Lesson 2: Alternative Medicine
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ALTERNATIVEMEDICINE
COMPLEMENTARYand
ALTERNATIVE
MEDICINE
BIOLOGICALLY-BASED PRACTICES
ENERGY-MEDICINE
MIND-BODY MEDICINE
MANIPULATIVE & BODY-BASED PRACTICE
The use of substances found in nature, such as herbs, foods, and vitamins to strengthen,
heal, and balance the body is considered biologically-based
practice.
CHINESE HERBS
QUIAPO HERBS
Manipulative and body-based practices encompass a system
of therapies that use either manual manipulation or
movement.
Manipulates one or more parts of the body to address
structural imbalances of the bones and joints, the soft
tissues, and the circulatory and lymphatic systems.
REFLEXOLOGY
CHIROPRACTIC
Energy-medicine uses magnetic fields or biofieldsin belief that energy fields
may enter various points in the body.
ACUPUNCTURE
QI GONG
Mind-body medicine uses mental exercises in belief that the brain is central to the health of an individual.
REFLEXOLOGY
CHIROPRACTIC
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8423
Traditional and Alternative Medicine Act of 1997
Provisioned the creation of the Philippine Institute of Traditional
and Alternative Healthcare (PITAHC), which works closely with
the Department of Health.