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Papers On Alternative Medicine & Holistic Approaches
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Hypnosis
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This 4 page report discusses hypnosis and its advantages in a wide variety of
circumstances. It can be used in therapeutic settings to “recover” suppressed memories
(i.e., past abuse, witnessing a crime), to assist in controlling chronic physical pain, and to
ultimately gain a greater awareness of self. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: BWhypno.rtf
Hypnosis : Science Or Magic?
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A 31 page comprehensive essay on hypnotism that includes these subheadings: Introduction, Myths About Hypnosis, Brief History of Hypnosis, Theories of Hypnosis, What Happens in the Hypnotic State, Hypnosis in Medicine, and Conclusions. Hypnosis remains a topic of debate even after advanced imaging systems have shown there is a change in the brain when the person is in a hypnotic state. The writer discusses factors associated with hypnosis, what happens physically and psychologically, Coue's three laws of suggestion and the suspension of reality orientation. The writer also reports studies that have shown hypnosis is an effective method for pain management and reports other studies say otherwise. A number of medical studies involving the use of hypnosis are reported. The conclusion section summarizes the report and includes statements from journals regarding the efficacy of hypnosis. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
Filename: PGhypn.rtf
Hypnosis as a Method of Pain Control
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This 10 page paper is a literature review that discusses the use of hypnosis as a means of pain control. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: HVHypPai.rtf
Insight on Chiropractic Care
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A 4 page discussion of the value of chiropractic care. Defines the approach and reports on its value in treating scoliosis. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: PPchirop.rtf
Is Walking Beneficial for Human Health?
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This 5 page paper examines the benefits of walking. The only source used is a 2008 issue of Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. Three articles are cited. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: SA922kin.rtf
Jehovah's Witnesses/Bloodless Surgery
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A 5 page research paper that explores the topic of bloodless surgery. Members of the Jehovah's Witness church are prohibited by their faith from having blood transfusions. Likewise, many people fear infection from blood transfusions. This has led to surgical techniques and strategies that allow for successful surgery without blood transfusions. The writer discusses how this practice is spreading. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: khjwbls.rtf
Kick Butt in Public: Banning Smoking in Public Places
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A 6 page paper in which the writer discusses the problems secondhand tobacco smoke creates in the workplace, educational settings, and in socializing environments. How this may contribute to the problems of the smoker in these places will be examined. Past solutions to smoking in public places will be contrasted with present and potential solutions. How overall community health may be improved by banning smoking in public places will be emphasized. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
Filename: BBkickbutt.rtf
Kolcaba and Comfort Theory
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For centuries, the depiction of a nurse in art is one of a person professionally dressed, but offering something of herself. That nurse is offering comfort, something decidedly outside of medical patient care, something beyond the auspices of physician and related solely to the nurse professional. “Comfort” is the idealized vision each person holds within himself when thinking of a nurse, whether it is reality. This personalized concept comes from a patient who is his most vulnerable when sick and in a hospital bed. 19 references. jvKolcab.rtf
Filename: jvKolcab.rtf
Legalization of Marijuana for Medicinal Purposes
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A 5 page research paper on legalizing marijuana for medicinal purposes. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: RAllm.rtf
Lemon Balm Salve
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A 3 page description of the steps that are required for making a healing salve. The salve described uses lemon balm, olive oil, and pure beeswax. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: PPnaturesWeeds.rtf
Lindlahr's "Philosophy Of Natural Therapeutics": Comparison To Five Short Articles
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5 pages in length. Dr. Henry Lindlahr, author of Philosophy of Natural Therapeutics, contends that within the world of physical and mental wellness, there are two very different approaches to the same goal: combative and preventive. In exchange for combative medicine, the preventive approach to health care seeks to treat the entire being as a single entity, rather than address it as many components. His views are compared with 5 other health articles. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: TLClindl.wps