Complimentary Medicine Flashcards
Naturalistic approaches related to CAM
- exercise
- diet
- family support
- continuity of daily life patterns (stay in loop of daily routine, reason to get out of bed)
- health perspective (think in the moment, more positive, break things down.
- realistic life goals
Myofascial Release (MFR)
- facial tissues is a complex connective tissue involved with the function of all cells including central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous system.
- it lines all the vital organs
*fascia can change depending on dx, decreased movement forms around scar to help with healing but decrease movement and increase pain can put things out of alignment.
MFR
- Manuel energy therapy designed to treat the fascia
- problem areas are located by palpation/observation (detect tone, trigger points *)
- hands are used to apply mechanical pressure to stretch fascia and release collagenous barriers that cause pain, restrictions, loss of AROM or decreased organ function .
*clean dry skin
feel tissue loosen up in hands
indications for MFR:
- spasticity *stretch and release tone
- soft tissue restrictions
- pain
- AROM
*be right on skin, not as effective over clothing
watch for OA (could fx ribs)
trigger points
-sharp, localized, radiating or referred pain
- restricts motion
- causes muscle weakness
- elicits muscle (*contract in compensatory factor)
- causes secondary trigger points
- upper traps, upper cervical, kinesotaping
- ice after trigger point therapy to reduce pain and swelling’
*home program- overhead pulleys, cane exercises, strategies for fx
Tai Chi
-intervention to improve balance and reduce falls in older adults.
benefits of Tai Chi
mind/body exercise/martial art form
benefits= endurance strength balance flexibility relaxation stress reduction
Pilates
- helped increase movement without pain
- assisted movement with that allow for unwanted guarding by pain or weakness
- increase strength
- resistance is introduced after core strength is improved to allow loading of injured tissue
- environmental conditions that are altered:
- narrow or widen BOS
- raise or lower COG
- lengthen or shorten lever length
- decrease or increase assist
Yoga
-ancient indian mind-body practice that focuses on:
breathing control (with mvmt)
meditation
mindfullness (think about mvmt, combine mvmt, with breathe)
body movements (flexibility, balance, strength, and focus)
Yoga: Hatha
involves holding body in particular postures, asanas, for periods of time while controlling breathing rate and focus
Yoga: Iyengar
uses aids of supports, props, belts to allow for better control during asanas
who can yoga help with?
arthritis cva cts ms epilepsy HIV balance problems
craniosacral therapy (CST)
manual therapy technique
- focus on normalization of body functions related to craniosacral system
- semienclosed hydraulic physiological system)
- duramater
- CSF - regulates the quantity and pressure of the bones to which dura mater attaches, the joints or sutures of the skull that interconnect these bones
- cranium
- 2nd and 3rd cervical vertebrae
- sacrum
- coccyx
*out pt. strategy
parts palpated for CST
bones of skull
sacrum
coccyx
CST, pathological problems
loss of physiological motion
- chronic pain
- fibromyalgia
- migraine headaches
- irritable bowel syndrome
- poor sleep***
- fatigue
- better health, less transitory illness
