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When caring for Taoist’s patients, the most important thing to remember is their need to restore balance. For them, this may not be achieved through traditional medical practice; however, this does not mean that we should do nothing. Taoists do not believe in artificial or arbitrary healing. Healing must be natural and spontaneous (Tai, 2009). If we try to force medical treatments on them, it may in turn do more harm than good and cause great suffering. Taoists see artificial treatment as a source of evil; however, if the treatment follows the flow of Tao, it is regarded as natural and therefore allowed (Tai, 2009). For example, if a Taoist patient is in need of mechanical ventilation to sustain life, it is no longer natural. The only way to natural care for that patient, without disrupting the Tao, is to provide palliative care and ultimately let the

The Chinese culture is rooted around the medical tradition that illness is a state of cacophony clashing with the natural and social environment. This tradition is called systematic correspondence and it sums up the Chinese medical model with a goal of reinstating harmony and balance. Solutions are to return patients to a previously healthy state using herbal medicine, moxibustion, acupuncture and massage therapy. Moxibustion uses dried plant leaves ignited and held close to the skin to bring about the flow of Qi. The terms caring and curing are used interchangeably and represent the unmistakable mandate that the person as a whole is to be cared for, not only the ailment.

Many traditional Native medicines and healing practices were discouraged with the advent of Western medicine, but now there is a movement to return to traditional ways (Zubek, 1994, p. 1924). Modern Western medicine treats the symptoms to cure a diseased state when the body is out of homeostasis. Native American healing traditions do this as well with herbs and plants suited to the purpose. These Native healing traditions also include sacred rituals, chants, and purification rites to help bring the spirit and mind of the afflicted back into balance. In effect, treating the whole person, not only the disease. A blending of these two healing practices could bring about better prognoses for today's patients. The purpose of this paper is

Native American traditional medicine and spiritual healing rituals go back for thousands of years, these traditions often focus on different variations of alternative medicine. This knowledge is passed on throughout generations, many of the tribes learn that by mixing natural plants such as herbs and roots they can make remedies with healing properties. It is believed that being healthy is when people reach a state of harmony not only spiritually, mentally but physically. To be able to overcome the forces that cause illness people must “operate in the context of relationship to four constructs —namely, spirituality (Creator, Mother Earth, Great Father); community (family, clan, tribe/nation); environment (daily life, nature, balance); and self (inner passions and peace, thoughts, and values)” (Portman & Garret, 2006, p.453). In this research paper I am going to show evidence of the tremendous influence that Native American medicine and spiritual healing have over modern medicine in the course of healing

Indigenous individuals have many holistic approaches to healing which includes ceremonies, rituals and herbal remedies to cure their disease or illness. Through this holistic approach, the healer tries to connect the individual’s body to the environment so that they can be cured mentally, physically, emotionally and spiritually. Every indigenous people manages to find the balance within themselves and the nature. The indigenous people practices the non-westernized medicalization, just like the Ayuverdic medicine. It all contains natural ingredients of herbs, where it will be applied on the affected area and used within the ceremony of healing.

Acupuncture has been identified as a “method of preventing, diagnosing, and treating disease by inserting metal needles into the body at designated locations¬—acupuncture points— at various depths and angles” (Armstrong, 1972). This specific type of medical treatment was officially introduced to the United States in the 1800’s by Chinese immigrants, but was not properly recognized as a healing method until 1972. During that year President Nixon had traveled to China, where a local New York Times journalist had been treated with acupuncture to help him cope with the pain he had, after experiencing an emergency appendectomy (Updated Acupuncture Lecture, Slide 7). Even though it took years for acupuncture to become acknowledged in the Unites States,

Different reviews demonstrate that the substantial part of the homeless is living with some type of mental instability or other serious medical issues. Because of the ending of mental institutions, the destitute populace, particularly homeless people with genuine mental illness, has expanded consistently since the 1970s. Psychological problems can essentially influence an individual's capacity to acquire and keep up stable lodging and to profit by social services. Deficiencies in a man's memory, recognition, and judgment, can bring about poor critical thinking and social abilities, and in his/her failure to settle on steady choices. The behaviors take place because of cognitive debilitations and inadvertent, yet they are frequently inadequately comprehended by social service workers and others and are infrequently considered to be difficult to help.

