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Acupoints
pg 780 |
Holes through which qi can be influenced by the insertions of needles
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Acupuncture
pg 780 |
Stimulating certain points on the body to modify the perception of pain, normalize physioloigcal functions or treat or prevent disease.
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Allopathic medicine
pg 772 |
Traditional western medicine
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Alternative therapies
pg 772 |
The same interventions as complementary therapies but frequently become the primary treatment that replaces allopathic med care.
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Complementary therapies
pg 772 |
Therapies used in addition to conventional treatment
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Examples of Compl therapies
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Therap touch
relaxation Exercise massage reflexology prayer |
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Examples of Compl therapies
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biofeedback
hypnotheraphy creative therapies meditation chiropractic therapy |
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Creative Therapies
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Art
Music Dance |
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Biofeedback
pg 778 |
Therap procedures that use electronic or electromechanical instruments
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Biofeedback does?
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Measure, process and provide info to persons about their neuromuscular and autonomic nervous system.
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Creative visualization
pg 778 |
A form of self directed imagery that is based on the principle of mind-body connectivity.
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Energy flow
pg 779 |
A phase of therap touch.
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Imagery
pg 778 |
Visualization tech use the conscious mind to create mental images to stimuliate physical changes in the body.
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Integrative medical programs
pg 772 |
A team of allopathic and complementary practitioners
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Meditation
pg 777 |
An activity that limits stimulus input by directing attention to a single unchanging or repetitive stimulus.
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Meridians
pg 780 |
Channel of energy running through the body.
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Progressive relaxation
pg 775 |
The individual how to effectively rest and reduce tension in the body.
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Passive relaxation
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Teaching the pt to relax individual muscle groups passively.
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Passively
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W/out actively contracting the muscles.
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Qi (CHI)
PG 780 |
Vital energy of the human bodies
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3 catergories of qi
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External causes
Internal causes Neither Ex or In causes. |
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External causes are also called what?
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The six evils
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What are the external causes?
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Wind
Cold Fire Damp Summer heat dryness |
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Internal causes
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Joy
anger anxiety thought sorrow fear fright |
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Nonexternal or noninternal causes
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Dietary irreg
excessive sexual act fatique trauma parasites |
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Traditional Chinese Med
(TCM) |
Comprises several healing modalities.
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What is included in TCM
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Herbs
acupuncture moxibustion diet exercise meditation |
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Yin and Yang
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Opposing yet complem phenomena that exist in a state of dynamic equilbrium
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Examples of Yin and Yang
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Night/day
hot/cold shady/sunny |
