...Music therapy can bring in an alternative method of medicine and science. Medicine has evolved dramatically over the past thousand years thank to the help of new technology. With the help of new technology as well however, alternative medicine is grasping the spotlight. “Alternative medicine is defined as the medical and therapeutic techniques, practices, and beliefs that have not been proven effective by the scientific method.” (galegroup, alternative medicine) This is where controversy comes into play, not a scientific method, and unorthodox. “This alternative medicine can save counties, and taxpayers billions of money due to the fact that they won’t have to pay for new drugs.” (Blasser, alternative medicine). When people seek spiritual treatment, or mental treatment, they tend to take it for granted, and don’t get an expert medical opinion, and can harm patients if they utilize treatment. This alternate medicine focuses on your physical and mental problems....
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...Alternative Cancer Therapies Table of Contents 714-X ABM Mushroom AHCC Aloe Vera Anticoagulants Antineoplastons Antioxidants Anvirzel Artemisinin Asparagus Berries Boluses Bovine Cartilage Cancell Cansema Carnivora Alternative Cancer Therapies Page 1 Updated 05/17/11 Bookmark this page...as we learn of more therapies throug Please report any broken links by contacting info@mnwelldir.org Perhaps we should call these "unproven therapies" since many of them are on the American Cancer Society's infamous black list. Simply because something is "unproven" does not mean that it has been "disproven." And if a therapy fits the following— 1. It works. Castor Oil Packs Cayenne Pepper Chaparral Chinese Bitter Melon Chiropractic Clodronate Coley's Toxins Contortrostatin C-Statin D-limonene DMSO Electrolyzed Water Ellagic Acid Enzyme Therapy Escharotics Essential Oils 2. It's inexpensive. 3. Few, if any, negative side effects. 4. It's not patentable. —odds are it will stay on the black list because no one is going to spend a dime to prove its effectiveness. Medicine is a business. Cancer is a business. The FDA is running a protection racket, protecting drug companies and the AMA from anyone with an inexpensive and effective treatment for money making diseases. The following therapies are not guaranteed to work, at least by us. They are presented to you for information purposes only. For many, their effectiveness has been shown in limited clinical trials, but each one, by itself, is not...
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...Diabetes/Alternative Therapy Activity 1). Identification and description of the health promotion/alternative therapy activity; including any historical information The alternative therapy activity for diabetes is the acupuncture therapy. Acupuncture is one of the ancient ways of treatment which is around 800 years old. In those years, the Chinese used sharp stones or bones as their surgical instruments. Acupuncture continued to develop since then and has now become one of the leading therapies in the world. The treatment of diabetes by acupuncture therapy is best known for reducing blood glucose levels mostly in the patients with type 2 which is non–insulin diabetes and the most common. The process has identified around 20 body points which are very effective in reducing the blood glucose levels. The main points of acupuncture therapy in the treatment of diabetes conditions are sanyinjiao, zusanli, quchii and the yishu. These points are chosen on the bases of the diabetes history, and the specific stage of the diabetes. The acupuncture points and the treatment process are different from person to person. This diabetes therapy is treated using the combination of acupuncture and specific Chinese herbal medicines which have a hypoglycemic effect. One of the herbs called ginseng plays a major in lowering the blood glucose levels (Oleson, 2012). In a single session, acupuncture may involve the application of dozen points for the treatment. The course for the treatment of diabetes...
