110 Search Results for Alternative and Complementary Healing Practices
They have no formal oversight authority. Practices regarding informed consent are inconsistent. This poses a major concern for patient safety while using CAM.
Complimentary and alternative medicine (CAM) has been criticized for a lack of standards Continue Reading...
Coping Through the Use of Informal Institutions during COVID-19 in South Africa, Nigeria, and SwazilandChapter 1: IntroductionThe global outbreak of COVID-19 raises many concerns regarding how individuals and communities who live in African countries Continue Reading...
Table of ContentsIntroduction 3Review of Literature 7Improves Brain Development 7Increases the Frequency of Positive Mood 8Boosting Self-Esteem 11Enhances Physical Health 13Heightens Feelings of Happiness 16Discussion 19Conclusion 26Works Cited 28Int Continue Reading...
A: Integration of Mind/Body/Spirit
The integration of body, mind, and spirit can create harmony and healing. In fact, the integration of body, mind, and spirit can also take into account culture and ethnicity to provide holistic care. There is no one Continue Reading...
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Given the limitations mentioned above, researchers studying intercessory prayer are also banging their heads against reality because they are claiming to make discoveries that are "incompatible with current views of the physical universe and Continue Reading...
Tea as an Antioxidant
Tea is an aromatic drink that is usually prepared by soaking or pouring water over plant products, typically the tea plant, but also may be infused with other dried herbs, roots, or extracts. After plain water, tea is consumed Continue Reading...
Essay Topic Examples
1. The Mechanisms of Action of Local Hyperthermia in Cancer Treatment:
This essay would explore the cellular and molecular mechanisms by which local hyperthermia acts as an adjunct therapy to enhance the e Continue Reading...
worldview is a schema that includes values, beliefs, and principles that shape one's vision of reality. As such, a worldview is a lens through which the world is viewed. Personal experience, background, culture, gender, ethnicity, age, religion, edu Continue Reading...
These have been collected in six volumes of research papers, of which over 150 are reprinted from scientific journals" (Scientific Research on Maharishi's Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi Programme: Collected Papers)
Methodology:
This sectio Continue Reading...
Prescription, OTC and Herbal Remedies in Canada
More and more consumers are becomes wise to the ways of medicine, and seeking methods of self-medicating and treating acute or chronic ailments with as little hassle as possible. There are several ther Continue Reading...
LARRY PURNELL'S MODEL FOR CULTURAL COMPETENCE
It is true that sociologists and anthropologists have many definitions of culture. Purnell defines it as totality of behaviors, arts, custom, ways of life, beliefs, and values that are transmitted from o Continue Reading...
Healing Hospitals
The United States is teeming with many people that are religious and/or spiritual in nature. In addition to that, many hospitals are owned and/or operated by religion-oriented groups with Jewish and Catholic hospitals being two of Continue Reading...
It is also quite possible that there is a significant "placebo effect" when dealing with GI (or other) treatments. The patients may be truly relaxing, but may also believe that they are managing their pain through breathing and imagery, meaning they Continue Reading...
Cultural Competency
Practiced for over 2,500 years in China, where it originated, acupuncture is an important part of the holistic system of traditional Chinese medicine. Acupuncture was first introduced in Europe about 200 years ago by Jesuit pries Continue Reading...
Alternative Medicine or Product: Tai Chi
The ancient Chinese practice of Tai Chi is today primarily known as a gentle form of movement, often favored by the elderly or persons with limited mobility. However, it began as a martial art, one which was b Continue Reading...
Mudra did not act according to this principle when he ignored the warning signs of Daniel's condition.
The best course of action would therefore have been a focus on beneficence/non-maleficence rather than upon respect for autonomy. Daniel's age is Continue Reading...
Integration of Counseling Theory From a Christian Perspective
Current Integration of Counseling Theory from a Christian Perspective
The biblical approach to counseling brings with it so much in the field of counseling. Unlike many other logical app Continue Reading...
ALTERNATIVE PAIN MANAGEMENT THERAPYAlternative Pain Management Therapy: Non-Pharmacological Approaches vs. Pharmacological MethodsIntroductionAlthough it happens to be uncomfortable for most people, pain could be considered an instrumental human body Continue Reading...
