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CAMS Exam 1 With complete solutions latest update
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CAMS Exam 1 With completesolutions latest update
Definition of CAMS
A broad range of healing philosophies approaches, and therapies that
conventional medicine does not commonly use, accept, study, understand or
make available
The boundaries between CAM and conventional medicine are not absolute
Terms used to describe CAMS
Alternative Medicine: used in place of conventional western medicine
Complementary Medicine: used in conjunction with conventional medicine
Integrative Medicine: relationship based care that combines mainstream and
complementary therapies for which there is some high-quality scientific
evidence of safety and effectiveness
Holistic medicine: patient centered care that includes consideration of
biological, psychological, spiritual, social and environmental aspects of health
Other: functional medicine, ecological medicine, good medicine
Domains of CAMS
1. Mind-body medicine
2. Biological-based medicine
3. Manipulative and body based practices
4. Energy medicine
5. Whole medical systems
,Mind-Body Medicine
The mind and body are in constant bidirectional communication
Focuses on using the mind to affect physical functioning and promote health
Beneficial for a broad range of patients with the strongest evidence in anxiety,
depression and additions
1. Relaxation
2. Biofeedback and Neurofeedback
3. EMDR
4. Hypnosis
5. Meditation and Mindfulness
6. Yoga
7. Deep Breathing
8. Guided Imagery
Biologically based Practices
Most Popular form of CAM among adults and children
Adults (fish oil/omega 3s)
Children (echinacea and fish oil)
Nutritional supplements
Herbs
Special Diets: organic, gluten free, casein free, sugar free, atkins, macrobiotic,
ornish
Psychedelics, THC
Manipulative and Body Based Treatments
Focuses primarily on the structures and systems of the body, including the
bones and joints, soft tissues and circulatory and lymphatic systems.
Among top 10 CAM modalities used by adults and children
, 1. Exercise, Massage, Chiropractic, Craniosacral therapy, dance
Energy Medicine
Involve manipulation of various energy fields to affect health.
Energy healing channels healing energy into the person seeking help by
different methods: hands-on, hands-off, and distantly, where the patient and
healer are in different locations
Practices may involve known energy sources, such as electromagnetic fields or
theorized forms of energy, known as biofields, which reflect the concept that
human beings are infused with subtle forms of energy.
1. Reiki, Therapeutic touch, qi gong, tai chi, spirituality:
- prayer, shamanism, past life regression therapy
Therapeutic Touch
Energy Medicine
Developed in 1972 by Dolores Kreiger, an NYU professor of nursing and Dora
Kunz
TT : method of using the hands to direct human energies to help or heal
someone who is ill
Initially taught masters course at NYU and now taught in over 70 nursing and
medical schools and in 90 other countries
Whole Health Systems
Complete systems of theory and practice that have evolved over time in
different cultures and apart from conventional medicine
Includes:
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