Question

Which of these correctly describes the relationship between healthcare and CAM practices? O CAM resources are well integrated in our health care care system None of these correctly describes the relationship between healthcare and CAM practices CAM practices depend on funding from current institutional health care to be sustained O Noninvasive treatments, like exercise and acupuncture should be prescribed first before more invasive treatments like surgery

Answer 1

AlternDative medical systems are complete systems of theory and practice that have evolved wholly or largely independently of conventional biomedicine. These include Indian ayurvedic medicine, traditional Chinese medicine, homeopathy, and naturopathy. Mind–body interventions are “designed to facilitate the mind’s capacity to affect bodily function and systems.”3 These include conventional approaches such as patient education as well as approaches considered complementary or alternative such as hypnosis or prayer. Biological-based therapies include herbal therapies, dietary supplements, dietary approaches, and the use of other biologically active substances. Manipulative and body-based methods include manipulation, movement, massage, or similar approaches, often within the context of physical or anatomic theories of illness. Finally, energy therapies focus on the role of energy fields within the body or from other sources in the production of disease and the process of healing.

CAM therapies vary to suit individual needs instead of being used to treat specific diseases regardless of the individual who is suffering; the focus is on treating the person rather than the condition. Taking account of the patient's constitutional nature and social context as, well as the individual response to any affliction, enables the doctor/practitioner to adjust and individualise the treatment strategy throughout a course of treatment for, effect