{"id":723,"date":"2016-11-13T18:32:18","date_gmt":"2016-11-13T18:32:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-monroecc-hed110\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=723"},"modified":"2017-01-03T20:53:24","modified_gmt":"2017-01-03T20:53:24","slug":"overview-2","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-monroecc-hed110\/chapter\/overview-2\/","title":{"raw":"Definition of Terms","rendered":"Definition of Terms"},"content":{"raw":"<h2 id=\"page-title\" class=\"title\">Complementary, Alternative, or Integrative Health: What\u2019s In a Name?<img class=\"size-full wp-image-918 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/317\/2017\/01\/03205135\/yin_yang.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"256\" height=\"256\" \/><\/h2>\r\nWe\u2019ve all seen the words \u201ccomplementary,\u201d \u201calternative,\u201d and \u201c<dfn title=\"There is no universally agreed-upon definition of integrative medicine, but this term is often used when conventional and complementary approaches are offered together by a health care provider, health care facility, or system.\">integrative<\/dfn>,\u201d but what do they really\u00a0mean?\r\n\r\nNote: Also has been referred to as \"complementary and alternative medicine,\" or \"CAM\" as an abbreviation.\r\n<h2 id=\"cvsa\">Complementary Versus\u00a0Alternative<\/h2>\r\nMany Americans\u2014more than 30 percent of adults and about 12 percent of children\u2014use health care approaches developed outside of mainstream Western, or conventional, medicine. When describing these approaches, people often use \u201calternative\u201d and \u201ccomplementary\u201d interchangeably, but the two terms refer to different\u00a0concepts:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>If a non-mainstream practice is used <strong>together with <\/strong> <dfn title=\"Medicine as usually practiced by holders of M.D. (medical doctor) or D.O. (doctor of osteopathic medicine) degrees and by their allied health professionals such as physical therapists, psychologists, and registered nurses.\">conventional medicine<\/dfn>, it\u2019s considered\u00a0\u201ccomplementary.\u201d<\/li>\r\n \t<li>If a non-mainstream practice is used <strong>in place of<\/strong> conventional medicine, it\u2019s considered\u00a0\u201calternative.\u201d<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nTrue alternative medicine is uncommon. Most people who use non-mainstream approaches use them along with conventional\u00a0treatments.\r\n<h2 id=\"integrative\">Integrative\u00a0Medicine<\/h2>\r\nThere are many definitions of \u201cintegrative\u201d health care, but all involve bringing conventional and complementary approaches together in a coordinated way. The use of integrative approaches to health and wellness has grown within care settings across the United States. Researchers are currently exploring the potential benefits of integrative health in a variety of situations, including pain management for military personnel and veterans, relief of symptoms in cancer patients and survivors, and programs to promote healthy\u00a0behaviors.","rendered":"<h2 id=\"page-title\" class=\"title\">Complementary, Alternative, or Integrative Health: What\u2019s In a Name?<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-918 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/317\/2017\/01\/03205135\/yin_yang.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"256\" height=\"256\" \/><\/h2>\n<p>We\u2019ve all seen the words \u201ccomplementary,\u201d \u201calternative,\u201d and \u201c<dfn title=\"There is no universally agreed-upon definition of integrative medicine, but this term is often used when conventional and complementary approaches are offered together by a health care provider, health care facility, or system.\">integrative<\/dfn>,\u201d but what do they really\u00a0mean?<\/p>\n<p>Note: Also has been referred to as &#8220;complementary and alternative medicine,&#8221; or &#8220;CAM&#8221; as an abbreviation.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"cvsa\">Complementary Versus\u00a0Alternative<\/h2>\n<p>Many Americans\u2014more than 30 percent of adults and about 12 percent of children\u2014use health care approaches developed outside of mainstream Western, or conventional, medicine. When describing these approaches, people often use \u201calternative\u201d and \u201ccomplementary\u201d interchangeably, but the two terms refer to different\u00a0concepts:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If a non-mainstream practice is used <strong>together with <\/strong> <dfn title=\"Medicine as usually practiced by holders of M.D. (medical doctor) or D.O. (doctor of osteopathic medicine) degrees and by their allied health professionals such as physical therapists, psychologists, and registered nurses.\">conventional medicine<\/dfn>, it\u2019s considered\u00a0\u201ccomplementary.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>If a non-mainstream practice is used <strong>in place of<\/strong> conventional medicine, it\u2019s considered\u00a0\u201calternative.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>True alternative medicine is uncommon. Most people who use non-mainstream approaches use them along with conventional\u00a0treatments.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"integrative\">Integrative\u00a0Medicine<\/h2>\n<p>There are many definitions of \u201cintegrative\u201d health care, but all involve bringing conventional and complementary approaches together in a coordinated way. The use of integrative approaches to health and wellness has grown within care settings across the United States. Researchers are currently exploring the potential benefits of integrative health in a variety of situations, including pain management for military personnel and veterans, relief of symptoms in cancer patients and survivors, and programs to promote healthy\u00a0behaviors.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t <section class=\"citations-section\" role=\"contentinfo\">\n\t\t\t <h3>Candela Citations<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t <div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <div id=\"citation-list-723\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"licensing\"><div class=\"license-attribution-dropdown-subheading\">Public domain content<\/div><ul class=\"citation-list\"><li>Complementary, Alternative, or Integrative Health. <strong>Authored by<\/strong>: National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health. <strong>Provided by<\/strong>: National Institutes of Health. <strong>Located at<\/strong>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nccih.nih.gov\/health\/integrative-health\">https:\/\/nccih.nih.gov\/health\/integrative-health<\/a>. <strong>License<\/strong>: <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"license\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/about\/pdm\">Public Domain: No Known Copyright<\/a><\/em><\/li><li>Image: Yin yang symbol. <strong>Authored by<\/strong>: Kenny Shen. <strong>Located at<\/strong>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Esoteric_Taijitu.svg\">https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Esoteric_Taijitu.svg<\/a>. <strong>License<\/strong>: <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"license\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/about\/pdm\">Public Domain: No Known Copyright<\/a><\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n\t\t\t <\/section>","protected":false},"author":375,"menu_order":1,"template":"","meta":{"_candela_citation":"[{\"type\":\"pd\",\"description\":\"Complementary, Alternative, or Integrative Health\",\"author\":\"National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health\",\"organization\":\"National Institutes of Health\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/nccih.nih.gov\/health\/integrative-health\",\"project\":\"\",\"license\":\"pd\",\"license_terms\":\"\"},{\"type\":\"pd\",\"description\":\"Image: Yin yang symbol\",\"author\":\"Kenny Shen\",\"organization\":\"\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Esoteric_Taijitu.svg\",\"project\":\"\",\"license\":\"pd\",\"license_terms\":\"\"}]","CANDELA_OUTCOMES_GUID":"","pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-723","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":258,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-monroecc-hed110\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/723","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-monroecc-hed110\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-monroecc-hed110\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-monroecc-hed110\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/375"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-monroecc-hed110\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/723\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":917,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-monroecc-hed110\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/723\/revisions\/917"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-monroecc-hed110\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/258"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-monroecc-hed110\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/723\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-monroecc-hed110\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=723"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-monroecc-hed110\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=723"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-monroecc-hed110\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=723"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-monroecc-hed110\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=723"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}