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ARNEC 2024 chapter 12 Complementary
and Alternative Care Initiatives Hoffman,
Janice. Davis Advantage for Medical-
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Practice. F. A. Davis - Integration Titles,
08/2016. VitalBook file.
Introduction: Complementary and Alternative Medicine - answer✔✔The National Center for
Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) has identified pain, anxiety, depression, and
headache among the top 10 reasons why adults seek CAM as an alternative and complement to
managing health-care needs.
Integrative medicine joins together the best of Western medicine and the most effective CAM
modalities. Founded on HOLISTIC principles.
Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) - answer✔✔is a collection of old-world
traditions and health-care practices that have been handed down through the generations. The
therapies and products that are recognized as CAM are rooted in ancient wisdom traditions,
folklore, and religious and spiritual practices. These traditional practices and doctrines are based
on theoretical foundations and are performed by licensed and specially trained practitioners.
The goals of CAM - answer✔✔include the promotion of wellness, prevention of illness,
reduction in treatment side effects, improvement of the immune system, and enhancement of
quality of life. Although these goals of care are not unlike those of conventional medicine, CAM
health-care practices are considered outside the sphere of conventional scientific methodologies,
hence the terms alternative and unconventional as an approach to medical treatments.
Guiding Principles of Complementary and Alternative Medicine - answer✔✔1.
Recipient/Practitioner Partnership
• Established relationship—builds trust, instills hope
• Healing takes place in the context of the relationship
• Treatment design is intrinsic to the holistic care model
2. Wellness Model of Care
• Emphasizes healthy lifestyle—proactive approach to being well
• Encourages self-awareness related to changes in the body and interconnectedness with lifestyle
choices
• Uses broad concepts for the promotion of health and wellness for the treatment of disease
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3. Energy Paradigm
• Health is defined as harmonious and balanced.
• Healing is defined in the context of the whole person—mind, body, and spirit.
• The basic theory involves a Life Force or Vital Force called qi that permeates and bonds all
living things.
• There is a universal spirit and wholeness to all living things.
Top 10 Complementary and Alternative Medicine Adult Diagnoses - answer✔✔1. Back pain
2. Head/Chest cold
3. Neck pain
4. Joint pain
5. Arthritis
6. Anxiety/Depression
7. Stomach upset
8. Severe headache or migraine
9. Recurrent pain
10. Insomnia
integrative medicine - answer✔✔joins together the best of Western medicine and the most
effective CAM modalities. Philosophically, the foundation of integrative medicine is that of
holistic care, treating the individual as a whole person—physically, mentally, and spiritually—to
promote optimum health and well-being.
Whole medical systems/Alternative medical systems - answer✔✔are time-honored ancient arts
and practices with comprehensive methods of care that are used to nurture and promote the
healing process. They are rooted in old-world cultures and healing traditions. Treatments are
personalized according to the physical, emotional, spiritual, religious, nutritional, and
environmental needs of the patient.
Whole medical and alternative medicine systems include - answer✔✔Ayurvedic medicine,
Traditional Chinese Medicine, Naturopathy, and Native American medicine
Ayurvedic medicine - answer✔✔uses a combination of herbs, yoga, massage, and diet to restore
balance and wellness. It is a 5,000-year-old integrated, natural medical system that originated in
India. The belief is that there is an interconnection between the mind and the body. This
distinctive connection, when encouraged, will facilitate, maintain, and restore health and well-
being.
Traditional Chinese Medicine - answer✔✔has been practiced for more than 5,000 years. This
medical system (also referred to as acupuncture) is the oldest and most continuously practiced
medicine in the world. The goal of treatment is to sustain the balance, or flow, of qi. Qi is
defined as the universal Life Force or personal life force and is considered the connecting
"energy" that influences all living and nonliving things.
Naturopathy - answer✔✔is also a 100-year-old practice that integrates natural therapeutics such
as acupuncture, hydrotherapy, manipulative therapy, homeopathy, and botanicals. The focus of
care is on supporting health, not combating illness.
Native American medicine - answer✔✔This medical system is a collection of indigenous
customs, beliefs, and practices. It is believed that man, community, and nature are interconnected
and that healing must be restored to a state of wholeness to achieve optimal spiritual balance,
