Complementary and Alternative Medicine Instuctor: Filicity Watts September 10, 2014 Brief hello and state name. Wait until slide to go into details

Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Instuctor: Filicity WattsSeptember 10, 2014

Brief hello and state name. Wait until slide to go into details.

OverviewDay 1

IntroductionGo Over SyllabusAbout Complementary and

Alternative Medicine (CAM)Subgroups:

◦Natural products ◦Mind and Body Practices

Natural ProductsQuestions

Again read through and wait for more detail.

Introduction and Syllabus

Introduction

Syllabus

Name, background, experience, family, hobbies

Read from syllabus, ask for questions along the way

CAMDescription of CAM

2 Subgroups of CAMCAM can be broken down into two different subgroups, natural products, and mind and body practices. These can be broken down even farther into 4 major groups falling into these subgroups but we are going to take a generalized look at CAM today to increase your general knowledge of what it is and how it can help you and your loved ones.

“CAM is a group of health and medical care systems, products and practices not generally thought to be a part of conventional or “Western” medicine. The phrase “complimentary medicine” refers to therapies used along with traditional medicine and “alternative medicine” refers to therapies used in place of traditional medicine. ” (Wellness Proposals, 2013)

Natural Products

Herbs (aka botanicals)

Vitamins and Minerals

Probiotics

Promoted as ACT’s (Alternative Cancer TreatmentTake shape of a pill, liquid or powderExamples = green tea, st. Johns wort, ginseng. essiac

Can slow growth of some cancerous tumorsHelps with digestion and the human gut

Omega 3’sMulti vitamins Supplemental

Questions



OverviewDay 2

Review Day 1 Materials

Mind and Body Practices

Questions

ReviewCAM-

Two Subgroups of CAM-Natural ProductsoHerbsoVitamins and MineralsoProbiotics

Get information from previous slides and notes


What is it?◦Different types

Yoga

Acupuncture

Massage Therapy

Meditation

Meditation, breathing exercises, relaxation, postureMedical benefits-helps with chronic back pain, reduces blood pressure, etc

Chemotherapy helpDental pain

Beneficial for relieving pain, sports injuries, stress reduction, relaxation, anxity, depessionMy car injury story

Big stress reducer, balance, good sense of calmness and peaceExample of an exercise that only takes 20 minutes a day


Different Types Continued… Movement Therapies

Relaxation Techniques

Spinal Manipulation

Other

“Broad range of eastern and western movement-based approaches; feldenkrais method Alexander technique, pilates, rolfing structural integregation” (nccam, 2014) (explain each)

Helps body with relaxation examples include breathing exercises, and guided imagery.Example of 10 min breathing exercise.

Chiropractors

Healing touch hypnotherrapy

Questions



OverviewDay 3

Review Description of CAM Review 2 Subgroups of CAM:

◦Natural products ◦Mind and Body Practices

General Medicine versus CAMInteresting FactsWebsites Questions

ReviewCAM-Two Subgroups of CAM

-Natural Products

-Mind and Body Practices

Review from other slides

CAM versus General Medicine

Side effects of general medicine

Cutting into body and irreversable surgeries

Cost

Overall Health and Wellness

Long list on the commercialsLook up some websites with all side effects (have them pick a medicine and I will look it up for them to see

Cost Story about my husbands surgery

CAM in long run way cheaper than health care, solve the problem naturally instead of relying on a pill to hide the real problem

Live a healthy life without relying on pills to make it through the day

Fun FactsPreterm newborns and massage

therapy

Pediatric Asthma

Acupuncture research

Health Care Coverage

Read stats on https://www.oxhp.com/altmed/program/facts_research.htm



Some CAM practices are covered by Health Insurance.

https://www.oxhp.com/altmed/program/facts_research.htm






Websites for more info.

http://nccam.nih.gov/

http://wellnessproposals.com/

http://www.mayoclinic.org/

Navigate a little through each website




Questions

Thank you for attending, now go out and spread your new found knowledge.

ReferencesWellness Proposals. (2013). Complimentary and

Alternative Medicine. Retrieved from http://wellnessproposals.com/

Oxford Health Plan. (2014). CAM Facts and Research. Retrieved from (2014).https://www.oxhp.com/altmed/program/facts_research.html

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine. (2014). Complementary, Alternative, or Integrative Health: What’s In a Name? Retrieved from http://nccam.nih.gov/

Mayo Clinic. (2014). Retrieved from http://www.mayoclinic.org/




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Complementary and Alternative Medicine Instuctor: Filicity Watts September 10, 2014 Brief hello and state name. Wait until slide to go into details