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...Myofascial Pain Syndrome: Alternative Therapies Myofascial pain, characterized by chronic pain affecting connective tissue of muscles is often chronic and the most common symptom is trigger points. Trigger points are areas of highly sensitive muscle tissue prone to spasm and pain (sometimes referred) upon palpation. Myofascial pain is related to strains or injuries to the muscle tissue or strenuous use of muscles after a period of sedentary activity such as after having a stroke or breaking a bone. (Webmd.com, 2013) Most often, myofascial pain affects areas of the spine; lower back, shoulders, and neck. Myofascial pain is identified or diagnosed by a physician upon completion of a physical exam involving questions surrounding the onset of the symptoms. Which include tender muscles, pain that happens with pressure on a trigger point, weakness in the affected area and sometimes limitation to the range-of-motion of the affected area. (Cleveland Clinic, 2013) Causes are suspect related to stress; stress is probably the biggest factor. Poor posture combined with overuse of muscles is also suspected contributors to the cause of myofascial pain and trigger point sensitivities. Conventional treatment for myofascial pain and trigger points include physical therapy, which focusses on strengthening, stretching and posture improvement exercises. Medications can also be used like Non-Steroidal-Anti-Inflammatory (NSAIDs) drugs, analgesics like Tramadol® for mild-to-severe pain and...
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...Autism is a disorder that many children in America have, but the best way to deal with this disorder is to find ways to progress with their abilities to learn and better their everyday skills. There are many different treatments of Autism for children that can help with their skills. Autism is a neuro developmental disorder that has alternative treatments with medical care and support from others. The best periods to get these treatments are for young children were they’re still learning developmental skills. The three main ideas I am discussing are the physical, social, and medical treatments for this disorder. The physical treatments that are around to support children with Autism are therapy. There are different types of therapy they can get support with such as occupational, sensory, and craniosacral therapy. These therapies can significantly help these children’s motor skills. In the Article “Traditional occupational Therapy Services for Youth with Neurologic and developmental disabilities, by Windy Chou and Minerva Duong they stated that “Occupational therapists aim to improve client factors and skills that will enable re-engagement or new engagement in valued activities. Valued activities can include work, and community integration, which is one of the instrumental activities of daily living. Typically developing youth and young adults have many life skills to learn to prepare them for post-secondary schooling, or independent living, such as money and health management...
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...long term. Due to the change of requirements to stay in skilled nursing facility; the patient did not score high enough to stay long term. Therefore our focus changed to not only making sure the patient was well enough to return home, but to find a home for the patient reside. II. Presenting problems of highest priority Throughout the period of time, the resident began to get better and better, which showed that therapy was really working. Therefore we knew that the PAE would be denied. We started focusing on the highest priority which was finding a place for the patient to live. This was a difficult issue, because the patient didn’t have much income to help and she didn’t have a support group such as family and close friends. III. Statement of immediate/short-term goals The immediate/short-term goals that were given to us to provide for the patient, were finding a place for the patient to live if she was discharge instantaneously. The patient goal was to work on strengthen muscles by working with therapy daily twice a day to become stronger physically. Therapy would notify the social service department about progress of the patient to keep us current with what is expected from the patient; therefore we...
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...that the BC Children’s Ministry made changes to the amount of money families would receive to assist them with their child’s autism therapy. Funding for an early intervention program was scrapped to provide more money to families. (The Canadian Press 2009). This represented a change from $20,000 a year to $22,000 a year for families with children with autism under the age of 6. (The Canadian Press 2009). The question arises, whether this is enough money for treatment? Another and important issue presented was the question of autism therapy. Is Lovaas the only therapy out there and does it work? The very fact that the government dropped intensive therapy and that the BC Supreme Court ruled in the governments’ favour puts a question mark on the outcomes of Lovaas Therapy. What legislation/litigation is being examined? The legislation being examined in both articles is whether the Province of BC discriminated against children with Autism by not providing them with a widely recognized treatment known as Lovaas Therapy. Specifically did the Province violate equality rights to medical treatment by refusing to fund autism therapy? Some important questions that arise from this debate are: 1. As citizens of BC do we not all have equal rights to medically necessary treatment? AUTISM 2 2. Who decided that Autism Therapy is not medically necessary? 3. What research was done to validate the Government from stopping the intensive early treatment program...
