OCTH 205 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: National Institutes Of Health, National Center For Complementary And Integrative Health, Acupuncture

• School: Towson University
• Department: Occupational Therapy
• Course: OCTH 205
• Professor: Chester L.Price

Document Summary

Nncam : national center for complementary and alternative medicine. Mission was to explore cam through rigorous science and provide information to the public. This division of nih is one of the most reputable organizations to study and report cam. Alternative therapies: used in place of conventional medicine. Integrative: combines conventional treatment with cam treatments that have a high level of documented effectiveness through research. Holistic health care: based on the idea of addressing the whole person (body, mind, spirit) Well-being: implies a high level of health and happiness in all dimensions. Built upon a complete system of health. Use techniques to improve mind"s ability to positively affect the body. Use substances found in nature: herbs, foods, vitamins. Healing with the use of energy fields. Late 1800"s/early 1900"s: the body is a machine, health = absence of disease, disease = onset of symptoms, drugs & surgery used to reduce symptoms. Holistic paradigm: health is not simply the absence of disease.