Complementary & Alternative Therapy

Question 1

What is complementary therapy?

Answer 1

Therapy used in conjunction with medical treatment

Question 2

What is alternative therapy?

Answer 2

Using alternative therapy instead of medical treatment

Question 3

What is homeopathic therapy?

Answer 3

Using doses of substances that would produce symptoms of disease in a healthy person to an ill client to bring about healing

Question 4

Does homeopathic therapy require licensing?

Answer 4

Yes

Question 5

What is chiropractic therapy?

Answer 5

Aims to normalize the relationship between structure and function - manipulation of spinal column

Question 6

What is chiropractic therapy contraindicated in?

Answer 6

Bone/joint infection, acute myelopathy, broken bones, arthritis, decreased bone density

Question 7

Does chiropractic therapy require licensing?

Answer 7

Yes

Question 8

What is acupuncture?

Answer 8

Regulates/realigns vital energy (qi) which flows through channels in the form of system pathways called meridians - alters how our bodies respond to pain - uses needle placement

Question 9

Does acupuncture need licensing?

Answer 9

Yes

Question 10

What is therapeutic touch?

Answer 10

Using hands to bring energy fields to balance - don’t have to touch the patient

Question 11

What are the five phases of therapeutic touch?

Answer 11

1. Centering
2. Assessing
3. Unruffling
4. Treating
5. Evaluating

Question 12

Does therapeutic touch require a license?

Answer 12

Yes

Question 13

What is biofeedback?

Answer 13

Using instruments/technology to give patients feedback regarding physiological responses the body is having

Question 14

Does biofeedback require a license?

Answer 14

Yes

Question 15

Does massage therapy require a license?

Answer 15

Yes

Question 16

What is guided imagery?

Answer 16

Uses conscious mind to create images to stimulate physical changes

Question 17

When should you be cautious when using guided imagery?

Answer 17

PTSD or anxiety, and COPD and asthma

Question 18

Does guided imagery require a license?

Answer 18

No

Question 19

What is meditation?

Answer 19

Limits stimulus input by directing attention to a single unchanging repetitive stimulus

Question 20

When do you need to be cautious with meditation?

Answer 20

People on hypertensive drugs - sometimes people become hypertensive during meditation

Question 21

What is traditional Chinese medicine?

Answer 21

A whole system of medicine which views health as “life in balance” and encourages health promotion

Question 22

What are the health modalities of TCM?

Answer 22

Acupuncture, Chinese herbs, tui na, moxibustion, cupping, tai chi, qigong, lifestyle modifications, and dietary changes

Question 23

Is TCM regulated in most states?

Answer 23

No

Question 24

St. John’s Wort

Answer 24

Mild antidepressant - interacts with antidepressants, birth control, digoxin, oxycodone, HIV drugs, cancer meds, warfarin

Question 25

Garlic

Answer 25

Lowers lipids and hypertension - interacts with blood thinners, warfarin, antivirals, and HIV drugs

Question 26

Ginger

Answer 26

Antiemetic

Question 27

Ginkgo biloba

Answer 27

Memory/Alzheimer’s and dementia - interacts with warfarin, anticoagulants, aspirins, and NSAIDs