Complementary Therapies: Treatment, Factors, and Psychological Effects

This report provides a comprehensive overview of complementary therapies, exploring various treatment processes such as acupuncture, aromatherapy, hypnotherapy, and herbal therapy. It evaluates the advantages and disadvantages of these therapies, considering factors influencing their accessibility at both local and national levels. The report also examines the significant roles of complementary therapies in conjunction with orthodox treatments, analyzing the attitudes of healthcare professionals towards these approaches and detailing the psychological effects they induce. Furthermore, it differentiates between complementary and orthodox treatments, and discusses the reliability and validity of data sources related to complementary therapies. The analysis includes examples and comparisons to illustrate the practical application and implications of these therapies in healthcare settings, offering insights into their benefits and limitations.

Complementary Therapies
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INTRODUCTION
Complementary therapies are based on treatment procedures in term of medical field. It is
mainly used for medical treatments that will prescribed by professionals. The medical
professional will interact with people to provide the better facilities of treatment and improve
their quality of life. In this report, it will discuss about the processes of treatment that are widely
available complementary therapies in global marketplace. It will identify the disadvantage and
disadvantage of therapies effectively. It will describe about different factors that may influence
to access the complementary therapies in both national as well as local level. Furthermore, it will
analyse the complete reliability and validity of information sources to gather evidence through
users’ groups in terms of health care service.
TASK 1
1.1 Discuss about the processes of treatment through complementary therapies.
The Revitalise complementary therapy centre provide the different facilities and services
which always influence the people where they can choose the procedures of treatment purpose.
Complementary therapy is also alternative approach where many patients selecting procedure
(Brewer and et.al., 2019). It can be classified the process of complementary therapy that can be
used by medical professional in treatment purpose.
 Acupuncture: it is based on traditional form of chinse medicine where some people face
the problem of breast cancer so that this technique will help to improve their health
sickness and also reduced major pain. On the other hand, it can be controlled mood
changing diseases and reduce anxiety.
 Aromatherapy: this type of therapy is based on the oils that are taken from fragrant
plants, seeds and other bark which stimulate the sense of smell. It is helping for patient to
improve wellbeing and boost their immune system those who are having problem of
sleeping.
 Hypnotherapy: It is also another process which useful to cope the health condition of
human with range of physical and emotional problem (Fennessy and et.al., 2019). It
continuously checks overall health issues through feeling, thinking and acting.
 Herbal Therapy: This type of therapy is based on the herbal material where medical
professional will use the plants to make herbal and improve health condition of people
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through chronic diseases. There are large number of drugs active plant ingredients uses
for treatment purpose while balancing the sickness and side effects.
1.2 Evaluate the advantage and disadvantage of complementary therapies.
It can be categorised the different situation or conditions, use of other treatment and highly
suggested in human treatment. Many patients have required to knowledge about the different of
treatment process and also used during emergency condition (Foroughi, Zhu and Hay, 2019). In
this way, complementary therapies are playing important role to improve lifestyle change by
treatment which boosting energy.
Advantage of Hypnotherapy
 It really works very well because it directly dealing with the serious problem which
possible to sort all issues.
 This type of therapy is basically design according to the need of people. it allows for
individual to improve the sickness and tiredness of people.
Disadvantage of Hypnotherapy
 It is very expensive treatment and not possible for every people to use services. This type
of treatment does require the one session with experts’ hypnotists.
 It is not necessary for every people to improve and boost their energy. It will not work for
human being.
Advantage of Aromatherapy
 It is form of complementary therapy which used the scented oil for purpose to relieve
stress and also helping to reduce tension.
 It can be very easy for people to use therapy because of fairly inexpensive.
 It is mostly used the treatment of anxiety, depression, fatigue and headaches.
Disadvantage of Aromatherapy
 It can be dangerous when oil uses to rub on skin that contain chemical properties.
 It harmful for diabetes and high blood pressure people which are affecting on health.
1.3 Describe the different factors that influence the access of complementary therapies in both
local as well as national.
