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
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Dopaminergic Pathways’ Role in Addiction: Sugar and Drugs of Abuse Researchers are hesitant to claim sugar to be addictive, however, many studies have been performed showing how sugar has the ability to produce addictive symptoms similar to those of addictive drugs (1). The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (2004) does not define addiction, but rather, has criteria for substance dependence. The first two criteria relate to the “physiological dependence” of drugs of
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the placebo. The experimenters used the pain Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) to determine the results of the study. Doctor Johnson concluded that THC from marijuana is very effective at treating cancer patients whose pain is not fully relieved by opioids. Future research should use marijuana in treating diseases other than cancer that cause unbearable pain to patients. Ellis, R.J. (2008). Smoked Medicinal Cannabis for Neuropathic Pain in HIV: A Randomized, Crossover Clinical Trial. Neuropsychopharmacology
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Reiki practitioners place their hands lightly on or hover above the patient with the intent to transmit ki, life force energy, and the goal of facilitating the person's own healing response. Traditional comparable pharmacologic interventions include opioid analgesics, antidepressants, and antianxiety agents. The word "Reiki" means “universal life energy”. (Richeson, Spross, Lutz, & Peng, 2010). Current Reiki practice can be traced to the spiritual teachings of Dr. Mikao Usui in Japan
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It is very important to learn about the psychological and physiological effects of substance abuse on the human body to prevent substance usage, and to discover if there is a possibility of reversing harmful effects. In many cases, substance abuse starts with misinformation, or miscommunication. A person who does not know the negative effects a substance can have on the body is more likely to start abusing said substance. In order to properly inform, and warn the public of the effects that harmful
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Physicians’ assisting End of Life assistance Elizabeth Sortore May 28, 2016 HCA-350 Professor Pascale Lee The authors thoughts on this topic, is that physicians should assist their patient’s with end of life assistance when there is no sign of a patient recovering from their current state of condition. The options the patient should have is to be placed on hospice which will allow the patient to be as comfortable as possible. The use of a living will give the family and physician’s guidance
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Approximately 100 people a year die from the over consumption of codeine in its many forms, whether that be as nurofen plus, codral flu tablets, panadeine or even panama. Codeine is a depressant drug in the opioid group used to reduce acute pain, coughing or diarrhoea. Today I will be addressing the issue of over the counter codeine medication bans and alluding to the bounds of studies and research in the recent years of why the codeine ban is such a great initiative by the Australian government
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Marijuana, also known as Cannabis, is a very controversial drug. With the American public being more informed regarding health, strong opinions on both sides of the marijuana argument have developed in regards to why the Government and other establishments are so opposed to re-evaluating the use of marijuana, whether for recreation or medical use. Marijuana has been researched, analyzed, studied, and proven to have positive impacts on the American society. A couple of these impacts are a boost
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Baccalaureate-Degree Nurses Versus Associate-Degree Grand Canyon University: NRS-430V January 31, 2016 Baccalaureate-Degree Nurses Versus Associate-Degree According to the American Nurses Association (2010), “a competency is an expected level of performance, knowledge, skills, abilities and judgment” (p. 12). Does the amount of education matter in regards to an associate-degree level nurse (ADN) verses a baccalaureate-degree level nurse (BSN) when it comes to a nurse’s competence? The purpose
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Massage Therapy for Chronic Neck and Back Pain Imagine living a life where pain is the first thing that comes to mind when waking up in the morning. The priority of getting out of bed is maneuvering the body in a way that will not cause more pain than what is already present. Walking to the bathroom just to take medication is excruciating. Disappointment is shown from children and grandchildren who do not understand that playing with them can cause more agony. The bills cannot be paid because of
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