Alternative Medicine

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Alternative Medicine
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• is the term for medical products and practices
  that are not part of standard care. Standard care
  is what medical doctors, doctors of osteopathy,
  and allied health professionals, such as nurses
  and physical therapists, practice.

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Complementary vs Alternative

• Complementary medicine is used together with
  standard medical care. An example is
  using acupuncture to help with side effects of
  cancer treatment.
• Alternative medicine is used in place of standard
  medical care. An example is treating heart
  disease with chelation therapy (which seeks to
  remove excess metals from the blood) instead of
  using a standard approach

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Homeopathy

• What is Homeopathy Anyway?
• Homeopathic medicine is a natural pharmaceutical
  science that uses various plants, minerals or
  animals in very small dose to stimulate the sick
  person's natural defenses.

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Homeopathy

• Homeopaths, like many modern physiologists,
  recognize that symptoms represent the best
  efforts of the organism to adapt to and defend
  against various stresses or infections. Because
  the body is not always successful in dealing with
  every stress or infection, it is important to
  find a substance in nature that has the capacity
  to mimic the symptoms the person is experiencing
  in order to aid the body in its efforts to defend
  and ultimately heal itself.

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Herbal Medicine

• Herbalists use the leaves, flowers, stems,
  berries, and roots of plants to prevent, relieve,
  and treat illness. From a "scientific"
  perspective, many herbal treatments are
  considered experimental. The reality is, however,
  that herbal medicine has a long and respected
  history

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Herbal Medicine

• Today, science has isolated the medicinal
  properties of a large number of botanicals, and
  their healing components have been extracted and
  analyzed.

For example, Vincristine (an antitumor drug),
digitalis (a heart regulator), and ephedrine (a
bronchodilator used to decrease respiratory
congestion) were all originally discovered
through research on plants.
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Acupuncture

• Acupuncture is one of the oldest, most
  commonly used medical procedures in the world.
• Originating in China more than 2,000 years ago,
  acupuncture became widely known in the United
  States in 1971

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Acupuncture

• Traditional Chinese medicine theorizes that the
  more than 2,000 acupuncture points on the human
  body connect with 12 main and 8 secondary
  pathways, called meridians.
• Chinese medicine practitioners believe these
  meridians conduct energy, or qi, between the
  surface of the body and
• internal organs.

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Biofeedback

• A training program designed to develop ones
  ability to control the autonomic nervous system.
  After learning the technique a patient may be
  able to control heart rate, blood pressure, and
  skin temperature, or to relax certain organs.
  Using a monitor that sounds a tone when changes
  in pulse, blood pressure, brain waves, muscle
  contractions occur. The patient attempts to
  reproduce conditions that caused the desired
  changes.

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Hydrotherapy

• Scientific application of using water in the
  treatment of disease. The therapeutic effects of
  hydrotherapy include
• Buoyancy for arthritis or paralysis, where the
  buoyancy relieves the stress of weith bearing and
  allows freer motion
• Brief Hot tub and shower baths Relieve fatigue
  and produce general relaxation
• Whirlpool Water bath where water is agitated by
  electricity, aids in debridement of wounds.

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Hydrotherapy

• Cold and Hot applications One followed by the
  other stimulates cardiovascular system both
  locally and generally.
• Hot Baths Relaxes tissue, including capillaries
  of skin, drawing blood from deeper tissues and
  relieving pain.
• Resistance Viscosity of the water causes
  resistance to movement and can be used for
  therapeutic exercise. The faster the movement
  the greater the resistance.

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Yoga

• All people wish to be happy. This seemingly
  simple desire appears to elude the
  best-intentioned efforts of even the most
  intelligent among us. Yet almost everyone has had
  glimpses of deep peacefulness when they have felt
  connected both to themselves, to others, and to
  nature. Curiously, the state of feeling good and
  whole does not seem to be something we can order
  up on demand but rather appears to happen
  spontaneously. In such moments we experience a
  sense of translucence such that that which we
  see, feel, sense, hear, or touch no longer feels
  separate from us but is experienced as a part of
  our own totality.

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Yoga

• Yoga is a technology for arriving in this present
  moment. It is a means of waking up from our
  spiritual amnesia, so that we can remember all
  that we already know. It is a way of remembering
  our true nature, which is essentially joyful and
  peaceful. Developed as a pragmatic science by
  ancient seers centuries ago, yoga is a practice
  that person, regardless of age,
  sex, race, or religious belief, can use to
  realize his/ her full potential.

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Massage Therapy

• Uses pressure, kneading, stroking, vibration, and
  tapping to help client relax in mind and body.
• Improves concentration, promotes restful sleep,
  and relaxes the mind.
• Practices
• Own Office
• Clients residence
• Spas or Resorts
• Chiropractors office
• Mall

• Types
• Swedish
• Neuromuscular
• Shiatsu and acupressure
• Reiki
• Seated massage
• Responsibilities
• Explain preparation
• Create restful, relaxing atmosphere
• Assesses types of strokes/methods to use
• Preserve clients modesty and dignity at all
  times

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Hypnotherapy

• Hypnosis is similar to daydreaming, but unlike
  daydreaming, hypnosis is deliberate and goal
  directed. Hypnotherapy is the use of hypnosis in
  a therapeutic setting to help achieve a specific,
  achievable short-term goal.

• Hypnotherapists help clients select relevant
  goals, commit to the achievement of the goals,
  and carry out posthypnotic suggestions. A
  posthypnotic suggestion is made while the client
  is hypnotized. After hypnosis, the client
  consciously incorporates the suggestion into
  everyday life to achieve a specific goal, such as
  stopping cigarette smoking or overcoming the fear
  of speaking in front of an audience.

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GUIDED IMAGERY

• Theory-Guided imagery is based on the concept
  that your body and mind are connected. Using all
  of your senses, your body seems to respond as
  though what you are imagining is real.
• Benefits-You can achieve a relaxed state when you
  imagine all the details of a safe, comfortable
  place, such as a beach or a garden. This relaxed
  state may aid healing, learning, creativity, and
  performance.
• Vss. traditional meds-Imagery had been found to
  be very effective for the treatment of stress.
  Imagery is at the center of relaxation techniques
  designed to release brain chemicals that act as
  your body's natural brain tranquilizers, lowering
  blood pressure, heart rate, and anxiety levels.

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Reflexology

• The physical act of applying pressure to the feet
  and hand with certain thumb, finger, and hand
  techniques without the use of oil or lotion. The
  left hand and foot applies to the left side of
  the body, while the right hand and foot applies
  to the right side of the body. t foot or hand
  reflects the left side of the body and the right
  foot or hand the right side. The spine reflex
  area runs down the insides of the feet and hands
  with reflex areas for the arm and shoulder
  reflected toward the outside of the foot or hand.
  The toes and fingers mirror the head and neck as
  well as the parts of the body they encase. The
  ball of the foot mirrors the chest and upper back
  in addition the heart and lungs.

Comes from Egypt, China, and Japan
The benefits. Relaxation Pain
Reduction Amelioration of symptoms for health
concerns Rejuvenation of tired feel Improvement
in blood flow Easier birthing
90 of the studies show a positive result.