There are common factors which may influence access to complementary therapies. It can
be used for different reason through culture, finance, physical factors such as illness and
disability. It can be determined the accessibility of therapy where people choose to drive the
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availability of services (Langhorst, 2019). The complementary therapies are used in society in
order to complement the treatment of orthodox. In this way, it will increase the opportunity to
easily access the services. There are different factors consider such as physical, geographical,
economic, education, socio-cultural and referral system.
An individual people may be affected by geographical and physical because they are living
in rural areas. It also faced the problem and issues related poverty, limited funding and lack of
resources to access services. Another problem faced by community due to service.
Cultural Factor always influences the people whether they are not use proper treatment
facilities and services. For Example- when we all grow into families, personal religions,
knowledge and beliefs but one family may choose not to receive proper medical treatment. They
also believed not to follow religions. On the other hand, Socio-economic factor influencing
access to complementary therapies where it depends on the individual’s status. There are lot of
people who unable to travel local hospital and take medical treatment due to lack of transport.
M2 Design and apply appropriate methods in treatment.
It has summarised about the different type of method or technique that applicable for
patient treatment. It mainly including Acupuncture, Aromatherapy, Hypnotherapy and Herbal
Therapy etc. these are common approach that will help for protecting the against from chronic
diseases. Many patients have used them to improve their health conditions.
TASK 2
2.1 Discuss about the significant roles of complementary therapies in context of orthodox
technique.
The Physical method applicable in musculo-skeletal, metabolic treatment where
complementary therapies give message, especially in the diseases which can lead to improve
overall condition of metabolic. It may include interdisciplinary provision treatment to handle
overall metabolic system. For cardio-respiratory needs, it will use lifestyle regulative therapy that
promote to trigger by lifestyle disorder. It is mainly targeting the behaviour of patient and give
suggestion to change their life style.
There are various types of complementary therapies used in relation to the treatment of
individual, who has under goes in orthodox treatment. For Example- when people suffering from
cancer that would have to take different treatment such as chemotherapy and other radiotherapy.
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On the other hand, who have stroke to take various orthodox treatment by using
complementary therapies in which providing benefits. There are different roles of
complementary therapies in relation to orthodox treatment. It should able to implement this
lifestyle regulative to improve treatment of orthodox by using complementary therapy.
Movement therapy is also used to target the sequences of maintain restoration and performance
of musculoskeletal system which are taking into account to improve mental experience. This
therapy splays important role to manage functions of circulation, respiration and overall
metabolism of human.
M1 Determine and apply strategies for finding solution.
It has applied the research analysis strategy for finding requirement of complementary
therapies. It provides the better experience for patient in marketplace because it became pain
relief procedures to improve health conditions. This type of market analysis or research strategy
will support to identify strength as well as weakness.
2.2 Determined significant attitudes of professional towards complimentary therapies.
Health care professional attitude would be changed in regards to use of complementary
medicine or therapies in the patient treatment. In fact, it has increasingly used around the medical
field and many patients prefer to use this type of therapies for purpose of treatment. It will
require to knowledge and awareness about the CAM therapies among people, which will enable
to select the best medicine of orthodox treatment.
Due to evidence from history, it can be used medicine through traditional method or
therapies which have been successfully improve the problem of human. In context of
development, it also considered as achievements of conventional complimentary therapies. This
type of therapy is widely spread their scope and extended in various approach of treatment. As
per analysis, it has found that there are large number of medical students will have proper
knowledge and positive opinion towards complimentary therapies.
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By using research, it has been identified that assumption of medical professional has
changed, they are decided to extent the behaviour towards alternative medicine like therapies.
The motivations of orthodox treatment are important by using different method that will reduce
pain and patient free from diseases. In this way, many patients are limited to select painful
therapies. It also considered both condition of chronic diseases which causes of entire life style.
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The use of CAM in developing nations which are frequently increasing demands. It is likely to
influence of professional through various factors such as spiritual belief, personal reason and
religious. In this way, it will change the attitude and opinion of medical professional has
changed.
