Alternative Medical Methods Research Articles

Black Salve (or escharotics). A picture about an unorthodox medical preparation in oncology.

Alternative medicine methods and treatments enjoy great popularity. However, many users fail to recognise the dangers associated with these methods. One of these is called Black Ointment or Black Salve. Oncologists and attending physicians should be aware of alternative medical methods such as these and be in a position to provide appropriate advice, intervention, if necessary, at any time when counselling patients in difficult situations.

THE REVIVAL OF ISLAMIC TRADITIONAL MEDICAL METHOD AMONG MUSLIM SOCIETY DURING PANDEMIC

The Corona Virus Pandemic not only affects the social life of the community but also encourages many Muslim communities to find alternative solutions to maintain the vitality of their bodies. Consuming herbal medicines and conducting some Islamic traditional medical methods are currently back into a social trend because some people believe that the methods can ward off all forms of the disease. The focus of this research is the implementation of traditional Islamic medicine methods in West Java and aims to understand the impact of the use of alternative medical methods in society in depth. This study used a descriptive qualitative method with a field analysis approach using observation and interview techniques to collect the required data. The findings obtained by the author also shows that the use of herbal medicine and traditional Islamic healing methods can have a big impact on beliefs related to the function of religion in protecting people in the world and the hereafter and they also have the belief that the activities they do increase their immune system. This is because the theological conception of religious-based medicine is increasing being preached by many religious figures and medical personnel

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Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social will and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity” (WHO, 1946). According to this World Health Organization definition, health means general well-being. The increasing prevalence of health problems resulting from modern lifestyles and limited medical resources has led several stakeholders to seek alternative medical methods. Physical activity has many positive health effects, but people often lack the intrinsic motivation to do so. The project is developed in Android Studios. Android has its own virtual machine "Dalvik Virtual Machine" which allows this Android application to run on any device, making it an open source application We used XML (Extensible Markup Language) for the user interface and Java programming for the logic. Android, an operating system developed for small devices such as mobile phones, has rapidly gained market share in dozens of smartphones and is now also used in devices such as tablets and TVs. This is a mobile operating system that uses a modified version of the Linux kernel. Android is developed by Google as part of the Open Handset Alliance. The Open Handset Alliance is a collective of over 30 mobile and technology companies committed to opening up the mobile phone atmosphere. Direct Manipulation relies mostly on his UI on Android, with touch gestures that loosely resemble real actions such as taps, swipes, and pinches for manipulating objects on the screen, and virtual touch gestures for text input use the keyboard. Overall, touchscreen devices, later Android TV for televisions and Android Auto for cars were developed by Google.

Preference of patients with neuromuscular diseases concerning complementary and alternative medical methods

Preference of patients with neuromuscular diseases concerning complementary and alternative medical methods

Toward overcoming physical disability in spinal cord injury: a qualitative inquiry of the experiences of injured individuals and their families

BackgroundSpinal cord injury (SCI) is a life-changing experience for the individuals with SCI and their families. This study aimed to investigate physical strategies used for overcoming physical disability in individuals with SCI.MethodsIn this qualitative study, 17 SCI persons and 13 family caregivers were selected by a purposeful sampling. Settings of the study were Brain and SCI research (BASIR) center of Tehran University of Medical Sciences and Southern Social Welfare Center of Tehran and SCI Association of Tehran, Iran. Data were collected by face-to-face semi-structured interviews, which were continued until data saturation. The gathered data were concurrently analyzed by the content analysis method.ResultsThe data analysis revealed one main theme (towards overcoming physical disability) and three sub-themes: 1) physical rehabilitation by various methods; 2) tendency towards the use of alternative medical methods; and 3) making effort for self-reliance.ConclusionThe participants used physiotherapy and occupational therapy as an effective and essential approach offered by the healthcare team. Some individuals with SCI with help of their family had invented simple rehabilitation equipment for help to their physical rehabilitation. However, most participants had referred to different complimentary medicine specialists based on advice friends and relatives and they often had spent a lot of time and money ineffectively. Therefore, they need training and support of the healthcare team as well as social support to achieve physical independence and physical recovery. Further research is suggested to investigate the barriers to achieving physical empowerment in people with SCI in Iran.

