Medical science doesn’t always solve medical issues based on patient diagnosis. You may find that the the technology and medical science provided by doctors can sometimes create new problems and can result in death. Many medical doctors do not believe that alternative medicine practices in various cultures coupled with technology and medical science produce better medical outcomes.
Lia Lee was diagnosed with epilepsy as a baby in the book “The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down” by Anne Fadiman. Fadiman explains how Lia’s doctors “eagerly embrace new drugs, technologies, and procedures to try and cure Lia’s epilepsy. Their over reliance on the "culture of bio-medicine" may blind them to the merits of cross-cultural medicine. Doctors become absorbed in their work and become so myopic”.
Lia’s parents were opposed to the surgery because they were afraid that their daughter would die. …show more content…
There are many Hmong beliefs, practices and cures they believe are effective forms of medicine, care and healing. The biggest problem of the cultural differences is the fact that Hmong religion requires animal sacrifices, especially when it comes to the attempt of trying to retrieve a lost or trapped soul, and fixing damaged souls.
The “neeb” is a shamanic ritual form of healing. In order to be sure that rituals were able to heal the infected, they used the body parts or limbs of gutted animals (examples: pigs, cows). The shaman must be sure from his helpers, that they are around the rituals so that the procedure of the Hmong beliefs commence properly.The killing of animals within hospitals are illegal but for the sake of treating Hmong patients, hospitals must make an exception to this religious conflict if they want to treat the patient. This will not be possible in many societies as it is viewed as
Lia Lee was diagnosed with epilepsy as a baby in the book “The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down” by Anne Fadiman. Fadiman explains how Lia’s doctors “eagerly embrace new drugs, technologies, and procedures to try and cure Lia’s epilepsy. Their over reliance on the "culture of bio-medicine" may blind them to the merits of cross-cultural medicine. Doctors become absorbed in their work and become so myopic”.
Lia’s parents were opposed to the surgery because they were afraid that their daughter would die. …show more content…
There are many Hmong beliefs, practices and cures they believe are effective forms of medicine, care and healing. The biggest problem of the cultural differences is the fact that Hmong religion requires animal sacrifices, especially when it comes to the attempt of trying to retrieve a lost or trapped soul, and fixing damaged souls.
The “neeb” is a shamanic ritual form of healing. In order to be sure that rituals were able to heal the infected, they used the body parts or limbs of gutted animals (examples: pigs, cows). The shaman must be sure from his helpers, that they are around the rituals so that the procedure of the Hmong beliefs commence properly.The killing of animals within hospitals are illegal but for the sake of treating Hmong patients, hospitals must make an exception to this religious conflict if they want to treat the patient. This will not be possible in many societies as it is viewed as