2.3 Describe about the psychological effects of complementary therapies.
In context of psychological, complementary therapies play important role which help for
supporting the patient and reduce mental stress, anxiety. It should be integrated with
psychological condition of patient that include the best orthodox treatment to support its
complementary modalities. Sometimes, many patients with disbalance their hormonal which turn
into side effects and also impacts on psychological so as this complementary theory will identify
the symptoms, alongside improve their overall mind level. It provides relaxation and electro-
acupuncture.
The complementary therapies are generally used in chronic diseases treatment which are
both safe and beneficial when they are offering by qualified as well as professionals. It must be
used integrated way to resolve problem of ongoing treatment. The improvement of sleeping
quality which are reported with participation of medical professional. They easily identified the
better therapy to reduce stress level. Sometimes, psychosocial problem arises due to chronic
diseases like breast cancer. It directly effects on the patient in both physically and mentally. In
this way, complementary therapy will support social and psychemotional which recognised as
being important to recover diseases. It will chance of reduce the hypnosis emotional upset during
breast surgery patients where medical professional offer massage, Aromatherapy for short term
benefits of psychological. In terms of psychological benefits, it will improve the condition of
anxiety, depression and manage overall physical symptoms. It provides some physical and
psychological support which are decreasing pain and anxiety.
2.4 Differentiate between the indication between complementary therapies or orthodox.
Complementary therapy Orthodox treatment
 This type of complementary therapies is
basically used for patients, who are suffering
from chronic diseases.
 This type of treatment is based
on modern medicine which are
desperately short terms of new
ways treat patient.
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 In this approach, there are various drugs easily
available as per research. It should be carried
according to requirement
 The method will take year of
new drug to pass before proper
research analysis. It can be
developed and created by
manufacturer.
 This type of treatment approach is most
effective since it readily available to patients.
 The issues related the drug resistance that may
not be pronounced through more research
conducted.
 For Example: it is based on the natural
treatment to give massage after breast surgery
where patient feels relaxation through pain.
 It will increase the economic
burden for manufacture because
of increasing demand in global
market.
 It has rendered many types of
drugs less effective.
 For Example- Medical
professional is diagnosis the
symptoms of diseases and after
it will give medicine according
to requirement
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TASK 3
3.1 Discuss about to reliability and validity
in terms of authenticate data sources
on the complementary therapy.
Reliability and Validity of data sources of
complementary therapies:
Reliability is mainly considered the degree
of actual results measure by data or
information with the bench marks statistics,
percentage, figures etc. sometimes, it
depends on the validity of particular data
that indicate in both logically and factually
manner (Ligorio and Lyons, 2019). There
are common authenticate address of data on
complementary therapies. It includes
websites, compendia, journals, books and
other databases. In this way, it easily obtains
information other sources like health
professionals, Commercial and practitioners
which supports on the group of charities.
Nowadays, the source of information
quantity and quality has expanding as well
as changing rapidly. It increasingly
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researches on the basis of evidence that
published in different journals. It became
easier for exploring the potential integrating
complementary therapies. The primary
challenges faced by professional where they
are selected one or more information sources
such as website, newsletters and journals. In
this way, it is reliable to use in efficiently
and effectively. It can be identified the
suitable websites, considered as reliable and
effective resource of information on
complementary therapy such as NHS choice,
healthfinder.org and other type of national
centre. In additional, there are available
government website about the
complementary therapies which are reliable.
It also checking the reliability of data as per
need to consult with other professional, who
have an experience on particular subjects.
3.2 Demonstrate the evidence that claims
benefits and advantages of complementary
therapies.
As per finding, it can be identified
the benefits of complementary therapies in
which require for evaluating in treatment
purpose. It might to obtain from other
credible sources such as scientific research,
professionals and other practitioners.
Through evidence, it is conducting the
clinical research for looking most suitable
statistics (Lindley, 2019). It also determined
the nature of evidence by examining
objectives and reasons for referral. It needs
to check the overall patient’s satisfaction
which improve to health condition.
