Complementary and Integrative Health Flashcards
(30 cards)
Acupuncture
needles places at acupoints to change flow of energy
Allopathic Medicine
traditional medical care
Aromatherapy
Ayurveda
- India
- integrate balance of body, mind, and spirit
- dosha
Chiropractic care
investigates the relationship between structure and function of human body
Complementary Health Approaches
can be used with conventional medicine/ complement them
Guided Imagery
Healing Touch
use of a collection of energy techniques to assess and treat the human energy system
Holism
connections and interactions between parts of the whole
Holistic Nursing
healing the whole person is the goal
Homeopathy
-support the body while symptoms run their course
- match patterns with remedies
Integrative health
combination of allopathic and complementary and alternative modalities
Qi Gong
- system of posture
- gentle/ dynamic exercise
- breathing techniques
Shamanism
- illness originates in the spiritual world
- retrieve lost soul
- native plants/ herbs, animals, rituals, ceremonies, purification
Therapeutic Touch
use of hands-on or near the body with intent to heal; goal is to break of tension
Traditional Chinese Medicine
- Qi/ Chi
- acupuncture, herbs, massage, energy exercise
Health
the absence of disease
Mind-Body practices
- variety of techniques designed to enhance the mind’s ability to affect bodily function and symptoms
- helps musculoskeletal pain
Natural Products
- herbs, animal-derived extracts, vitamins, minerals, fatty acids, amino acids, proteins, prebiotics/probiotics, whole diets, functional foods
- helps all chronic pain
examples of mind-body approaches
meditation, guided imagery, biofeedback, and relaxation
Energy Healing
helps pain that lingers after injury heals, anxiety, depression, pain complicated by trauma
Physical Manipulation
- helps musculoskeletal pain
- massage, chiropractic, osteopathy
Lifestyle changes
- helps all types of chronic pain
- sleep hygiene, positive work environment, healthy relationships, exercise
Psychoneuroimmunology
- study of neurochemicals
- connects body and mind
