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unit 23
discuss the 15 different complementary therapies in detail
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Task 1, Complementary Therapies.
Introduction:
A different approach to traditional or mainstream medicine offers alternative
treatments. They include therapies such as yoga, meditation, acupuncture, and
homoeopathy that are not normally part of traditional medical treatment.
Typically, they are used alongside, or as well as, traditional procedures.
What’s the difference between complementary therapies and alternative
therapies: Both words apply to therapies that are outside the medical
mainstream, like herbs or acupuncture. But when these treatments are used
along with conventional Western medicine, complementary medicine is used.
Alternative medicine is when, instead of conventional medicine, these techniques
are used.
Complementary treatments are also used by patients to make them feel better
and deal with cancer and treatment. In the way you cope, how you feel plays a
role. Many alternative treatments focus on relaxation and stress reduction.
Complementary therapies are used within the NHS and health and social care
when caring for a patient or trying to help someone with an issuer they are
having within their body such as back pain, constipation etc.
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Physical:
If someone needed to go to a certain therapy which required them to leave the
house and travel into town or a far distance sometimes transport may be
provided for them if they don’t drive or the distance was too far to travel by bus or
train, but if they are confined to their house for reasons then you may be able to
find some mobile therapies that would be able to travel to your home so provide
you with the treatment there so that you are comfortable and safe.
Also, if you were ill and did not want to spread a disease or you were worried
about catching a disease such as coronavirus then you could ask whoever is
providing the therapy to wear a mask so that you feel more comfortable and safer
from catching the virus and making yourself or your family ill.
Geographical:
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Often, due to geographic distance, extreme weather conditions, environmental
and climatic barriers, lack of public transportation, and challenging roads, rural
residents may be limited/ prohibited from accessing health care services and
therapies which could help them be relieved from pain or discomfort. If there
were to be a storm causing trees to fall on the road and floods etc this would stop
public transport, people from
travelling to work or to get their essential shopping or essential health care, this
could potentially become life threatening if someone had been hurt by the storm
or were struggling to breath this could potentially cause them to go into cardiac
arrest and end in death.
Socio-economical:
This is when people need the therapy or the medical care but cannot afford it
because either it is too expensive and above their budget or they do not earn
enough money at work so therefor cannot afford it or the person who needs the
care does not have a job so cannot make the money to receive the care or travel
to the place providing the care etc. This can be dangerous because if someone
were having severe back pain and needed massage therapy to help the pain go
away but they could not afford it then they would have to go about every day with
the same back pain struggling to deal with it. Sometimes the therapy could be
PID for by the nhs or could be referred by the doctor so in some cases it could be
provided free of charge, but some people do not or cannot wait that long so in
that case they would have to pay.
Cultural:
Many cultures and religious groups frown upon complementary therapies and
alternative therapies as some people believe that it is the wrong thing to do to our
bodies etc. It is believed that if you are injured or ill that your condition should be
healed and treated naturally rather than using a substance to induce it or therapy
to heal it.
Referral systems:
A referral scheme entails referring a patient to another physician for continuous
treatment of the issue unless the patient continues to see the original physician
for complete care coordination. This can help patients who cannot afford to pay
for treatment and therapy as it may be too expensive, or their payroll just cannot
afford it etc. This allows people to be granted access to the therapy and for the
treatment, but not everyone qualifies for this referral.
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Conventional medicine practise is governed by legislation that guarantees that
physicians are adequately trained and comply with certain requirements or codes
of practise. The practice of conventional medicine ensures that the workers meet
the standards and have the correct qualifications etc to ensure the safety and the
health of those who they will be providing care for etc. This keeps everything
professional and keeps the code of conduct running properly.
The main distinction between chiropractic treatment and osteopathy is that
osteopaths are more concerned with the entire body and have a more holistic
approach, whereas chiropractors are mainly concentrated on the joints and
spine. Therefore, an osteopath should not concentrate exclusively on the
symptoms of the musculoskeletal system.
Apart from osteopathy and chiropractic, there is no professional statutory
regulation of complementary and alternative treatments in the uk which means:
It is legal for anyone to practice the treatment, even if they have no they
have no or limited formal qualifications or experience.
These practitioners are not legally required to adhere to any standards or
practice or to join an association or register.
Regulatory bodies within complementary therapies:
British acupuncture council-
The British Acupuncture Council (BAcC) has a membership of around
3,000 professionally qualified acupuncturists. It is the UK's largest
professional/ self-regulatory body for the practice of traditional acupuncture.
Complementary & natural healthcare council-
CNHC was set up with government funding to protect the public by creating a UK
voluntary registry of health practitioners. The CNHC Register was certified by the
Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care, a body accountable
to Parliament, as an Accredited Register.
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