Complementary and Alternate Healing Modalities
Objectives By the end of this lecture,Students should be able to: List other alternative healing modalities Discuss the traditional healers in our society
Basic Concepts Holism Humanism Balance Spirituality Energy Healing environment
Healing Modalities Systematized health care practice Botanical healing Nutritional Therapy Manual Healing Methods Mind-Body therapies Spiritual Therapy Miscellaneous
Systematized Health Care Practice Ayurveda Traditional Chinese medicine Native American healing Curanderismo
Botanical Healing Herbal Medicine Aromatherapy Homeotherapy Naturotherapy
Manual Healing Methods Chiropractic Massage Acupuncture/Acupressure/Reflexology Hand Mediated Biofielf Therapies
Mind-Body Therapies Yoga Meditation Hypnostherapy Guided imagery Biofeedback Qigong and T’ai Chi Pilates
Miscellaneous Music Therapy Humor Therapy Bioelectromagnetism Infrared Photoenergy Therapy Detoxification Animal-Assisted therapy Horticultural Therapy
Traditional Medicine-Allopathy Traditional healer-person who is considered by the community to be capable of treating all kinds of illness using herbs or parts of animals Resides in community and are respected In 1999 – Act 568 was passed to promote traditional medicine in Ghana
Specialist Herbalist Spiritualist Bone setters Circumcisers Cicatrists TBA’s Neo-herbalist Faith healers
NEW CONCEPTS IN NURSING Comprehensive Nursing Individualized Nursing Team Nursing Primary Nursing Functional Nursing Family Nursing