Complementary and Alternative Medicine Brief hello and state
Complementary and Alternative Medicine Brief hello and state name. Wait until slide to go into details. Instuctor: Filicity Watts September 10, 2014
Again read through and wait for more detail. Overview Day 1 �Introduction �Go Over Syllabus �About Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) �Subgroups: ◦ Natural products ◦ Mind and Body Practices �Natural Products �Questions
Introduction and Syllabus �Introduction �Syllabus Name, background, experience, family, hobbies Read from syllabus, ask for questions along the way
CAM �Description of CAM “CAM is a group of health and medical care systems, products and practices not generally thought to be a part of conventional or “Western” medicine. The phrase “complimentary medicine” refers to therapies used along with traditional medicine and “alternative medicine” refers to therapies used in place of traditional medicine. ” (Wellness Proposals, 2013) � 2 Subgroups of CAM can be broken down into two different subgroups, natural products, and mind and body practices. These can be broken down even farther into 4 major groups falling into these subgroups but we are going to take a generalized look at CAM today to increase your general knowledge of what it is and how it can help you and your loved ones.
Natural Products �Herbs (aka botanicals) Promoted as ACT’s (Alternative Cancer Treatment Take shape of a pill, liquid or powder Examples = green tea, st. Johns wort, ginseng. essiac �Vitamins and Minerals Omega 3’s Multi vitamins Supplemental �Probiotics Can slow growth of some cancerous tumors
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Complementary and Alternative Medicine Instuctor: Filicity Watts September 17, 2014
Overview Day 2 �Review �Mind Day 1 Materials and Body Practices �Questions
Review �CAM�Two Subgroups of CAM -Natural Products o Herbs o Vitamins and Minerals o Probiotics Get information from previous slides and notes
Mind and Body Practices �What is it? ◦ Different types �Yoga. Meditation, breathing exercises, relaxation, posture Medical benefits-helps with chronic back pain, reduces blood pressure, etc �Acupuncture Chemotherapy help Dental pain Beneficial for relieving pain, sports injuries, �Massage Therapy stress reduction, relaxation, anxity, depession My car injury story �Meditation Big stress reducer, balance, good sense of calmness and peace Example of an exercise that only takes 20 minutes
Mind and Body Practices Different Types Continued… �Movement Therapies “Broad range of eastern and western movement-based approaches; feldenkrais method Alexander technique, pilates, rolfing structural integregation” (nccam, 2014) (explain each) �Relaxation Techniques Helps body with relaxation examples include breathing exercises, and guided imagery. Example of 10 min breathing exercise. �Spinal Manipulation Chiropractors �Other Healing touch hypnotherrapy
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Complementary and Alternative Medicine Instuctor: Filicity Watts September 24, 2014
Overview Day 3 �Review Description of CAM �Review 2 Subgroups of CAM: ◦ Natural products ◦ Mind and Body Practices �General Medicine versus CAM �Interesting Facts �Websites �Questions
Review �CAM- Review from other slides �Two Subgroups of CAM -Natural Products -Mind and Body Practices
CAM �Side versus General Medicine effects of general medicine Long list on the commercials Look up some websites with all side effects (have them pick a medicine and I will look it up for them to see �Cutting into body and irreversable surgeries Cost Story about my husbands surgery �Cost CAM in long run way cheaper than health care, solve the problem naturally instead of relying on a pill to hide the real problem �Overall Health and Wellness Live a healthy life without relying on pills to make it through the day
Fun Facts �Preterm newborns and massage therapy Read stats on https: //www. oxhp. com/altmed/program/facts_research. htm stats on �Read Pediatric Asthma https: //www. oxhp. com/altmed/program/facts_research. htm Read stats on �Acupuncture research https: //www. oxhp. com/altmed/program/facts_research. htm Some CAM practices covered by Health Insurance. � Health Careare. Coverage
Websites for more info. �http: //nccam. nih. gov/ Navigate a little through each website �http: //wellnessproposals. com/ �http: //www. mayoclinic. org/
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Thank you for attending, now go out and spread your new found knowledge.
References Wellness Proposals. (2013). Complimentary and Alternative Medicine. Retrieved from http: //wellnessproposals. com/ Oxford Health Plan. (2014). CAM Facts and Research. Retrieved from (2014). https: //www. oxhp. com/altmed/program/facts_res earch. html National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine. (2014). Complementary, Alternative, or Integrative Health: What’s In a Name? Retrieved from http: //nccam. nih. gov/ Mayo Clinic. (2014). Retrieved from http: //www. mayoclinic. org/
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