Complementary Therapies Flashcards
Complementary and alternative therapies are a group of diverse medical and healthcare systems, practices, and products that are not generally considered part of _______ medicine. When therapies are proven ______ and ______ they are often adopted into conventional medicine.
Conventional
Safe, Effective
______ therapies are therapies used in place of conventional medicine
Alternative
______ therapies are therapies used in conjunction with conventional medicine
Complementary
______ therapies combine treatments from conventional medicine with complementary and alternative therapies that have evidence of safety and effectiveness
Integrative
Techniques that enhance the minds ability to affect the physical body are called ______. Give examples of these therapies.
Mind-Body medicine
Relaxation therapy, meditation, prayer, imagery, journaling, art therapy, music therapy, dance
Practices that use substances found in nature for their impact on health and wellness are called ______ ______ practices. Give examples of these practices.
Biologically-based
Biofeedback, herbal therapy, dietary supplements, nutritional therapy, aromatherapy
Practices that are based on the manipulation and/or movement of one or more parts of the body is called ______ and ______ ______ practices. Name examples of these therapies.
Manipulation, Body Based
Massage, chiropractic therapy, yoga
Therapies that use that energy fields are called ______ therapies. Name examples of these therapies.
Energy
Therapeutic touch, Healing touch, Reiki, Practices using magnetic fields, alternating current, Direct current fields or pulsed fields
Herbal therapy is the use of individual herbs or combinations of herbs for ______ ______.
Therapeutic benefit
BIOMEDICAL HEALTHCARE MODEL Focus on treatment of symptoms using \_\_\_\_\_\_ and \_\_\_\_\_\_. Focus on physical body. \_\_\_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_\_\_ directs care. Focus on \_\_\_\_\_\_ states. Technologic, Invasive Increasing \_\_\_\_\_\_. Little focus in \_\_\_\_\_\_.
Medications, Surgery Health Care Provider Disease Cost Prevention
INTEGRATIVE HEALTH CARE MODEL Focus on \_\_\_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_\_\_. Focus on self-healing of the body using \_\_\_\_\_\_, \_\_\_\_\_\_, \_\_\_\_\_\_, \_\_\_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_\_\_. \_\_\_\_\_\_ directs care. Focus on health and wellness. Lower \_\_\_\_\_\_. Focus on \_\_\_\_\_\_. Noninvasive.
Mind Body Spirit Herbs, exercise, nutrition, stress management Individual Cost Prevention
A branch of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) responsible for scientific research on complementary and alternative therapies is the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM). What is their mission.
- Explore complementary and alternative healing practices in the context of rigorous science.
- Training complementary and alternative medicine researchers.
- Disseminate authoritative information to the public and professionals.
Define traditional medicine
Based on restoring and maintaining balance of vital energy (Qi). One of the worlds oldest, most complete medical systems.
Define allopathic
Allopathic is the same as biomedical medicine
____% of all prescription drugs are derived from trees, shrubs, or herbs. 80% of the worlds population still use herbal therapy as their _______ treatment. 16-18% of all _______ in the US use herbs.
30%
Primary
Adults
