KINE 1020 Chapter Notes -Herbalism, Evidence-Based Medicine, Dietary Supplement
12 Dec 2014
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Natural products: dietary supplements, non-vitamin, non-mineral, probiotics, herbal and botanical medicine, available in pill or added to foods. Mind and body medicine: meditation, yoga, acupuncture , therapists that promote visualization and imagery for willing away cancer or disease, believing that body and mind are connected in a very real way. Involve physical and manual manipulation of the body to restore health: chiropractic is the most common type of cam in canada. It has attempted to become a traditional modern medicine: has evidence to support its effectiveness, be aware when selecting a practitioner, know their certification. Level 1- best type: randomly assigned participants and a control, most effective. Level 2- no randomization with control trials: compare effects in a treatment versus a control group. Level 2 i- evidence from case control studies: group studied over time. Level 2 ii- evidence from multiple studies: contrasting studies.
