Consumer pressure has resulted in a dual model of care. I would like you to highlight how major teaching hospitals have incorporated forms of alternative and complementary healing into their care. Is this seen more as window dressing or a key component of treatment? Look at the Cleveland clinic s and describe the types of alternative care offered and the status of this care relative to traditional medical care? You might start by looking at the Center for Integrated Health at Vanderbilt Medical Center.
COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE (CAM)
CAM cannot be used as a key component for conventional medicine but combined therapies provide more benefits like:
COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE THERAPIES
ALTERNATIVE MEDICAL SYSTEM
This system involves both theory and practice
Examples of theories used in western culture:
Examples of theories used in non-western culture:
MIND BODY INTERVENTIONS
These therapies enhance the mind’s capacity which in turn affects bodily functions. Healing by touch is one of the most common practices done by early days which will affect all parts of the body.
Examples are:
Meditation
Prayer
Mental healing
Manipulative and Body-Based Methods
This is based on the movement of one or more parts of the body.
Massage
Yoga
Body movement therapies
Osteopathic manipulation
Biologically Based Therapies
These therapies used natural herbs, foods and vitamins.
Many dietary and herbal approaches attempt to balance the body's nutritional well-being.
Examples are:
Energy Therapies
Some people believe in external energy from source which affects person’s health.
This can be classified into two categories:
This therapy manipulates biofields by applying pressure from hands through these fields.
Examples:
2.Bioelectromagnetic-based therapies
This therapy uses electromagnetic field like:
Consumer pressure has resulted in a dual model of care. I would like you to highlight how major teaching hospitals have...