Surprisingly, an article by Kuhl (2015) stated that babies are born to master any language around the world if given a chance. In her research work together with other colleagues, tested American babies from Seattle who were nine-months old, who were divided into three groups. The first group was with babies who had Mandarin Chinese teachers who talked and played with them using toys and books. The second groups were babies who watched Mandarin Chinese, while the others, listened to a radio talking in Mandarin. The last group was the controlled group where in, they were not exposed to see or hear any Mandarin language but, only heard graduate students who speak in English. Nonetheless, these babies were allowed to play with the other groups

Evidence based support for the use of the annotated bibliography as an effective teaching strategy extends beyond the strategy itself into the identification of purpose behind the strategy. As such, research suggests that the annotated bibliography not only increases one’s reading comprehension, but it likewise increases one’s critical thinking skills. Mazella, Heidel and Ke (2011) incorporated the annotated bibliography as the source of data for their study on collaborative teaching as an effective method to merge student reading comprehension and information literacy skills (p. 42). The study subjects not only had to complete two separate annotated bibliographies on three different types of articles, but additionally, they worked in

In the past few decades, numerous critiques of contemporary Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM) have emerged, pointing to the limitations of scientific method in medicine. Critics turn to the Eastern philosophy and Complementary and Alternative Medicines (CAM) in search of a new medical paradigm: holistic or total medicine. Japan, boasting a tradition of over a thousand years of practice of Chinese medicine (known as Kampo or the Chinese method), is no exception. In Japan, the postulate of ‘new medicine’ was formulated by Kampo physicians as early as the late Meiji period, and found its culmination in the publication of Baba Kazumitsu’s Riron to Jissai: Kampo Chiryo Kowa (1937). Contemporary advocates of ‘new medicine’ call primarily for adoption

During the 1950s, “acupuncture techniques were developed and it was first utilized as an anesthetic and analgesic during surgery”(Fishman, 2014, p. 1). It continued to grow after the World Health Organization sponsored acupuncture programs in the 1970s. Physicians and non-physician acupuncturists from around the world traveled to China to participate in these programs. Today, acupuncture is noted as an valuable holistic tool. Nevertheless, “it seems reasonable that cultural traditions play some role in the acceptance or rejection of acupuncture as a medical therapy, but the current data do not support that cultural affiliation alone is the most important variable, and the reasons people use acupuncture seem quite consistent regardless of ethnicity or nationality”(McKenzie, 2011, p.

This paper investigates the practice of coin rubbing, an ancient healing method of therapeutic massage techniques that is deeply rooted from Chinese history. Coin rubbing has been used for centuries in Asia and has been used by millions of people. It is a popular healing technique to relive the common cold, headaches, chronic neck and back pain, and other aliment. However, there has been some controversy regarding coin rubbing as either a cultural health care or child abuse. This paper will explore the culture beliefs on the social components health and illnesses regarding coin rubbing to find out if the traditional healing practice is a cultural health care or a form of child abuse or abuse in general.

In this paper, I will analyze the major sectors of the Chinese culture that influence the use of acupuncture. These sectors include: Social, Cultural, Religious, Economic, Political, and Technological. I will also examine the factors of the global context that influence the use of acupuncture in the United States. Lastly, I will discuss the influence of acupuncture in my own life, specifically relating to my own health care.

The essay gives a synopsis of Chinese culture in terms of life processes, health and illness, Maintaining wellness, causes of illness, traditional way of healing the cure, and the impact of cultural background of health professional during treatment. The context of this essay will highlight the concept of cultural stereotype and its influence on ones health due to the customs and beliefs. In china, a home and folk remedy is a conventional way of treating illness and is preferred over the western medical practices. (Dixon.B, 2009, pp. 4-5). Some orthodox Chinese communities assume that incongruity of qi and yin and yang disturbs the health of people. (Dixon.B, 2009, pp. 4-5). The beliefs can have peculiar or edifying influence on health as

Western medicine has four different areas: clinical, preventive, rehabilitation and general health care. Western and Chinese medicine each has its own strengths in clinical and preventive medicine. However, Chinese medicine has more advantages in rehabilitation and health care. Not all physicians will agree with the practice of Traditional Chinese Medicine or TCM. Even though Chinese medicine is not effective for all illnesses and disease, Chinese medicine should be recognized more around the world because it focuses on holism, maintenance and low-cost therapeutic treatments which will be further discussed in this essay.