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More and more people across the nation are using therapies as an alternative to pharmaceutical or surgical medicine. It's important to know about the various complementary and alternative medicine approaches and about how to get more education if you'd like to implement them into your practice. First, let's make some distinctions: while "complementary" and "alternative" both represent the same types of therapies, they are different. Both words refer to treatments such as aromatherapy, meditation, massage, etc. However, when a health care provider uses complementary medicine, it is used in conjunction with, not instead of, common, Western medicine. When a provider uses alternative medicine, it's used in place of common, Western medicine. The abbreviation CAM stands for complementary and alternative medicine. Research finds that the majority of the population is using integrative health products, and this rate is much higher for patients with higher socioeconomic status and/or patients who suffer from chronic health conditions.. Without guidance from their care providers, patients are left to self-educate. It's important to help patients get information from reliable sources and to know if a suggested alternative treatment, such as herbal supplements, may interfere with the Western medications they are currently prescribed, may be detrimental to their health, or just ineffectual for how it is being used. There are eight most commonly used CAM therapies in health care: acupuncture, aromatherapy, hypnosis, massage therapy, meditation, Tai Chi, therapeutic touch, and vitamins/herbal supplements. It is good to see that this report no longer classifies chiropractic as "alternative." In recent years, science has been beginning to catch up to what we have known intuitively for years. One labor and delivery nurse explained that if patients are pregnant with breech babies, she will often recommend that they see a chiropractor, as she believes that a skilled practitioner may help prevent them needing a C-section. If you want to implement it into your practice, don't simply look up information about CAM online. It's necessary for you to get some kind of formal education. Healthcare providers should be skilled in the therapy before providing it. Medicine (health care) is evolving, as is the state of health. It's critical to explore options and be at the forefront of new therapies. With any kind of health therapy, there are cautions to be aware of. Avoid a one-size-fits-all approach. Like medications, what works for one person may not work for another. Source: https://www.medpagetoday.com/nursing/nursing/84751
First, let's make some distinctions: while "complementary" and "alternative" both represent the same types of therapies, they are different. Both words refer to treatments such as aromatherapy, meditation, massage, etc. However, when a health care provider uses complementary medicine, it is used in conjunction with, not instead of, common, Western medicine. When a provider uses alternative medicine, it's used in place of common, Western medicine. The abbreviation CAM stands for complementary and alternative medicine.
Research finds that the majority of the population is using integrative health products, and this rate is much higher for patients with higher socioeconomic status and/or patients who suffer from chronic health conditions.. Without guidance from their care providers, patients are left to self-educate. It's important to help patients get information from reliable sources and to know if a suggested alternative treatment, such as herbal supplements, may interfere with the Western medications they are currently prescribed, may be detrimental to their health, or just ineffectual for how it is being used.
There are eight most commonly used CAM therapies in health care: acupuncture, aromatherapy, hypnosis, massage therapy, meditation, Tai Chi, therapeutic touch, and vitamins/herbal supplements. It is good to see that this report no longer classifies chiropractic as "alternative."
In recent years, science has been beginning to catch up to what we have known intuitively for years. One labor and delivery nurse explained that if patients are pregnant with breech babies, she will often recommend that they see a chiropractor, as she believes that a skilled practitioner may help prevent them needing a C-section.
If you want to implement it into your practice, don't simply look up information about CAM online. It's necessary for you to get some kind of formal education. Healthcare providers should be skilled in the therapy before providing it. Medicine (health care) is evolving, as is the state of health. It's critical to explore options and be at the forefront of new therapies.
With any kind of health therapy, there are cautions to be aware of. Avoid a one-size-fits-all approach. Like medications, what works for one person may not work for another.