Question

1. identify and discuss some of the alternative healing practices that Indigenous peoples use. Discuss how the healthcare environment incorporates these into its practices today. How would you utilize these practices in your care for Indigenous Peoples in a hospital?

Answer 1

INTRODUCTION

Indigenous system of medicine is a branch of medicine and and it is denoted as  AYUSH..., A for AYURVEDHA,Y for YOGA ,U for UNANI ,S for SIDDHA,and H for HOMEOPATHY.Indigenous system is a form of natural care and it should be based on some ayurvedic  principles such as;

-AKASHA(ETHER)

  -VAYU(AIR)

-AGNI(FIRE)

-JALA (WATER)

   -PRITHVI(EARTH)

MEANING-Alternative healing practices

-It includes atherapies and health care practices

-It is a one type of natural process using healing approach principles

- It includes natural system of medicines and widely used for CHRONIC BACK PAIN,STRESS,MIGRAINE,HEADACHE,MENOPAUSAL SYMPTOMS,CANCER AND ARTHRITIS

Domains  of alternative medicine practices

-manipulative and body based methods

-mind-body medicines

-alternative medical systems

   -energy therapies

  -biologically based therapies

-healing approach therapy

-traditional therapies

ATERNATIVE HEALTH PRACTICES

-Nowadays we are using natural medical practices more ,some alternative medicalpractices are listed below;

-REGIMENTAL THERAPY

  -PHARMACOTHERAPY

-DIETO-THEARPY

  -HOMEOPATHY

-YOGA

-NATUROPATHY

-HORMONE THERAPY

-CUPPING TEARAPY

-LEECHING THERAPY

1-REGIMENTAL THERAPY

-It includes VENESECTION,DIAPHORESIS,DIURESIS,MASSAGING,CAUTERIZATION,EXERCISE AND TEACHING

-It is a drugless therapies and effective in treating diabetes,high blood pressure,obesity,arthritis,migraine etc

2-PHARMACOTHERAPY

-It uses naturally occuring drugs from animal and mineral origin

-The drugs are used in the form of infusion,powder or syrup

-Used in the treatment of arthritis,jaundice,eczema,sinusitis,bronchial asthma

3-DIETO-THERAPY

-It is a therapy used to to regulate quantity and quality of foods

4-HOMEOPATHY

-It is a natural methods of giving medicines

-Specialized methods of drug therapy curing a natural diseases by administration of drugs

5-YOGA

-It is a natrural practices to co-ordinate mind and the body

-It help to improve social and healthy behaviours

-Yoga practice maintain physical,social,mental,psychological health

-Components of yoga practices are;

-MAINTAINING PHYSICAL POSTURE

-BREATHING EXERCISE

-MEDITATION

-RESTRAINING OF SENSE OF ORGANS

-RESTARAINING EVERY SHERE OF LIFE

6-NATUROPATHY

-One of the drugless therapy

-It includes ,we have to follow some healthy habits like;

-HEALTHY DIETRY PATTERN

-HEALTHY LIFESTYLE PRACTICES

-PHYSICAL EXERCISE

-PERSONAL HYGIENE

-USE OF HYDRO-THERAPY

7-HORMONE THERAPY

-There are four hormonal therapy;

-BLOOD

-PHLEGM

-YELLOW BILE

-BLACK BILE

-The aim of this treatment to reduce imbalance and disturbances of the above FOUR substances

-The imbalances may leads to diseases

8-CUPPING THERAPY

-This is also a drugless procedure

-Using massaging technigues to improve blood circulation

9-LEECHING THERAPY

-Drugless therapy

-Maintaing comfort and improves vein circulations

HOW HEALTH CARE ENVIORNMENT PRACTICES TODAY

-It is common practices across the world

-Complementary health practices

-Have a global picture

-Training and treatment measures are regulated

-Patient can access both conventional and complementary products

-Safety,quality,efficiency are regulated

-Common practices to reduce WEIGHT LOSS,INSOMNIA,COUGH,DIETRY SUPPLEMENTATION etc

-Giving preventive ,curative and promotive acre

UTILIZATION

-Alternative practices we can use in hospital setting

-Uses are listed below;

-builds muscle strength

-better your bone health

-increased blood flow

-protect spine disorders

  -weight loss

  -helps for comfortable sleep

-booster your immune system

  -drops blood pressure

  -stress relief

   -improve personal and social behaviour

  -better circulation of oxygenated blood in the body

-prevent psychosomatic,psychic,and physical disorders

NURSING INTERVENTIONS IN ALTERNATIVE PRACTICES

-mintain pysical health

-assess the leve of the patients

-maintain IPR

-provide calm and quite enviornment

-teaching about health care practices

-teaching about personal hygiene,diet management etc

-assess for current health status and menatal status

  

CONCLUSION

Alternative practices for healing usually depends on some factors such as AGE,SEX,PHYSICAL HEALTH,MENTAL HEALTH,ENVIORNMENT,FAMILY STATUS etc-The principles of alternative thearpy include;

-THE LAW OF DIRECTION OF CARE

-THE LAW OF SINGLE REMEDY

-THE LAW OF MINIMAL DOSE

-THE LAW OF CHRONIC DISESES

' YOU ALWAYS GAIN BY GIVING LOVE'

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