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VTCT L3 MASSAGE THERAPY

ASSIGNMENT QUESTIONS

EXPLORE THE ORIGINS OF MASSAGE AND PRINCIPLES OF COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINES

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Explore the Origins of Massage and Principles of Complementary and Alternative Medicines

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

▪ To be able to understand the development and diversity of massage

▪ To be able to distinguish the popularity, scope and availability of complementary and alternative medicines in their local area

▪ To be able to understand the difference between complementary and allopathic medicine.

▪ To be able to understand the progression routes when working in complementary and alternative medicine

ASSIGNMENT BRIEF:

1. What do the terms Complementary, Alternative and Allopathic medicine mean?

Complementary:

Alternative:

Allopathic:

2. Explain the importance of government guidelines in relation to education, training and regulation of complementary and alternative medicines.

3 Investigate some of the career paths you may be able to follow in Complementary Therapies.

4. Research the availability of Complementary Therapies in your local area, listing the most popular with the cost of a treatment (use the list below to give you examples)

a) What treatments are available in your area, which are not?

b) Which treatments are the most popular?

c) Why is market research important and what would you do with the information?

Range of treatments to use in your research (this list is not exhaustive)

Acupuncture

Alexander techniques

Flower remedies

Bowen techniques

Chiropractic

Healing (spiritual and natural)

Herbalism

Homeopathy

Hypnotherapy

Iridology

Kinesiology

Neurolinguistic programming

Neuroskeletal re-alignment

Osteopathy

Physiotherapy

Reiki

Shiatsu

Traditional Chinese Medicine

Yoga

Sources of information

1 Complementary and natural health care council (CNHC)

2. General council for massage therapy(GCMT)

3. Aromatherapy council(AC)

4. Reflexology forum (RF)

5. House of lords, science and technology-sixth report, 21 November 2000 on CAM

6. NHS Directory of CAM practitioners

7. Department of Health report on CAM

8. World Health Organisation traditional medicine strategy

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