Question
$1.00 o Distinctly define the three terms: alt
- From Health-Care: General-Health-Care
- Closed, but you can still post tutorials
- Due on Mar. 06, 2011
- Asked on Mar 06, 2011 at 11:35:29PM
Q:
o Distinctly define the three terms: alternative medicine, complementary medicine and integrative medicine and clarify how these terms differ.
o Describe how conventional medicine plays a role in these three terms.
o Review the philosophy of CAM and how it relates to or is different from conventional Western medicine. Describe the five domains of therapies according the the NCCAM website.
o Research and describe one CAM treatment modality within one of the five NCCAM domains and give an example of how such a therapy could be used as an alternative therapy, a complementary therapy and an integrative therapy for a specific medical condition. Explain how each example meets the definition of alternative, complementary, or integrative therapy and support the rationale for each of your selections. (There should be a total of 3 examples in the completed assignment.)
o Include the results of scientific studies, if available, that show a clinical benefit from the examples selected.