Complementary Medicine

• Complementary Medicine - Practices or systems of health care which are supplemental to allopathic medicine
• Three types:

  • Mind-body Therapies
  • Hands-on Therapies
  • Energy Therapies
• Energy Therapies:

  • Acupressure - (Traditional Chinese Touch Therapy) Finger pressure applied to specific points of the body to restore Qi
  • Acupuncture - (Traditional Chinese Touch Therapy) Needles inserted into specific body points
  • Qi Gang - Breathing, Movement, & Breathing to improve flow of Qi
• Mind-Body Therapies:

  • Biofeedback - Patients taught to control the muscle tension