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Discuss three possible complications of Complementary and Alternative Therapies in the old adult. Use specific examples.
The three possible complications of complementary and
alternative therapies in older adults are -
1)The use of herbal medicines with unknown toxic compounds, may
result in adverse effects of herbs and herbs-drug , or herb-herb
interaction eg. higher risk of seniors of developing serotonin
syndrome when taking herbal antidepressants SJW in which symptoms
similar to an infection can lead to mistreatment.
2)use of chiropractic therapies , where older bones are brittle and
can fracture under stress.
3)with alternative treatment for cancer the delay in mainstream treatment can allow the cancer to grow and spread to other parts of the body .