Complimentary Modality Vs. Traditional Intervention (Essay Sample)

Complimentary Modality Vs. Traditional Intervention Student’s Name Institutional Affiliation Date Complimentary Modality Vs. Traditional Intervention  Complementary and alternative modalities are health care approaches with a history of use or origins outside of mainstream medicine. The National Centre for Complementary and Alternative Medicine has noted that complimentary modalities and alternative modalities have served as secondary and at times primary health practice in developed countries like the United States. Advance in medical fields has called for alternative and complementary care for a more effective treatment. This paper explores the comparison and contrast between the complementary intervention and traditional interventions, the benefits and risk and how both holistic and traditional interventions can be combined for optimal client outcomes as well as an interview from a complimentary intervention practitioner. Compare and contrast the complementary modality and traditional interventions Complimentary modalities is a treatment method aimed at healing by considering the connection between the body, mind, and spirit of a person. The practice first emerged in the 1990s as holistic medical care. The practice coincided with the increased use of the term “alternative Medicare” as a call to other medical techniques different from surgery, electrotherapy, chemotherapy, and aromatherapy. Complimentary modality involves techniques such as acupressure, guided imagery, and therapeutic touch. Other methods commonly used are massage and meditation. Frisch, 2001, has noted that this modality has incorporated nurses into its treatment practices. He argues that this arises from the demand of the modality and also as a bid to formalize the treatment. Moreover, nursing professionals are governed by a nursing theory. The theory provides guidelines on how different nursing practices and nurses handle or think of care. It also enables ways in which modalities are well interpreted hence allowing nurses to incorporate nursing elements into a formal and patient-centred worldview of treatment. Traditional interventions on the other is a quick and simple model. It is usually used as a treatment option by members of the family to confront addicts and their substance abuse patterns and related problems. The patients are taken through the consequences of their dangerous practice and what may happen if they fail to stop. For example, an intervention conducted by pointing at a client’s risk of contracting Human Immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV) by sharing dirty needles, makes the client feel distressed. The client, in turn, recognizes the negative consequences of that behaviour on themselves and are thus influenced to change. Generally, traditional intervention aims at assisting addicts from enslaving themselves in drug use (Eliopoulos, 2017). The benefits and risks of both complementary modality and traditional interventions Both traditional and complementary interventions have risk and benefits that can guide patients and professionals in choosing the most suitable response. Complimentary modalities are useful in treating pain conditions such as neck pain, back pain, and joint pain. The modality has also been used in treating anxiety and depression. Research conducted on the efficacy of complimentary modality have shown the method is effective in treating patients suffering from a migraine (Eliopoulos, 2017). Therapeutic touch technique the practitioner places his or her hands over the patient’s body and performs a series of procedures to re-balance the patient’s energy. Improving the patient’s flow of energy stimulates and help treat a range of health conditions such as anxiety, asthma, carpal tunnel syndrome, stroke, thyroid problems, and cancer. Patients undergoing therapeutic touch treatment experiences side effects such restlessness and irritability. Massage therapies are the best of the complimentary modalities. Massage is effective in relaxation, self-care education, and acupuncture. Massage improves blood circulation by use of hands-on pressure which helps move blood through damaged and congested areas. In the long, massage improves posture and can strengthen the body’s immune system. Though massage is helpful to individuals in alleviating illnesses and injury, it is also associated with certain side-effects. Most people reported soreness and a lingering pain after a massage therapy session. Research note that some of the side effects are common since they act to release muscle tension. Moreover, nausea which was also noted in some individuals after massage sessions as a release of body toxins can be eased by drinking water to flush out toxins while resting or getting more sleep (Eliopoulos, 2017). Traditional interventions are beneficial in the transformation of chronic ailments to an acute stage where the patient is less vulnerable to new illnesses. Like complimentary modality, practitioners of traditional intervention focus on the physical, spiritual and mental health of the patient. Though the traditional burning therapy is helpful when directed to a specific ailing part of the body, the treatment is associated with pain if directed at the unintended parts. The risk of burning therapy includes tissue damage due to excess heating. It is important to note that the side-effects of traditional therapy are rare. Also, like complimentary modality, traditional therapies place greater emphasis on one-on-one attention. 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