In the present US‚ if you want care or therapy for a sickness or disease you still have 1 of 2 choices to pursue and that is conventional or alternative therapy. The primary important factor to weigh is to recognize the differences between the two. Conventional medicine has some pros and cons. It offers the finest medicine in surgeries or trauma care but in the treatment of immune associated conditions it relies deeply on prescribing drugs and recommending invasive medical procedures. Conventional
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While both laser therapy and scaling and root planing are both effective treatment methods for periodontal disease‚ scaling and root planing is used as a traditional method also called a deep cleaning while laser therapy is used as a relatively new alternative therapy. Both methods are usually used for patients who have periodontal disease with gingival pocket depths over 4mm. Though scaling and root planing has been the conventional treatment in the past‚ since 2008 laser therapy has doubled in
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At this site I observed an Occupational therapist. A new role I learned about occupational therapy was preparing the family in their transition home. Before this rotation I knew that OT’s specialized in ADL’s‚ but I assumed that it was the social worker’s responsibility for their transition home. During my observations‚ the OT discussed with a family their living situation. This included one or two story home‚ tub or bath‚ bed size‚ hallway width and a lot more. After this experience I want to learn
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Occupational therapists and teachers both help people on a daily basis. Occupational therapy is closely linked to speech/ language therapy and are essential to excelling in school. Occupational therapy helps people develop life skills‚ builds fine motor skills‚ and gives the worker a flexible schedule. Occupational therapy helps kids develop life skills. Although people say school does too‚ OT’s help with different skills. Occupational therapists mainly help kids with disabilities. They help with
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Animal-assisted therapy sprouted from the idea and initial belief in the supernatural powers of animals and animal spirits. First appearing in the groupings of early hunter gatherer societies. In modern times Animals are seen as "agents of socialization" and as providers of "social support and relaxation." [5] Though animal assisted therapy is believed to have began in these early human periods it is undocumented and based on speculation. The earliest reported use of AAT for the mentally ill took
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Physical therapy has a very negative connotation maybe because of the requirement of exercise‚ that not many people like to do‚ or the amount of pain that can go along with it. In spite of the connotation it is a very positive necessity in life. Everybody’s goal when they start physical therapy is to get back in the same shape they were before the injury or better. It is treatment that can be really beneficial in the long run. As you get older so many things start to get tighter or ache‚ but if
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Animal Assisted Therapy Rachel Ann Rodriguez Candidate Number: 00243-014 May 2012 Word Count: 3636 Abstract Animal Assisted Therapy‚ a type of therapy that involves the use of different animals with specific characteristics‚ can be a natural aid in a patient’s treatment‚ as this approach successfully addresses a variety of physical‚ emotional‚ and psychological illnesses. Drug treatments and other means of healing are effective; however‚ they often have negative effects on the patient’s
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TestEdge Program The TestEdge Program is designed to help elementary and high school students self-regulate their emotional and physiological responses to challenging and stressful situations‚ including school tests. The 12-week program‚ based on research on test anxiety‚ emotional anxiety‚ and social and emotional learning‚ is composed of 12-15 lessons‚ depending on the participants’ grade level‚ which last about 20 minutes each and are taught twice weekly by a classroom teacher (although different
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Physical therapy is a necessary part of the recovery process for many injured senior citizens. This becomes a reality for many folk after they suffer a fall. But therapy can do wonders for a recovering senior citizen. This does not mean that physical therapy is easy. No‚ in fact‚ physical therapy can be a painful and arduous task. If you have an elderly relative undergoing physical therapy‚ there are some things to be mindful of. For one‚ an in home caregiver can be quite a help. If this caregiver
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Conclusion Cooper and Lesser (2014) emphasized that the narrative therapy‚ as a post-structural theoretical model‚ explains how life stories are “shaped by the dominant cultural‚ are performed by us and live through us‚ and have abilities to both restrain and liberate our lives” (p. 157). | I first became familiar with narrative therapy model when I was a graduate student in Poland‚ majoring in Polish literature and education. This models still fascinates me and‚ I find it particularly useful with
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