DR.

VITTHALRAO VIKHE PATIL FOUNDATION’S COLLEGE OF NURSING

AHMEDNAGAR

PRACTICE TEACHING
ON
ALTERNATIVE SYSTEM OF MEDICINE

SUBMITTED TO: SUBMITTED BY:

MR.AMOL SHELKE MR.DINESH MAGAR
ASSI.PROFESSOR 1st YEAR MSC NURSING
Dr.V. V.P.F’S.CON Dr.V. V.P.F’S.CON
AHMEDNAGAR AHMEDNAGAR
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SUBJECT: Community health nursing
TOPIC: Alternative system of medicine
DURATION: 45 min.
METHOD OF TEACHING: Lecture cum discussion

GENERAL OBJECTIVE:
At the end of practice teaching student will be able to gain knowledge about Alternative system of medicine
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE: : At the end of practice teaching student will be able to gain knowledge about Alternative
system of medicine.

1. Introduction of alternative system of medicine

2. Definition of alternative system of medicine.
3. Explain in brief about different categories of alternative medicine
4. Elaborate the difference between conventional, alternative and complementary medicine
5. Discuss the role of nurse in alternative system of medicines.
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1. 5min Introduction of INTRODUCTION OF ALTERNATIVE Lecture cum Black Student will able
alternative system SYSTEM OF MEDICINE: discussion board to introduce the
of medicine topic
Alternative medicine includes therapies and
health care practices not widely taught in
most medical schools; however, many such
practices are popular, and some are used in
hospital.

Patients are most likely to seek alternative

medicine for conditions such as chronic low
backpain, stress, migraine headaches,
menopausal symptoms, cancer and arthritis.

Complementary and alternative

medicines(CAM) includes various healing
process and therapies that originate from
around that are not based on conventional
western medicines , these therapies are called
alternative medicines when they are used
alone and complimentary medicine when they
are used with conventional medicine.
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2. 10 min Definition of Teacher define the Leaflets Student
alternative system alternative system understand the
of medicine DEEFINITION: if medicine definition of
alternative
Interventions that differ from the traditional or system of
conventional biomedical treatment of disease. medicine
Alternative refers to an intervention that is
used instead of conventional treatment.

There are so many alternative ways of

treatment in whole world other than allopathy
which serve humanity for curing diseases and
ailments that comes under the alternative
system of healthcare.

TERMINOLOGIES:

1. HOLISM:
The idea that the whole of the sick person
including their body , mind and way of life,
should be considered when treating them, and
not the just the symptom of the diseases
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2. HUMANISM:

A system of thought that considers the

solving of human problems with the help of
religious beliefs, it emphasizes he fact that
basic nature of human is good.

3. BALANCE :
A Situation in which different things exist in
equal , correct or good amount.

4. ENERGY :
The ability to put effort and enthusiasm into
an activity , work etc.

5. HEALING :
The process of returning to normal function
after a period of disease or injury.
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3. 20min Explain the Teacher explain LCD Student able to
different CATEGORIES OF ALTERNATIVE the different projector explain the
categories of MEDICINE: categories of and charts different
alternative alternative system categories of
medicine There are five categories of alternative of medicine alternative
medicine as follows…. medicine

1. Alternative medical systems:

 Ayurveda
 Siddha
 Homeopathy
 Naturopathy
 Unani and Tibbi
2. Manipulative and body based
 Chiropractic
 Tai chi
 Osteopathy
3. Mind and body interventions
 Meditation
 Relaxation
 Yoga
 Imagery
 Hypnosis
 Biofeedback
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4. Biological based treatment

 Herbal medicine
 Nutritional therapy
5. Energy based therapy
 Massage therapy
 Reflexology
 Hand mediated bio field
therapies

1. ALTERNATIVE MEDICAL
SYSTEM;

 AYURVEDA:

o Ayurveda is a system of traditional

medicine native to the Indian
subcontinent originated >5000yrs ago
and practiced in the other parts of the
world as a form of alternative
medicine.
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o In Sanskrit , word ayurveda consists of

the word ayes meaning life and veda
meaning related to knowledge or
science. The aim is to remove the cause
of disorders, prevent illness and
harmonize body, mind
and consciousness.
o Its focus is on the balance of mind,
body and spirit. Intervention used
include diet, medicinal herbs,
detoxification, breathing exercise,
meditation and yoga. Ayurveda stresses
the use of plant based medicine and
treatment like cardamom and
cinnamon.
o Ayurveda empowers the individual to
take control of their own health and
wellbeing. For example terminalia
arjuna is useful in alleviating pain of
angina pectoris and treating heart
failure and coronary artery diseases,
hypercholesterolemia
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o Black pepper and long pepper are

combined with ginger to form the
traditional trikatu mixture in Ayurveda.
This mixture increases appetite,
promotes the secretion of digestive
juices, and cures certain gastric
disorders particularly achlorhydria, and
hypochlorhydria.

