Traditional Chinese Medicine, a whole use substances found in nature, such as qi gong, meditation, Reiki and Healing
medical system that originated in China. herbs, foods, and vitamins and minerals Touch.
It is based on the concept that disease re- instead of medications or to enhance the • Bioelectromagnetic-based thera-
sults from disruption in the flow of qi and effect of the medications. An example pies involve the unconventional use of
imbalance in the forces of yin and yang. of this would be the use of CoQ 10 to electromagnetic fields, such as pulsed
Practices such as herbs, meditation, mas- prevent and treat cardiomyopathy, or the fields, magnetic fields, or alternating-cur-
sage, and acupuncture seek to aid heal- use of feverfew and magnesium for the rent or direct-current fields.
ing by restoring the yin-yang balance prevention and treatment of migraine
and the flow of qi. Ayurveda is another headaches. INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE
example that originated in India. It aims
to integrate the body, mind, and spirit to Manipulative and Body-Based Practices Integrative medicine combines
prevent and treat disease. Manipulative and body-based prac- treatments from conventional medi-
tices focus primarily on the structures cine and CAM. In the best of all worlds
Mind-Body Medicine and systems of the body, including the there is some high quality scientific evi-
Mind-body medicine uses a variety bones and joints, the soft tissues, and the dence of safety and effectiveness for the
of techniques designed to enhance the circulatory and lymphatic systems. Some complementary therapies utilized in in-
mind’s capacity to affect bodily function practices were derived from traditional tegrative medicine. The lack of placebo
and symptoms. Some techniques that systems of medicine, such as those from controlled double blind studies to sup-
were considered CAM in the past have China, India, or Egypt, while others were port an intervention does not constitute
become mainstream (for example, patient developed within the last 150 years (e.g., a reason for automatically discounting a
support groups). Other mind-body tech- chiropractic and osteopathic manipu- specific intervention if the underlying sci-
niques are still considered CAM, includ- lation). Some examples of body-based ence is strong. This requires that integra-
ing meditation, prayer, guided imagery, practices include: massage, rolfing, re- tive physicians have a very strong under-
neurofeedback, breathing techniques, flexology, Bowen technique, Trager, and standing of biochemistry and physiology.
and therapies that use creative outlets Alexander technique. Many integrative physicians gain this
such as art, music, or dance. knowledge by studying functional medi-
Energy Medicine cine which is personalized medicine that
Biologically Based Practices Energy medicine recognizes energy deals with prevention and recognizing
Biologically based practices in CAM as a vital, living, moving force that de- and treating the underlying causes of ill-
termines much about health and happi- ness instead of just symptoms for a seri-
ness. In energy medicine, energy is the ous chronic disease. It is grounded in the
medicine, and energy is also the patient. following principals: first each patient is
You heal the body by activating its natural unique, their biochemistry is unique to
healing energies; you also heal the body them. It is patient-centered, emphasizing,
by restoring energies that have become “Patient care, rather than disease care.”
weak, disturbed, or out of balance. There Sir William Osler could not have said it
are two types of energy fields: better, “It is more important to know what
• Biofield therapies are intended to patient has the disease than to know what
Are you • a mature traveler,
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penetrate the human body. Some forms There is also a dynamic balance of
• wheelchair bound?
of energy therapy manipulate biofields internal and external factors when deal-

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