CAM-Application and Caution
The term "alternative medicine" implies that CAM treatments fall outside the realm of medicine.
Using South University Online Lobrary of the Internet, research on the following practices included under CAM:
Chinese medicine
Herbalism
From your experiences and knowledge in the health care field, answer the following questions:
Does the propmtion of CAM techniques confirm this gap in healing modalities? Explain how?
Why might traditional health care providers be reluctant in suggesting or implementing CAM techniques?
The side effects of traditional medicines are becoming increasingly referenced, especially in the media. Conversely, one rarely hears about the cautions of selecting alternative treatments, leading individuals to seek more natural treatments found in CAM practice. What is the problem or polarizing healing techniques in this way?
You will apply the knowledgfe and techniques of CAM models, specifically traditional Chinese medicine, including herbal medicine for a selected illness. Using the perspective of traditional allopathic medicine, answer the following questions:
What is the overall philisophy behind the treatment methods?
According to the treatment paradigm, what are the possible causes of the patient's symptoms?
What additional information may the practitioners require?
What interventions may bt utilized through these methods (how will the condition be treated).
What are the benefits and risks of using these methods of treatment?