 SIDDHA:
o The siddha is a form of south Indian
tamil traditional medicine, the system
is believed to be developed by the 9
nath and 84 siddhas in the north and 18
siddhas in the south called siddhar.
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o The factors, which assumed to affect

this equilibrium are environment,
climatic conditions, diet, physical
activities, and stress.
o According to siddha medicine system,
diet and lifestyle play a major role not
only in health but also in curing disease

 HOMEOPATHY:
o According to homeopathy, a
substance that causes the symptoms
of a disease in healthy people will
cure similar symptoms in sick
people
o Remedies used in homeopathy are
derived from naturally occurring
substances such as plant extracts and
minerals.
o The remedies are prepared by
repeatedly diluting a chosen
substance in alcohol or distilled
water, followed by forceful striking on
an elastic body, called succession.
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 NATUROPATHY:

It is a system of therapy based on preventive

care, and on the use of heat, water, light, air,
and massage as primary therapies for disease.

 UNANI AND TIBBI:

As an alternative form of medicine, unani has

found favour in Asia, especially India. In
India these unani practitioners can practice as
a qualified doctors, as the Indian government
approves their practice. Unani medicine is
very
close to Ayurveda, both are based on the
theory of the presence of the elements (in
unani they considered to be fire, water, earth
and air) in the human body. According to
followers of unani medicine, these elements
are present in different fluids and their balance
leads to health and their imbalance leads to
illness
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2. MANIPULATIVE AND BODY

BASED METHODS:

 OSTEOPATHY:

Osteopathic medicine focuses on the

relationship between function and structure of
the body as well as its innate ability to heal
itself. Frontier physician Andrew Taylor 's
techniques relied on manipulation of joints
and to diagnose and treat illness, and he called
his practices osteopath.

 TAI CHI:
It has recently been considered as an
alternative method for lowering the blood
pressure levels It involves a series of slow,
meditative body movements that were
originally designed for self-defense and to
promote inner peace and calm
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BENEFITS OF TAI CHI:

 It delay aging and prolong life,

 increase flexibility, strengthen
muscles and
 tendons, and aid in the treatment
of heart
 diseases , high blood pressure
 Arthritis
 Skin diseases,
 Depression, anxiety. Anger,
frustration
 Cancer and many other
illnesses.

3. MIND AND BODY

INTERVENTIONS:

These interventions are intended to use

mind capacity to affect bodily function.
Leading mind body techniques are
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 MEDITATION:

o by itself is focused attention to achieve

relaxation and calmness. In meditation,
people regulate their attention or
systematically focus on particular
aspects of inner or outer experience.
o Meditation usually involves sitting or
resting quietly, often with the eyes
closed. Sometimes it involves the
repetitive sounding of a phrase (a
mantra) meant to help the person focus.

 RELAXATION:

o Relaxation techniques are practices

specifically designed to relieve tension
and strain. The specific technique may
be aimed at reducing activity of the
nerves that control the stress response
(sympathetic nervous system),
lowering blood pressure, easing muscle
tension, slowing metabolic processes,
or altering brain wave activity
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 Basic elements of relaxation

techniques :-
• A quiet environment
• A comfortable position
• Focused attention
• A passive attitude, practice

 YOGA:

 Yoga is one of the most helpful and

healthy forms of experience to manage
the influence of thinking by turning
psychological and physical force into
spiritual energy. Its daily practice is
often seen as a way of gaining control
over your health.

 OTRHER THERAPY:
 Pet therapy
 Aroma therapy
 Spiritual therapy
 Dance therapy
 Sound therapy
 Vision therapies
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5. 10min Discuss the role Teacher discuss the LCD Student will able
of nurse in ROLE OF NURSE IN ALTERNATIVE role of nurse in projector to understand the
alternative SYSTEM OF MEDICINE: alternative system role of nurse in
system of of medicine alternative
medicines. system of
1. Nurse must be aware and sensitive to medicine
patients interpretation about health,
illness, promotion and prevention
aspects.
2. Unique health practices and beliefs
must be identifies and respected.
3. Nurse need to knowledgeable about
cultural beliefs and alternative
practices.
4. Deliver effective individualized
holistic care.
5. Nurse need to be knowledgeably about
CATs and their complications,
contraindication, potential benefit and
adverse effect.
6. Use of special prayers, special food are
integrated into the plan of care
wherever possible.
7. Success may be small but their
cumulative effect can be powerful.
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8. Suggest to the patients to keep a daily

log of therapy used and document
symptom improvement and side effects
9. Help patients explore CAT therapies
that are suitable for them

ASSIGNMENT:

LONG ANSWER QUESTION:

Define alternative system of

medicine and explain in detail about the
different categories of alternative system of
medicine
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CONCLUSION:

At the end of classroom teaching group gain

in-depth knowledge about Alternative system
of medicine and they will apply this
knowledge in professional practice.

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

1. “Swarnkar Keshav, textbook of

community health nursing , 4th edition,
N.R.Brothers publication, .

2. “Park. K, a textbook of preventive and

social medicine, twenty second edition,
Bhannot Publication.

3. B.k mahajan And M.C Guptha, text

Book of preventive and social
Medicine, 2nd edition, jaypee

4. B T Basavanthappa. COMMUNITY
HEALTH NURSING. 5TH Edition.
Reprint 2005. Jaypee Publishers.