The largest difference exists in the basis of the Western holistic treatment and the basis of Ayurveda. Western holistic treatments are based on TCM or 'Traditional Chinese Medicine'. The key components of TCM are as follows:
Qi (pronounced like "c Continue Reading...
Credibility and Reliability of Sources of CAM Information:
The identification of the most suitable Complementary and Alternative Medicine therapy to help in treatment of the patient's symptoms is a process that is based on extensive research. The i Continue Reading...
Cave Paintings
Complementary and Alternative Medicine and CISM in Diverse Populations
Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) as often referred to as integrated medicine. This term refers to therapies used to enhance health that fall outside Continue Reading...
The first reference to the practice of acupuncture is found in the 4,700-year-old Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine, the oldest medical textbook in the world, which was itself a chronicle of much earlier practices to treat circulation, p Continue Reading...
Healthcare for Mentally Impaired Patients
Probing what information is available about the current status of placement or accommodation and level of personal healthcare available to mentally impaired and emotionally disturbed individuals, it is clear Continue Reading...
aromatherapy and allergies and the various nursing aspects and implications on the uses of aromatherapy as a treatment for allergies.
Aromatherapy is defined as the art of using essential oils taken from leaves, bark, roots, and flowers, to enhance Continue Reading...
com). A certain amount of errors is to be expected, but there should not be so many that it demonstrates a certain level of skewedness about the model in its entirety. Thus, if the NHI model is the one which is selected, then it needs to be tested ag Continue Reading...
Mitchell, Ted, Tim Church & Martin Zucker. (2008). Move yourself: The Cooper Clinic medical director's guide to all the healing benefits of exercise (Even a little!). New York: Wiley.
Much has been written about the importance of reforming the A Continue Reading...
Medical Futility in Nursing Care
CARING AND CHOOSING
Bioethics is described as both a field of intellectual inquiry and a professional practice that examines moral questions affecting various disciplines (Arras, 2007). These disciplines include bio Continue Reading...
Introduction
Theory guides practice. This is true of many things, but is especially true of nursing. While many processes, actions, and rules are involved in becoming a great nurse, understanding and applying theory must be the most important aspect Continue Reading...
Human Memory
Psychology
This literature review upon human memory will cover a fairly wide spectrum of ideas regarding the subject. While there will be a number of connections among the divisions or categories of this literature review, there will Continue Reading...
But Canada took steps to defer sales of the medicine which was provoked by 20 sudden losses of lives; out of 14 were children, among those consuming the prescribed doses of Adderall XR. There were reported cases of about a dozen strokes, two among c Continue Reading...
Breast Cancer in Malaysia
Breast cancer has turned out to be one of the most common cancers in women in almost every part of the world. Nonetheless, there is a noticeable geographical difference in the incidence and also the stage of presentation. I Continue Reading...
Essay Topic Examples
1. The Impact of Holistic Care on Patient Recovery Rates:
This essay topic explores the effects of holistic care practices on the speed and quality of patient recovery. It would involve an analysis of st Continue Reading...
This is inherently different from the effort to promote health by simply avoiding sickness. In this context, one may view the lack of health at five levels:
Dissatisfaction
Discomfort
Disability
Overt disease
Death or dying (Rosch, n.d.).
Whil Continue Reading...
A certain air of mystery has accompanied the introduction of Chinese herbs into the West, and many people have assumed that there is something especially potent about Chinese herbs. Chinese herb shops have strengthened this mystique by significantl Continue Reading...
Spirituality and Its Affects on Wellness
During the past few years, spirituality and its affects on health have received a great deal of attention. The media often reports stories concerning prayer and meditation practices that appear to have positi Continue Reading...
This is particularly the case in elderly patients who suffer form various debilitating diseases and conditions, where it has been found that music therapy produces positive outcomes.
References
Anatomy of Melancholy. Retrieved April 8, 2008, at ht Continue Reading...
When processed by a transglutaminase enzyme, it can interact with immunological cells and produce cytotoxic inflammation. In autism, it is believed that peptides from gluten and casein cross the intestinal microvillus barrier and enter the blood str Continue Reading...
The amygdale manages our emotional response to an aroma. The memory and recognition of smell takes place in the hippocampus. The hippocampus is also where chemicals in an aroma trigger our unique repository of learned memories..." (Buckle, 2001).
T Continue Reading...