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Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Dayani Center and Integrative Health- Tues. July 28th
1. What did you enjoy most about the sessions?
2. Do you think it is hard to combine Complementary & Alternative Medicine with Western Medicine when taking care of patients? Why or why not?
The best thing about the sessions was absolutely getting the acupunture! I volunteered because I had always been curious what it's all about. Second best thing was the water aerobics. Who knew it could be such a workout? I don't think the actual combining of the two types of medecine is difficult. In my opinion, many people (if given the chance) would love to integrate the two. However, the cost of the Alternative Medicine is so high and not covered by insurance, many people probably run into problems paying for it.
I really enjoyed the yoga. That was a very interresting experience for me to really "become more in touch with myself" if you will. It was a neat experience to become almost hypersensitive to what I was feeling and thinking. It was a very controlled and soothing environment and very comfortable--I really enjoyed it. I think, as Sarah said, that it would not be difficult combining the two, infact they could balance each other out greatly--but I think many people are wary of the cost and also there may be a battle of wills enitially between Western Med and Alternative Med, for both believe that they can offer what is more beneficial to the patient--there may be problems at first there...
I thoroughly enjoyed the aquatic therapy session at the Dayani center. For a patient who has been immobilized due to disease or surgery, the pool can be an effective tool for training. Alternative Medicines such as yoga and acupuncture are usually the backup treatments for patients who are struggling to find a cure with traditional medicine. These forms of alternative medicine take a more wholistic appproach to curing the patient.
1. due to shadowing opportunities, i only participated in the water aerobics activity in the afternoon. i had only heard of, never participated in, water therapy sessions, and while i was expecting the experience to be rather drab, i found the opposite to be true.
2. i think that the two branches go hand-in-hand with one another. while the traditional field of medicine is crucial in fixing patients, complementary medicine works to educate the patients after their procedure, helping them adopt a new lifestyle so that they may lead a healthier lifestlyle, and hopefully prevent future crises from taking place.
I enjoyed both sessions a lot. I especially liked the yoga- it was sooo relaxing! I can understand how that can be helpful to someone with chronic pain and I see how important activities like yoga are to the overall health of a patient. I think that it shouldn't be that hard to combine both Western and Alternative Medicine when taking care of patients, because while Western Medicine deals mainly with what is biologically happening to the patient, alternative medicine takes care of the mind, spirit, and can continue with physical therapy.
I was really unsure of what to expect with yoga because it had always carried the stigma of a more feminine exercise or maybe cheesy but it was really really relaxing. I felt more comfortable, relaxed, and both muscularly and mentally loose yet controlled.
I find it at many points difficult to combine complementary and alternative medicines because they approach health in two different ways. As the doctor mentioned today, he feels we will be moving toward a more wholistic and general approach to wholistic health and most other doctors would argue that we should simply target the specific ailments. In this sense mainly, the ideas differ. Also, many complementary doctors would argue that their medicine is supportable with more studies and science over the less explainable phenomena of alternative medicinal practices such as accupunture. Although it has been used for many years and effective for extensive periods, it is more spiritual and mythical almost compared to the more predictable and controllable security of modern medicine.
I really enjoyed both the yoga and the water aerobics, but I definitely preferred the yoga. I have always liked yoga and I thought it was cool to experience it in a medical environment. The water aerobics was a lot more difficult than I expected!
I think it is definitely hard to combine Western and Eastern medicines, mainly because they both take a different approach towards healing. Western medicine targets specific areas whereas Eastern medicine takes into account the body, mind, and spirit as one whole.
I thoroughly enjoyed both the yoga and the water aerobics, the latter being a new experience for me, but probably yoga the most. I always love the deep relaxation that comes after the session. I think it would be hard to combine alternative and western medicine in some cases, for, depending on one's background and the traditional medical care one has received, I assume it is common for patients to take the opposite type of medicine for granted or to view it as questionable.
I really like actually going out into the centers to try out the different types of alternative medicines, rather than just learning about them through a lecture. This was the most active day for me, and actually one of my favorites. I was really glad I got to try yoga, because I'd never had the opportunity to do it before, and I got a 55 minute session - for free!
I don't think it's difficult at all to combine the two because while one heals patients biologically and with chemistry, the other heals the patient's mentality and chronic pains that medication in itself cannot get rid of. Together, they could pick up the others' slack.
I really enjoyed the yoga! It was so relaxing and actually pretty fun! The water aerobics was also very fun and surprisingly strenuous. I don't think that actually combining the two is hard, but convincing people the procedures will work would be harder.
I really enjoyed the yoga session a lot, especially since I had a knot in my back. I can't say it fixed it, but it definitely made it better for a few hours and it relaxed my body for the whole day. It was definitely worthwhile. The water aerobics was pretty fun too, but the water was slightly too warm in my opinion.
