Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM)
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TASK
Using the information at the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) Web page,complete the following table:
List the five major types or categories of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in the first column.
Place the following examples of therapies in the cell on the right that corresponds to the correct category of CAM.
Alexander Technique, Aromatherapy, Ayurveda, Biofeedback, Chinese Medicine, Chiropractic, Craniosacral Therapy, Crystal Therapy, Feldenkrais Method, Herbalism, Homeopathy, Hypnosis, Magnetic Therapy, Massage, Meditation, Music Therapy, Naturopathy, Qigong, Reflexology, Reiki, Rolfing, Sound Therapy, Therapeutic Touch, and Yoga.
TYPES OF THERAPIES EXAMPLES
Alternative Medical Systems
Mind-Body Interventions
Biologically-Based Therapies
Manipulative and Body-Based Methods
Energy Therapies
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Solution Summary
Referring to the five major types or categories of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM), this solution assists in matching the listed examples of therapies to the correct category of CAM.
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Let's take a closer look. I included the URLs for each example for further reading. On the website suggested, one therapy (e.g. Qi gong)is listed under two categories, which I noted below.
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TYPES OF THERAPIES AND EXAMPLES:
1. Manipulative and Body-Based Methods
Alexander Technique, http://nccam.nih.gov/health/whatiscam/manipulative/manipulative.htm
Chiropractic, http://nccam.nih.gov/health/whatiscam/manipulative/manipulative.htm
Craniosacral Therapy, http://nccam.nih.gov/news/events/Manual-Therapy/overview_US.htm
Massage, http://nccam.nih.gov/health/massage/ and http://nccam.nih.gov/health/whatiscam/manipulative/manipulative.htm
Feldenkrais ...
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