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CAM101 COURSE
Robert Lloyd
Kaplan University
HW499
Unit 5 Assignment










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SYLLABUS
Course: CAM101, Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Term: Fall 2014
Dates: 8/1 to 8/19, 2014
Course Number: CAM101
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisites: None
Instructor: Robert Lloyd, B.S.H.W., CPT
Seminar: Monday, 6pm
Textbook: None, students will use lecture notes and internet sources
Course Description: This course will introduce you to the field of Complementary and
Alternative Medicine, which will include a little history, types, and practices.
Course outcome: Lecture 1, we will discuss the history and the cultures that support and practice
Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Lecture 2, we will explore different types and
methods of CAM and how it can be used. Lecture 3, we will discuss the practice of CAM in
modern times and how we have introduced alternative medicine into modern medicine in the
west.

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Grading: Lectures are graded from 0 to 100 based on participation, and final test scale is 0 to 100
based on a 50 question test.
Handout #1
Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Definition: Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) is the term used for medical
products and practices that are not part of medical doctors of Osteopathy, and Allied Health
Professionals.
Background: Complementary means to use a non-mainstream approach with a conventional
medicine and alternative means using a non-mainstream approach instead of conventional
medicine. The five common characteristics of CAM are wellness orientation, self-healing,
bioenergetics mechanisms, nutrition and natural products, and individuality. Ayurveda, Chinese
Medicine, Homeopathy, and Naturopathic Medicine all have their own forms of Medicine, but
some do have familiar characteristics.
CAM has two types of practices: (1) practices that are based on many centuries old wisdom into
the belief system of a society or group of people, and (2) practices that have been developed
recently by a few practitioners without scientific testing and studies.
Many CAM practices have derived from ancient health systems and cultures that are closely in
touch with their natural environments.

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Handout#2
Chinese Medicine
Chinese Medicine dates back to around 3000 BC and make reference to the five cosmic
elements, which are wood, fire, earth, metal, and water. Chinese Medicine influences the flow or
balance of the bodys energy and this is called qi. This type of medicine is based on the yin
and yang, which mean they are the opposing sides and must be in-balance to promote health.
Examples are hot and cold, good and bad, and light and dark. The bodys energy must be
balanced or disease can set in.
Chinese Medicine believes in the mind, body, and spirit should all be in-balance for wellness and
happiness. Chinese Medicine is known for using acupuncture, massage, and herbal medicine to
treat their patients.
Chiropractic
Chiropractic is a CAM medicine and was developed in the American Midwest around the late
nineteenth century. Today around 30 million Americans use some type of chiropractic service
each year. The chiropractic practice does not use surgery or prescription drugs. They mainly
focus on the manual adjustment or manipulation of the spine for treatments.
Spinal manipulation is effective on back pain, neck pain and headaches. Chiropractic treatments
can manage various musculoskeletal conditions and can be effective in treating visceral organ
disorders, including asthma, hypertension, and dysmenorrheal.

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Handout # 2
Herbalism
Herbalism is the study of plant material that is used for medicine, health promotion, and of
course, food. The global market is over 60 billion a year for herbal supplements.
There are two main types of herbalists, (1) a professional herbalists has had formal training and a
long apprenticeship in plant and medical studies. (2) A lay herbalist has a broad knowledge of
plants and their usefulness, but had no formal training. Most of this herbalist is herb vendors for
the marketplace.
Herbal medicines can be prepared as infusions (steeped as tea) or decoctions (simmered over low
heat). Powered herbs, leaves, and flowers are usually infused and seeds, barks, and roots are
decocted.
Herbalists need a lot of training, because herbs are very powerful and can create some back
reactions and can interact with other drugs that the patient might be using. An accurate history of
the patients use of medicines is very important to know and a proper medical diagnosis before
administering herbal medicines.




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Handout # 3
Massage
Massage has been used before written history and is a treatment to restore the free movement of
body fluids and return the patient to a healthier state of being. There are five techniques of
massage and they are vibration, petrissage, tapotement, friction, and effleurage.
Effleurage uses almost no lubrication and is done slowly. This form of massage is the most
frequently used and is a gliding stoke.
Petrissage is more aggressive the thumb and fingers are used to lift the fascia and muscles like
kneading dough.
Friction is a deep massage using the tips of the fingers. This massage is great if heat is required
when adhesions are present.
Tapotement involves rapid, repeated blows with the sides or palms of the hands. This is to
stimulate arterial circulation to that area.
Vibration is a difficult massage technique that uses a mechanical vibrator with brisk movements
across the area.



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Lecture Notes
Review CAM and what it means.
Review some of the different types of CAM that is used in the past and today.
Have an open discussion on what the students think of when we discuss Alternative medicines.
Have a discussion about ever having a complementary or alternative treatment in the past.
Discuss some of the history and what does CAM really mean.
Review each handout during the lectures.
Review all material during last lecture and administer the test.

Reference: Fundamentals of Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Micozzi, M.S. 2011