In UK, 40% people use
complementary therapies processes for
purpose of treatment and huge demand in
global marketplace. It offers the best
services which are provided by other
orthodox medicine. In 2007, it has found
that 38% adults and 15% children had used
therapy for treatment during one year. It
revealed that UK citizen spending $30.3
Billion on the therapy practices and their
products. There are different NHS
investigators has found that acupuncture
process helps to reduce the pain and
integrated with osteoarthritis. It has
demonstrated that acupuncture process
provide relief from nausea and vomiting. It
also shows the possible effects on body.
In another survey, it has found that
the use of mindfulness-based process to
reduce stress level of human. It is also
beneficial for cancer treatment where it
improves the overall mood, distress while
physical symptoms which are likely to
improve health conditions.
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3.3 Recommendation as per evidence that
collected for basic usage of therapy
within users’ group in terms of health
care services.
It has been many years since people
start to use complementary therapy for
treatment and also know about their
effectiveness. It can be determined as per
evidence to collect information about the use
of therapies and target potential consumer.
There are lot of advantages, which may
practice by consulting medical professional
by using predictable medicine.
The complementary procedures such
as Osteopathy and aromatherapy which are
highly recommendations for an effective
elder patient (Ozsavci and et.al., 2019). it
also targeted the elder group of people to
provide better quality of medical services.
Aromatherapy is the most effective therapy
that especially use oil of natural plants for
treatment of problems such as depression
and dementia. In this way, it has
recommended to use therapy for improving
health problems. In elders, it is one of
common problem occurs related movement
and their muscles, which require to provide
relaxation through Aromatherapy treatment.
SO, it is strongly recommended to go
through Aromatherapy and take more
benefits life styles.
D1 It has been justified that Validity and
reliability of information sources required
for identifying correct information. It helps
for providing better treatment facilities to
patient.
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TASK 4
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4.1 Discuss about the effectiveness of current
regulation system that can use in
complementary therapies.
In UK, the current regulation system is
effectiveness because general regulatory council
to make policies on complementary therapies
which act as important part of medical
organization. the Different type of therapies are
considered the own national bodies to control
standards and practices (Wani and Siddiqui,
2019). Along with identify the osteopathic and
acupuncture therapies that try to see regulatory
bodies in UK. It also reported that
complementary therapies are becoming more
widely used in past decade, but various
practitioners are largely unregulated. In this way,
it has established the legal policies in terms of
healthcare professions where they don’t claim to
register medical practitioners.
The council perform different role
through legal policies which providing the better
quality of services and consider professional
education on the practices. It also registered to
make proper regulating standards related health
and safety. On the other hand, Code of
professional conducted by government to
perform activities and members of acupuncturist
set up standards to give benefits regarding
treatment. Code of professional is considered in
current regulation system. the advantage is to
build the public trust where enhance the business
4.2 Recommendation and supported that how it
will improve the regulatory system with the
use of complementary therapies.
In 2007, there are 10% population use
complementary therapies as compare with
Canada 20% and 76% in Singapore. Many
countries have an integral part of complementary
therapy which help for improve health condition
of people. they also focused on the traditional
medicine system to reduce pain. On the other
hand, India is country where 70% population trust
on the traditional medicine for primary care. The
percentage of population used by complementary
therapies which are smaller to compare with other
regions. In order to stop practices, who are doing
work without any qualification. It has
recommended to develop national policies and
procedures which including appropriate rules and
regulation, legislation etc.
In context of education, it provides
training and licensing of complementary therapies
and enables many therapists to do work as per
standards. It is the better ways to improve health
and cure diseases in future (Abrahão and et.al.,
2019). In this way, it strongly recommends to
each therapy follows regulatory bodies and adopt
the clearer regulation mechanism. It is helping of
patients that will be secured and practitioners
perform their job by using standards. In this way,
it easily minimizes the risk for making legalise
policies and procedures.
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