HLTH 403 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Traditional Chinese Medicine, Susan Ward, National Center For Complementary And Integrative Health
13 May 2019
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Hlth 403 - consumer health - module #7. Module 7 lecture - complementary and alternative medicine (susan ward) If you answered yes to any of these questions, you might be interested in finding out more about alternative and complementary medicine. Based on theory or philosophy and a set of actions. Many native american tribes have alternative medical systems. Ayurveda = a traditional chinese medical system. Not going to discuss because they are fairly common but be sure to use good consumer sense when using these interventions. Strategies that use mind/cognition to affect body. Parts of body are manipulated or moved in order to affect health of entire body. Chiropractic = uses manipulation of skeletal system to allow nervous system to work effectively. Massage = uses manipulation of muscular system to effect relaxation. Will not be discussed because fairly common. Therapies that unblock energy that is thought by practitioners to flow though body. Biofield = energy said to surround all things.