Transcervical double-balloon catheter as an alternative and salvage method for medical termination of pregnancy in midtrimester

ObjectiveTermination of pregnancy in midtrimester can be performed surgically or medically. The aim of this study was to evaluate the medical methods, and the additional efficacy of using a transcervical double-balloon catheter in midtrimester termination. Materials and methodsIn this retrospective study, we included 167 pregnant women admitted during the period from January 1, 2011, to June 31, 2015, who were between 14 weeks and 28 weeks of gestation, and underwent intended termination of pregnancy at our center. Each of the 167 patients was allocated to either the cervical ripening balloon (CRB) group (with double-balloon catheter) or the non-CRB (without double-balloon catheter) group, by the choice or preference of the patient and her attending physician. Termination of pregnancy in the CRB group (72 patients) was conducted by placing a transcervical double-balloon catheter (COOK CRB), with both the uterine and vaginal balloons inflated with 30–80 mL of normal saline, and held in place for 12 hours, whereas in the non-CRB group (95 patients) vaginal and oral misoprostol alone were administered. ResultsThere were no significant differences between the CRB and non-CRB groups with regard to induction-to-delivery time (23.1 hours vs. 21.1 hours) and successful abortion rate within 30 hours (80.0% vs. 83.7%). There were no severe complications in both groups. ConclusionThere was no significant additional benefit of using a double-balloon catheter in midtrimester termination of pregnancy, although the technique was considered simple and generally well-tolerated. Placing a transcervical double-balloon catheter could be the primary method, or one of the alternative medical methods if the patient and/or obstetrician prefers no operation.

Complementary and alternative medical methods: attitude, knowledge and use by health personnel

Complementary and alternative medical methods: attitude, knowledge and use by health personnel

Complementary Therapies Used Among Adult Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Aceh, Indonesia

Purpose: This study aimed to reveal Complementary Therapies (CT) use among adult patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in Aceh, Indonesia, and to determine the reasons of using the CT.Methods: A descriptive, cross-sectional study was undertaken using a self-reported questionnaire. One hundred and fifty four adult patients with T2DM has been completed the questionnaire. Descriptive statistics was used to analyze the data.Results: Herbs as a part of biological based therapies were the most popular of CT use among subjects in this study (100%) followed by mind-body intervention (94.2%), manipulation and body based methods (19.5%) and alternative medical methods (3.9%). The reasons for using each CT based on the belief in effects of CT on lowering blood sugar (100%), maintaining healthy body (76.6%), and relieving symptoms of DM (35.7%). Relatives and friends (98.7%) were main resources to obtain the CT information, and the family members (91.0%) were main support of CT use. While, the nature (89.0%) was the easiest source to access a CT product, followed by local markets (36.4%).Conclusion: This study found that herbs were believed by all subjects could reducing blood glucose, maintaining healthy body, and relieving symptoms of DM. Family members and easy to access the CT products from nature took the important role in influencing a person to use CT. More experimental studies examining effects of each CT especially herbal medicine and mind-body intervention are needed in the future.

Emotionale Ursachen von Behandlungsfehlern

Medicine's science is still bound to a mechanistic, 17th century world-view. To give it up would force the physician to give up to manipulate the patient and to feel omnipotent toward him. Emotional reasons block him from doing so. Treatment mistakes are the consequence. The neglect of feelings evoked by the patient in the physician helps him to avoid to be exposed to own feelings, i.e. anxiety, hopelessness, anger. Again treatment mistakes follow. Sticking to theory and practice of alternative medical methods without having proved their efficiency prevents the physician to give up the cherished autistic undisciplined, magical thinking. Treatment mistakes ensue.