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Complementary Medicine: Patients
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[One] study illustrates how complementary medicine may truly "complement" conventional medicine. Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center offers a complementary medicine program to cardiac care patients to help them deal with the neurologic and psychiatric changes accompanying open heart surgery.11 Therapies include music therapy, hypnotherapy, nutrition, massage and reflexology, yoga, aromatherapy and therapeutic touch. In addition to providing this program, the center monitors patients for autonomic nervous system function, cognitive function, immune function and quality of life both short- and long-term after the surgery and complementary treatment. Results so far indicate that hypnosis perioperatively significantly reduces anxiety and decreases the amount of pain medication required by patients. Other studies are currently under way.
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This is part of a series where patients try complementary medicine as an alternative to traditional remedies. In this programme the subject is a child suffering from severe infantile eczema which has been treated with steroid creams and cold-tar bandages. These have not been successful and so homeopathy is tried. Homeopathy has developed from the idea that what causes symptoms can cure them in very small quantities.
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Anyone can benefit from incorporating Complementary Medicine and wellness practices into their self-care regimen. Patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain, headaches, fatigue, cancer, and multiple medical problems often find these treatments helpful. Anyone simply interested in feeling better and improving long-term health can benefit too. Finally, Complementary Medicine therapies are extremely beneficial as part of a total stress management program.
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It's a sign of a new trend: complementary medicine (... called integrative medicine integrative medicine ) is making its way into the mainstream, combining standard medical treatments with complementary ones. Some hospitals have even set up entire integrative medicine centers -- largely because of patient demand.
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This book includes resources offered to empower you with greater access to the therapies of complementary medicine. Expanding the continuum of care to include lifestyle and complementary therapies can provide additional tools to address the health concerns that challenge today's patients. This book takes an evidence-based approach to the fields of:
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This is part of a series where patients try complementary medicine as an alternative to traditional remedies. In this case the patient suffers from arthritis and has tried pain killers and anti-inflammatory drugs with no success. He trys acupuncture and finds the symptoms of the condition are much alleviated.
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