Integrative Medicine/knee OA Flashcards
What are some guiding principles of integrative medicine?
- responsibility of doctors to involve the patient in their own health
- importance of compassion and carring
- willingness to entertain non-conventional approaches
- importance of scientific evaluation
- need to holistically address patients
What are some challenges to using botanicals/herbals and nutritional supplements?
- often unknown best administration method
- inconsistent quality
- lack of regulations
- often unknown effective dose
What are some characteristics of the Mediterranean diet?
Plant-based foods, veggies > fruits, whole grains, healthy fats, fish, reduced red meat, reduced dairy, lots of spices (less salt)
What are the most effective treatments for knee osteoarthritis?
Weight loss, exercise, patient education
What is the relationship between running and osteoarthritis?
Running does not cause it and may in fact prevent it
Is ice or heat better for OA?
Ice (but not for pain)
Heat did nothing
What does PC6 acupressure do?
It helps with nausea
Does nature help with recovery/pain symptoms?
Yes looking at nature helps according to multiple studies
