Alternative medicine

Use of Complimentary and Alternative Medicine during Pregnancy The use of complementary medicine is on the rise across the nation; even pregnant women are using alternative means of treating their ailments while growing their young. Different cultures have their own means of self-medicating during times of sickness and pregnancy as they consider other forms of alternative remedies as a way to treat with natural medicine. A plethora of recent research is currently in progress, expanding and…

Hahn (1995:38) describes biomedicine as the study and approach of illnesses and healing using scientific methods. Dr. Alex Perry describes modern medicine, western medicine, or biomedicine as an upstream approach to finding the causing of this illness or disruption of body chemistry. By first completing a series of lab test and diagnostic test the overall reason for the illness is found, once this disruption…

recent years, there has been a growing popularity in seeking alternative forms of treatment for health care. According to an article by Dr. Lesley Rees and Dr. Andrew Weil, from 1990-1997, the amount spent on alternative health care rose from $13 billion to $38 billion, and more people visited alternative physicians than did conventional physicians (Rees & Weil, 2001). This number is only expected to increase. Most consumers looking to alternative options for treatment do so in order to achieve…

Not Just Pills Policy statement Incorporate non-pharmacological complementary and alternative treatments with conventional medicine to treat complex chronic pain conditions as a collaborative and integral part of the health care system. Supporting background research Chronic pain is a serious problem with more than 40 million adults suffering from severe pain as reported by the National Institute for Health (NIH) (2010). According to the NIH (2010), chronic pain sufferers use more health care,…

ABORIGINALS IN CANADA In each country, there are people that call themselves natives to their land. Which can be true, but their lineage can be traced to other countries. The true natives of a country are the aboriginals. In Canada, there are three main groups: First Nation, Inuit, and Métis (Clark 45). Of the 34.3 million people that live in Canada, only 4 percent of the population represents these communities. These groups are a very small compared to non-aboriginals, but their health is much…

Advantages and Disadvantages of Complementary Therapies Alternative medicine, alternative therapy, holistic therapy, and traditional medicine are some of the other names of complementary therapy. There are many kinds of treatments that exist under complementary therapy, and each has its own unique theory and practice. But to give it a general definition, complementary therapy is any type of medication, treatment, or technique that is not part of the modern, conventional medical system. Some…

Therapeutic touch therapy uses a method called “laying on hands” to correct or balance energy fields, placing it in the energy therapy field of alternative medicine (Myers, C-9). However, the name is somewhat of a misnomer as the therapist never touches the client, instead the practitioner hovers their hands over the client’s body. This therapy relies on the theory that the “body, mind, and emotions” form a complicated and intricate energy field (“Therapeutic touch,” 2016). According to this…

in the twenty-first century, why do some people prefer alternative methods? In recent history, there have been some outstanding results in certain medical practices, but current technology deems them irreverent or “not useful” in today 's society. There are people around the world that still believe these are more helpful than the newest medicinal methods. The practices follow under the categories of integrative health, complementary medicine, and CAM research. About thirty percent of Americans…

Creating A Constitution The major theme of this video is that it is never impossible to build a powerful nation if we have a strong person with leadership goals of looking out for the country and its people. Each of us today praises only one person “Thomas Jefferson” for the Declaration of Independence. But, our history shows that there are efforts of many people who faced many conflicts and compromises such as slavery starting from the Articles of Confederation, setting a Constitution till…

Complementary and Alternative Medicines (CAMs) are a great addition to the medical world. This alternative grants individuals the ability to make their own decisions with their medical issues. By drawing on the authors Warren et al, Armstrong and Armstrong, the film Alternative Fix, and lectures by Shelley Z. Reuter, I can illustrate their main points regarding stakeholders, the private versus the public healthcare system and the struggle of CAMs within Sociology of Health and Medicine. All in…