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...Running head: Online Therapy 1 Online Therapy Information and Technology ONLINE THERAPY Talk space is an online therapy with professional licensed therapist. The website has easy access through an APP that is available on APP store, or google play. The Initial contact is a free consultation to assess your needs and how the site works. The consultant guides you through picking a therapist. There is also a video on u-tube to provide more guidance and information about an online therapy experience. There are visual easy to use tabs that you click to chat, make appointments, and unlimited messaging. The web site provides over 100 licensed therapists to choose from. An anonymous patient stated ““Chad Rocks! I have nothing, but good things to say about the experience. I have difficulty making appointments on a weekly basis due to my job, and this avenue allows me to seek help. Thanks for everything you have done”” (Talkspace, 2015 PG.1 P. 5).The therapy takes place in a secure talk space room online. The experience is through text messaging on a smartphone. The patients have access to a therapist “anytime, from any place, whenever you want” (Talkspace, 2015 pg. P.6). The talk space can be utilized as a journal and you can see the dialog between you and your therapist ("Talkspace", 2015). Breakthrough is another professional online therapy that provides services to patients. The website provides easy navigation through the site with...
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...Anorexia Disorder Josephine Ingraham PSYCH/575 - PHYSIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY August 20, 2011 Nicole Jung Anorexia Disorder Anorexia is a serious disease that is defined as not having an appetite for fear of gaining weight. Most cases involving anorexia, start at the adolescent age of women and if not treated can advance to adulthood and even death. There is no cure for this disorder but there are many different treatments to help those learn to deal with this disorder and eventually find a way to live a normal lifestyle. This paper will discuss the disorder, and comparing the contrast and comparison of three therapeutic treatments for this disorder. Understanding Anorexia Anorexia is a serious psychological disorder that affects most young girls from the ages of 13 to 21 years old. “Approximately 95% of those affected by anorexia are female and most are teenage girls, however, males can develop this disorder as well.” (Gentile, 2010). There is no cause for anorexia, however many studies have been done to find the main cause of this disorder. Studies suggest that a genetic component may play a more significant role in determining a person’s chances of getting this disorder. One evidence that researchers are implying that there is a dysfunction in the part of the brain the hypothalamus which is a contributing factor in the development of anorexia (Gentile, 2010). Another theory is that under feeding an infant, and maternal depressive symptoms tend to be risk factors...
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...claim that Person Centred Therapy offers the therapist all that he/she will need to treat clients This essay will evaluate the claim that Person- Centred Therapy (PCT) offers the therapist all that he or she will need to treat clients. I will define PCT, its origins and the theoretical constructs and philosophical influences that set it apart from other psychological theories, as well as explore how its founder viewed personality development, and psychological disorders. I will then weigh up the strengths and weaknesses of PCT, drawing upon criticisms by other writers, in order to conclude whether or not it can be used as a stand-alone tool for all clients. Person-Centred Therapy is also know as Client-Centred Therapy, or the Rogerian approach after its founder, Carl Rogers (1902 – 1987), who was an influential American psychologist and one of the founders of humanistic psychology. Developed in the 1950s, PCT is a non-directive form of psychotherapy within the humanistic approach, which is itself often referred to as the third force of psychology – the first two being psychoanalysis and behaviourism. In addition to humanistic philosophy, Rogers was influenced by existentialism, or free will, and phenomenology, or human judgement and emotion. Self-actualisation: Person Centred Therapy centres around the belief that human beings have one basic tendency, and that is to “actualize, maintain and enhance” (Rogers, 1951, p487). Person-Centred Therapy is therefore based on this...
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...Outline and evaluate psychological therapies of depression (24) A01 This method of treatment is based on the idea that how we think (cognition), how we feel (emotion) and how we act (behaviour) all interact together, with our thoughts determining our feelings and behaviour. Negative thought then cause us distress and result in problems. The aim of CBT is to help people become aware of when they make negative interpretations and of behavioural patterns which reinforce the distorted thinking. Thought catching is the stage in CBT in which fault cognitions are identified and influence is made to correct them. Behavioural activation involved completing physical activities, something which depressed people do not involve themselves in but can be used as an antidote. Psychodynamic interpersonal therapy emphasises the importance of therapeutic conversation in which past problems are talked about and relived, ensuring a stable relationship between therapist and client. There are many components to PIT. Exploratory rationale identifies difficult relationships and a rationale is developed linking this to current symptoms. Shared understanding involves the therapist truly understanding the client’s experiences. A third part of the therapy is recreating the different feelings within a therapeutic environment. Through this the therapist tries to modify the disturbances which ultimately causes depression A02 There is empirical support for the use of CBT in the treatment of depression....
