Welcome to Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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Welcome to Complementary and Alternative Medicine

• By Roma Patel

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How to reach me?

• Email patelroma79_at_yahoo.com
• Phone No 803-333-2233

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About Textbook

• There is no textbook.
• I will distribute the Power Point and brochure
  for this class.

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Todays Agenda

• Introduction of CAM Therapy
• History of CAM Therapy
• Different types of CAM Therapies
• Difference between CAM Therapy vs. Pharmaceutical
  Medicine

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What is Complementary and Alternative Medicine?
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Origin of CAM Therapy
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CAM Therapy in Children

• Research shows that some of the CAM therapy are
  safe on children like reiki, massage therapy,
  acupuncture etc.
• Their immune and central nervous systems are not
  fully developed, so they may respond to
  treatments differently than adults, so parents
  should talk to their doctor before they start CAM
  therapy.

http//nccam.nih.gov/health/children/safety
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Different Types of CAM Therapy

• Movement Therapy or Traditional Therapy like
  Pilates, reiki and touching therapy
• Manipulative and body-based practices like spinal
  manipulation and massage therapy
• Mind-body medicine like meditation, yoga and
  acupuncture.
• Natural products like vitamins, minerals and
  herbs.
• http//nccam.nih.gov/health/whatiscam/

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Movement Therapy

• The 2007 NHIS found that 0.4 percent of adults
  and 1.1 percent of children had used a healing
  therapy.
• Movement therapy is a Eastern and Western
  movement-based approaches.
• It is use to encourage physical, mental,
  emotional, and spiritual well-being.

http//nccam.nih.gov/health/whatiscam
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Different Type of Movement Therapies

• Feldenkrais method,
• Alexander technique,
• Pilates,
• Rolfing Structural Integration

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Manipulative and Body-Based Practices

• In 2007, survey shows that 8.6 percent of adults
  and 2.8 percent of children had used chiropractic
  or osteopathic manipulation, and 8.3 percent of
  adults and 1 percent of children had used
  massage.

http//nccam.nih.gov/health/whatiscam
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Type of Manipulative and Body-Based Practices

• Spinal manipulation In this therapy, therapist
  use force to a joint, moving it beyond the normal
  range of motion including chiropractic medicine,
  massage, and naturopathy.
• This therapy is use to treat low-back pain, which
  is a very common condition that can be difficult
  to treat.

http//nccam.nih.gov/health/whatiscam
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Type of Manipulative and Body-Based Practices
Cont.

• Massage Therapy is a pressing, rubbing, and
  moving muscles and other soft tissues of the
  body, primarily by using the hands and fingers.
• It can increase the flow of blood and oxygen to
  the massaged area.

http//nccam.nih.gov/health/whatiscam
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Type of Manipulative and Body-Based Practices
Cont.

• People use massage for a variety of
  health-related purposes, including to relieve
  pain, rehabilitate sports injuries, reduce
  stress, increase relaxation, address anxiety and
  depression, and aid general well-being.

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Mind-Body Medicine

• It is focus on the interactions among the brain,
  mind, body, and behavior with the intent to use
  the mind to affect physical functioning and
  promote health.
• The survey found that 12.7 percent of adults had
  used deep-breathing exercises, 9.4 percent had
  practiced meditation, and 6.1 percent had
  practiced yoga.

http//nccam.nih.gov/health/whatiscam
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Example of Mind-Body Medicine

• Meditation and Yoga
• Acupuncture

http//nccam.nih.gov/health/whatiscam
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Alternative Medicine Vs. Pharmaceutical
Medicine

• Pharmaceutical Medicine

• Alternative Medicine

• It is use to strengthen the body so it can fight
  the disease itself.
• It provide micro nutrients to our body.
• Most of time, it doesnt cause side effects.
• Cheaper then other medicine.

• It is used to treat or kill the disease.
• There are stronger and doesnt provide
  micro-nutrients.
• Most of time they produce side effects in the
  body.
• Cost more.

http//www.acupuncture4pain.com/t_herbs.asp
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References

• Ginger Medline Plus Supplements (n.d.) .
  National Library of Medicine - National
  Institutes of Health. Retrieved from
  http//www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus.
• What Is Complementary and Alternative Medicine?
  (n.d.). National Center for Complementary and
  Alternative Medicine NCCAM - nccam.nih.gov Home
  Page. Retrieved from http//nccam.nih.gov/health/w
  hatiscam.

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References Cont.

• Edwards, T. (2006). What is Complementary and
  Alternative Medicine?. NetWellness Homepage.
  Retrieved from http//www.netwellness.org/healthto
  pics.
• Structural integration - definition of structural
  integration in the Medical dictionary - by the
  Free Online Medical Dictionary, Thesaurus and
  Encyclopedia (n.d.). Medical Dictionary.
  Retrieved from http//medical-dictionary.thefreedi
  ctionary.com/structural

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Any Questions
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Thank You!! See you all next weekHave nice week