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Is there consensus in the scientific community as to which therapies should and should not be considered unconventional?
no
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What type of therapy is defined as the lack of inclusion in medical schools or availaibility in US hospitals?
Unconventional therapy
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What is the perception among clinicians and in the popular press about unconventional therapies?
They represent a rejection of, and challenge to, the mainstream medical system.
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What is the use of unconventional therapies as a substitute for conventional medical treatments?
Alternative medicine
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What is the use of unconventional therapies in conjunction with conventional medical treatments?
Complementary medicine
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What do the majority of individuals who are using unconventional therapies as a substitute for conventional medical treatments report?
How do theses individuals see the use of unconventional treatmenets?
- Dissatisfaction with mainstream medicine
- They see it as a way to reject, and challenge, the mainstream medical establishment.
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How do the majority of unconventional medicine users in the US report using complementary medicine therapies?
- Using such therapies in conjunction with conventional medical treatments
- Using unconventional therapies mainly to augment their medical care
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In the US, how are unconventional therapies delivered?
- 1. self-administered (dietary supplements)
- 2. practitioner-based (chiropractic or acupuncture)
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What are the top 10 reasons why patients seek C/A health care?
- 1. failure of conventional medicine
- 2. adverse effects of conventional medicine
- 3. communication problems w/ conventional physicians
- 4. cost of conventional medicine
- 5. personal control over treatment
- 6. experiences of others with CAM
- 7. appreciation of philosophy, practice & success of CAM
- 8. natural remedies/treatments (safe!)
- 9. accessibility of CAM
- 10. freedom of choice in health care
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According to National Center for Health Statistics & CDC, how many adults in the US are using some type of CAM?
4 out of 10 adults
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In the adult population, CAM use is more prevalent among who?
- women
- caucasians
- adults aged 30-69
- adults w/ higher levels of education
- adults who are not poor
- adults living in the West
- former smokers
- adults who have been hospitalized in the preceding year
- adults who are unable to afford conventional medical care
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In adults, CAM is used most often to treat which conditions?
- musculoskeletal problems
- cholesterol problems
- head or chest colds
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In the children population, how many are given some type of CAM therapy?
about 1 in 9 children
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In the children population, CAM is more likely to be used among who?
- girls
- adolescents aged 12-17 years
- caucasians
- children of educated parents
- children with health conditions
- children of parents who use CAM
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What are children using CAM most often to treat?
- musculoskeletal problems (back or neck pain)
- head or chest colds
- anxiety or stress
- ADHD/ADD
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What are the top 4 therapeutic modalities of CAM?
- chiropractic
- acupuncture
- homeopathy
- herbal medicine
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What is the largest, most regulated, and best recognized of the health care professions?
chiropractic
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Which practice is the most widely disseminated indigenous US system of healing?
chiropractic
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What is the core clinical procedure in chiropractic health care and practice?
spinal manipulation (adjustment)
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When did the chiropractic profession originate in the US?
1895
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Chiropractic theory is ____(1)_____ and the profession is considered an _____(2)_____ form of medical care.
- 1. controversial
- 2. unconventional
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