An Evaluation of Complementary Therapies in Healthcare Practices

This report delves into the realm of complementary therapies, elucidating their significance in conjunction with orthodox treatments within healthcare settings. It meticulously explores various physical methods applicable to musculoskeletal and metabolic treatments, highlighting the benefits of therapies like massage in improving overall metabolic conditions. The report further examines lifestyle regulative therapies for cardio-respiratory needs and movement therapies for musculoskeletal restoration. Psychological aspects are addressed through counseling, alongside a discussion of physically mediated therapies such as acupuncture and aromatherapy. The attitudes towards complementary therapies are evaluated, noting the shift in public perception and the increasing acceptance within the medical field. The report also analyzes the psychological effects of these therapies, emphasizing their role in reducing mental stress and anxiety, improving sleep quality, and supporting psychosocial well-being, especially for patients with chronic diseases. A detailed comparison between complementary and orthodox treatments is presented, contrasting their indications and approaches. The conclusion summarizes the key findings, emphasizing the role of complementary therapies in managing various chronic diseases and improving patient health outcomes. References include relevant studies on the subject.

TASK 2

2.1 Discuss about the role complementary therapies in relation to orthodox treatments
 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.

Cont.
 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.

Psychologically mediated
 Counselling is a type of method that provide facilities and services to patient
regarding awareness about the diseases and their symptoms. It easier for patient
to self-evaluation which identify the problem and issues.

 Acupuncture: it is based on traditional form of Chinese medicine where some people face
the problem of breast cancer so that the processes will help to improve their health sickness
and reduce pain. For Example- people is to remove all sickness due to chronic diseases.
 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. For Example- People will improve
wellbeing and boost the immune system of people, who are having problem of sleeping.
Physically mediated

2.2 Evaluate the attitudes in general towards complimentary therapies.
 The attitude of general public would be changed in regards to use of complementary medicine or
therapies for patient treatment. In fact, it increasingly used around the medical field and many
patients prefer to use this type of therapies for purpose of treatment.
 It needed to knowledge and awareness about the CAM therapies among people which will enable
to select the best medicine of orthodox treatment.
 In terms of orthodox, many people aware about the orthodox medicine and trust on the medical
scene but most of cases, people know about everything but they want to take complementary
therapies for treatment.

Cont.
 As per analysis, it has found there are large number of medical students will have proper
knowledge and positive opinion towards complimentary therapies.
 By using research, it has identified that assumption of medical office change, they are becoming
decided to extent the behaviour towards alternative medicine like therapies.
 The motivations of orthodox treatment are important by using different method which improve
the diseases of patient. It can decrease gain between patients’ expectation about the pain
therapy. It also considered both condition of chronic diseases which causes of entire life style.

Cont.
 The use of CAM in developing nations which are frequently increasing demands. It 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.

Cont.
 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.

Cont.
 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.

Cont.
 For Example- Psychotherapy is the best approach that help for patient to reduce
stress level. This type of complimentary therapy applicable in psychological
because it directly affects on the human mental condition. In this way, it has
required to improve their mental disorder by counselling.

2.4 compare and contrast the indication between complementary therapies and
orthodox.
Complementary therapies 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.
 In this approach, there are various drugs easily
available as per research. It should be carried
according to requirement.
 Complementary therapy applicable for people who
are faced problem diseases and at starting point of
symptoms.
 The method will take year of new drug to pass before
proper research analysis. It can be developed and
created by manufacturer.
 Orthodox treatment applicable after complementary
therapies where hope of patient lose only based on
medicine treatment.

Cont.
 This type of treatment approach is most
effective since it readily available to patients.
 It will increase the economic burden for
manufacture because of increasing demand in
global market.
 The issues related the drug resistance that may
not be pronounced through more research
conducted.
 It has rendered many types of drugs less effective.
 For Example: it is based on the natural
treatment to give massage after breast surgery
where patient feels relaxation through pain.
 For Example- Medical professional is diagnosis
the symptoms of diseases and after it will give
medicine according to requirement.

Cont.
 Pregnant women should not go for massage so medical expert give advised to take
orthodox medical treatment while taking sleeping tablet. They will make them sleep long
time due to complementary therapies and sleeping tablet does not have same effects
because orthodox treatment attack on directly diseases whereas complementary therapies
help to reduce pain and anxiety in body.

CONCLUSION
 It has summarized about the role complementary therapies in relation to orthodox treatments
and also evaluating the specific attribute of complimentary therapies which improved the health
condition of patient. It can be determined that there are various type of chronic diseases
controlled by therapies. Furthermore, it also analysed the psychological effects of
complementary therapies that compare with the orthodox treatment.

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