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ALTERNATIVEMODALITIES OF CARE
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Introduction:
Alternative and complementary therapies can be the same, depending on
whether the therapy is a primary treatment & treatment in addition to the
western medicine treatment
Integrative medical programs utilize a multidisciplinary ( both allopathic and
complementary) treatment approach providing holistic care to clients.
The stress response is an adaptive response allowing individuals to react
appropriate to stressful situations
A chronic stress response may be maladaptive leading to chronic muscle
tension, mood changes and immune changes.
Relaxation is a beneficial state characterized by lowered pulse rate, respiratory
rates, blood pressure and muscle tension and improved mood states.
Behavioral therapies require commitment and regular involvement by the
client to be most effective and have prolonged beneficial outcome.
Behavioral therapies should appropriately be chosen according to the person’s
functional status, belief, & religious perspectives, access to health care.
Some behavioral therapies may alters physiological responses such that routine
medication does may need changing.
Imaginary is usually visual but can also involve the auditory, proprioceptive,
gustatory and olfactory senses.
Herbal therapies are not necessarily safe because they are derived from plants.
The potentially tonic plant-derived chemotherapy agents uncristine and tanol.
Terminology:
Acupuncture is techniques of applying pressure, of stimulation to specific points
on the body, know as acupuncture.
Acupressure:
Acupressure uses finger pressure.
Allopathic medicine:
Traditional western medicine, used to describe western practices.
Alternative medicine:
It is a heating practice that does not fall with in the realm of conventional
medicine.
Animal assisted therapy:
It is the use of specifically selected animals as a treatment modality in health and
human service settings.
Aroma therapy:
Id is the therapeutic use of essential oils of plants in which the odor or fragrance
plays an important part.
Ayurveda:
The Indian system of medicine, Ayurveda, is at least 2,500 years old.
Balance:
The concept of balance consists of mental, physical, emotional, spiritual and
environmental components.
Bio Electromagnetic:
It is the emerging science that studies how living organisms interact with
electromagnetic fields. It works on the principle that every animal, plant and mineral has
an electromagnetic field that enables organic beings and in organic objects such as
crystals, to communicate and interact as part of single, unified energy system.
Bio-feed back:
It is a method for learned control of physiologic responses of body.
Bio-medicine:
It is used to describe western medical practices.
Chiropractic:
It is the third largest independent health profession in the western world after
conventional medicine and dentistry.
Curanderismo:
It is a cultural healing tradition found in Latin America and among Latinos in the
United States.
Detoxification:
The belief that physical impurities and toxins must be cleared form the body to
achieve better health.