My favorite part was definitely the water aerobics. I never knew doing water aerobics can be so tiring. Our instructor really worked hard to get our blood flowing in the water. Just as Sarah said, the combining of the two medicine would actually be more beneficial for patients with complications of their heart, liver, etc. However, the cost of the alternative health care is very high, so many of the patients do not consider alternative health care
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The best thing about the sessions was absolutely getting the acupunture! I volunteered because I had always been curious what it's all about. Second best thing was the water aerobics. Who knew it could be such a workout?
I don't think the actual combining of the two types of medecine is difficult. In my opinion, many people (if given the chance) would love to integrate the two. However, the cost of the Alternative Medicine is so high and not covered by insurance, many people probably run into problems paying for it.
I really enjoyed the yoga. That was a very interresting experience for me to really "become more in touch with myself" if you will. It was a neat experience to become almost hypersensitive to what I was feeling and thinking. It was a very controlled and soothing environment and very comfortable--I really enjoyed it.
I think, as Sarah said, that it would not be difficult combining the two, infact they could balance each other out greatly--but I think many people are wary of the cost and also there may be a battle of wills enitially between Western Med and Alternative Med, for both believe that they can offer what is more beneficial to the patient--there may be problems at first there...
I thoroughly enjoyed the aquatic therapy session at the Dayani center. For a patient who has been immobilized due to disease or surgery, the pool can be an effective tool for training. Alternative Medicines such as yoga and acupuncture are usually the backup treatments for patients who are struggling to find a cure with traditional medicine. These forms of alternative medicine take a more wholistic appproach to curing the patient.
1. due to shadowing opportunities, i only participated in the water aerobics activity in the afternoon. i had only heard of, never participated in, water therapy sessions, and while i was expecting the experience to be rather drab, i found the opposite to be true.
2. i think that the two branches go hand-in-hand with one another. while the traditional field of medicine is crucial in fixing patients, complementary medicine works to educate the patients after their procedure, helping them adopt a new lifestyle so that they may lead a healthier lifestlyle, and hopefully prevent future crises from taking place.
I enjoyed both sessions a lot. I especially liked the yoga- it was sooo relaxing! I can understand how that can be helpful to someone with chronic pain and I see how important activities like yoga are to the overall health of a patient.
I think that it shouldn't be that hard to combine both Western and Alternative Medicine when taking care of patients, because while Western Medicine deals mainly with what is biologically happening to the patient, alternative medicine takes care of the mind, spirit, and can continue with physical therapy.
I was really unsure of what to expect with yoga because it had always carried the stigma of a more feminine exercise or maybe cheesy but it was really really relaxing. I felt more comfortable, relaxed, and both muscularly and mentally loose yet controlled.
I find it at many points difficult to combine complementary and alternative medicines because they approach health in two different ways. As the doctor mentioned today, he feels we will be moving toward a more wholistic and general approach to wholistic health and most other doctors would argue that we should simply target the specific ailments. In this sense mainly, the ideas differ. Also, many complementary doctors would argue that their medicine is supportable with more studies and science over the less explainable phenomena of alternative medicinal practices such as accupunture. Although it has been used for many years and effective for extensive periods, it is more spiritual and mythical almost compared to the more predictable and controllable security of modern medicine.
I really enjoyed both the yoga and the water aerobics, but I definitely preferred the yoga. I have always liked yoga and I thought it was cool to experience it in a medical environment. The water aerobics was a lot more difficult than I expected!
I think it is definitely hard to combine Western and Eastern medicines, mainly because they both take a different approach towards healing. Western medicine targets specific areas whereas Eastern medicine takes into account the body, mind, and spirit as one whole.
I thoroughly enjoyed both the yoga and the water aerobics, the latter being a new experience for me, but probably yoga the most. I always love the deep relaxation that comes after the session.
I think it would be hard to combine alternative and western medicine in some cases, for, depending on one's background and the traditional medical care one has received, I assume it is common for patients to take the opposite type of medicine for granted or to view it as questionable.
I really like actually going out into the centers to try out the different types of alternative medicines, rather than just learning about them through a lecture. This was the most active day for me, and actually one of my favorites. I was really glad I got to try yoga, because I'd never had the opportunity to do it before, and I got a 55 minute session - for free!
I don't think it's difficult at all to combine the two because while one heals patients biologically and with chemistry, the other heals the patient's mentality and chronic pains that medication in itself cannot get rid of. Together, they could pick up the others' slack.
I really enjoyed the yoga! It was so relaxing and actually pretty fun! The water aerobics was also very fun and surprisingly strenuous. I don't think that actually combining the two is hard, but convincing people the procedures will work would be harder.
I really enjoyed the yoga session a lot, especially since I had a knot in my back. I can't say it fixed it, but it definitely made it better for a few hours and it relaxed my body for the whole day. It was definitely worthwhile. The water aerobics was pretty fun too, but the water was slightly too warm in my opinion.
My favorite part was definitely the water aerobics. I never knew doing water aerobics can be so tiring. Our instructor really worked hard to get our blood flowing in the water. Just as Sarah said, the combining of the two medicine would actually be more beneficial for patients with complications of their heart, liver, etc. However, the cost of the alternative health care is very high, so many of the patients do not consider alternative health care
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