Exam 4: Complementary therapies and integrative health Flashcards

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Complementary therapies:

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In addition to allopathic

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Alternative therapies:

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Instead of allopathic

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Reasons for seeking complementary and alternative therapies

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Desire for less invasive/toxic treatments
Lack of satisfaction with allopathic/biomedical treatment
Increasing desire to be involved in their own care
Beliefs in combing treatments to improve outcomes
Increased research in reliable journals
Align beliefs and values of holistic/mind, body, spirit

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Biofeedback

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A mind-body technique that uses instruments to teach self-regulation and voluntary self-control over specific physiological responses.

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Clinical applications for biofeedback

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It may be helpful in stroke recovery, smoking cessation, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), epilepsy, headache disorders, and a variety of gastrointestinal and urinary tract disorders

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Limitations of biofeedback

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Repressed emotions or feelings for which coping is difficult sometimes surface.

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Healing touch

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Bring balance to body fields (physical, spiritual, emotional mental)

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Magnet therapy

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Alleviate pain via magnetic field

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Therapeutic touch

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Directing the energy fields by laying hands on patient

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Types of traditional Chinese medicine

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Acupuncture
Herbs (ingested)
Moxibustion: burning herbs/cones
Cupping: heated cup on skin to create suction
Tai chi: moving meditation
Qi gong: movements that manipulate the flow of qi

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Acuputcuture is used no

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Regulates or realigns vital energy (qi), which flows through channels in the form of a system of pathways called meridians

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a natural product is a

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Chemical compound or substance produced by a living organism

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Are herbal medicines FDA approved?

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No, herbal medicines are not approved for use as drugs and are not regulated by the FDA

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Chiropractic therapy aims to

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Normalize the relationship between structure and function by a series of manipulations

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Nursing responsibly

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Always always always educate patients to report ALL ingested meds, herbs, supplements, vit/minerals
Always always always educate them to inform ALL of their providers.
Always always always educate patients about the risk of mixing treatments: HARM and DEATH.
We want to try non-medication techniques first.
Document your education of the client.
Always apply EVIDENCE to your PRACTICE.
It is NOT in our scope to prescribe/order treatment.

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Music therapy

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Use music to address needs physical, mentally, etc… for individuals with disabilities and illness

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Tai chi

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Incorporates breath, movement, and meditation

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Yoga

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Focuses on body musculature, posture, breathing, and consciousness