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Title: A nurse is teaching about the therapy that is more effective in treating physical ailments than in ...
Post by: breyia1006 on Jan 18, 2018
A nurse is teaching about the therapy that is more effective in treating physical ailments than in preventing disease or managing chronic illness. Which therapy is the nurse describing?
 
  a. Complementary
  b. Allopathic
  c. Alternative
  d. Mind-body


Title: A nurse is teaching about the therapy that is more effective in treating physical ailments than in ...
Post by: Redroco10 on Jan 18, 2018
ANS: B
Despite the success of allopathic or biomedicine (conventional Western medicine), many conditions such as chronic back and neck pain, arthritis, gastrointestinal problems, allergies, headache, and anxiety continue to be difficult to treat. Complementary, alternative, and mind-body types of medicines can be used in tandem with allopathic medicines but are distinctly different.