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...Online Therapy-Is it for everyone? Online Therapy BSHS/352 Technology in Human Services 1|Page Online Therapy-Is it for everyone? There are many reasons people visit therapist, issues ranging from eating disorders, anger problems, relationship issues to psychosis. The levels of therapy that are available may vary and the way in which the therapy is received also varies depending on the given situation. E-therapy, e-counseling, cyber-counseling and tele-therapy are all the same thing, they are all forms of online therapy. Online therapy can be used via e-mail, video conferencing, online chat forums, phone, even texting has become popular because of new technological advances. The type e-therapy that will be used with each client is decided on a case to case basis. There are a number of websites that offer e-therapy from websites that offer many therapist and specialties s to private sites that are just one therapist and specialty. One must however be wary of those sites that are posing as legitimate therapist sites and those that are real sites that are completely working to heal those with serious issues. In order to fully understand the sites, there must be research done on different sites to know what each site offers, knowing the differences can make all the difference is someone’s life. Breakthrough.com is an online based counseling and therapy website that offers different forms of therapy and many therapists to select from. Breakthrough’s tag line is “getting...
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...This may occur when a practitioner tries to validate perceived opinions regarding the causes of the clients’ issues (being inpatient) and in its worst scenario can lead to ‘false memory syndrome’. Due care and diligence is required in order to avoid implantation of false memories in the client. For this reason any therapeutic practice, consent should be given by the client with full knowledge of any risks involved, probable consequences, and the alternatives (informed consent) This also clarifies and involves the client in the preparation, discussion and agreement planning aspect of the therapeutic approach. This should then be documented, signed and dated and any session notes and records should be kept secure and confidential. Manual records should always be locked away when not in use and those held on computer should be pass word coded and that the use of both manual and computer records remains within the terms of the Data Protection in case of any false allegations made towards the practitioner or any third...
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...Person-centered is known for not giving advice, which we do in the partial program, but there are parts of person-centered therapy that are used. Congruence, empathy, and unconditional positive regard are used with each client. Their perception of me is also very important in order for our professional relationship to continue growing. "The person-centered approach aims to help clients courageously confront their own experience to make meaning from confusion and ambiguity, change their own perspective and actions, and become more open to experience the world anew"(Cornelius-White, 2015). We don't want them to focus on their negatives. It is important they see the positives within themselves too and value...
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...According to the Department of Health and Human Services, 116 people died daily from opioid overdose in 2016 and 11.5 million misused prescription opioids. (https://www.hhs.gov/opioids/about-the-epidemic/) It has been emotionally exhausting to see how many patients at my clinical site have been prescribed long-term opioids, either by their PCP or by a pain clinic. Although I do know there are times when opioids are necessary, I find it our responsibility to offer patients a way out of the tunnel that opioids dig. Per Ms. Hansen’s lecture, outpatient wean allows the patient to engage in multi-disciplinary therapy while undergoing the weaning process. To effectively wean patients off of opioids, it will be crucial to have alternative therapies to offer them including things like acupuncture, massage, therapy, self-regulation, physical therapy, share groups, and yoga/other exercise. This could obviously be more difficult to do in certain geographic and in lower-SES areas. In order to do this safely, I would want to have a relationship with other like-minded providers in my area who I could collaborate and meet with. I would want to have relationships with other service providers in the area and have patients connected with a therapist, massage therapist, PT, yoga class, etc. before starting the weaning process....
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