disease or disorder in a healthy person

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Homeopathic medicine

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Is a philosophy directed at the prevention of disease

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Naturopathic medicine

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Medicine is a comprehensive system based on the opposition of polarities (yin and yang); the elements of wood, fire, earth, metal, and water; and flow of energy (or qi) in the body.

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Traditional Chinese medicine

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Is traditional Indian system of medicine dating from before the first century CE

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Ayurveda

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A trained practitioner, uses techniques to achieve a Non ordinary reality, or a "Shamanic" state of consciousness

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Shaman

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Practices are seen in many cultures. In Mexico its is called curanderismo.

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Folk medicine

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Healing herbs and ceremonies with a spiritual emphasis are used to treat aliening patients

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American Indian medicine

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What are the focuses sensation and goal of medications?

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Focus on sensation: Breathing and repeating word, sound, or positive phrase. Goal: Restful state, mind-body connection, improve emotional and physical wellness