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Health
Quarter 1 – Module 5:
Complementary and Alternative
Health Care Modalities
Health – Grade 10
Alternative Delivery Mode
Quarter 1 – Module 5: Complementary and Alternative Health Care Modalities
First Edition, 2020

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Health
Quarter 1 – Module 5:
Complementary and Alternative
Health Care Modalities
Introductory Message
For the facilitator:

Welcome to the Health – Grade 10 Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) Module on

Complementary and Alternative Health Care Modalities!

This module was collaboratively designed, developed and reviewed by

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facilitator in helping the learners meet the standards set by the K to 12 Curriculum
while overcoming their personal, social, and economic constraints in schooling.

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For the learner:

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 Assessment This is a task which aims to evaluate your
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 What I Need to Know

Hello, how was your lesson yesterday?

Do you still have questions running through your mind? Check your module as your
guide and connect with your teacher for further answers to your questions.

Today, you are about to learn the most important topic in this module. It’s going to
be your secret weapon to stand out from others. Let’s talk about why it’s so
important.

In this module, we will explain the kinds of complementary and alternative health
care modalities. (H10CH-Ic-25) (Department of Education Curriculum and
Instruction Strand 2020) These modalities are used alongside conventional medical
treatments prescribed by your doctor. It can help people with sickness to feel better
and may improve your quality of life. It may also help you to cope better with
symptoms or side effects caused by such treatments. That’s why this module is here
to teach you.

At the end of this lesson, you should be able to:

a. differentiate complementary from alternative health care modalities;

b. explain the role of complementary and alternative health care modalities

alongside conventional medical treatments; and

c. perform any complementary or alternative modality as demonstrated.

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 What I Know

There are five pictures below, can you identify what complementary and alternative
therapy is portrayed? Use a separate sheet of paper or a logbook to write your answer.
HINT: Check the words from the box.

1. 2.

3. 4.

5.
ACUPUNTURE
VENTOSA

ACCUPRESURE

REFLEXOLOGY

NUTRITION THERAPY

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Many people swear by alternative and complementary therapies, nearly most adults
report using them. So many terms are used to describe non-traditional medicine, but
what do they all mean? It’s important to understand this field. Find out more about
these treatments by taking this quiz. (URMC 2020)

Is the statement TRUE or FALSE?

1. Alternative medicine and complementary medicine mean the same thing.

2. One of the central principles of complementary and alternative medicine is

that the body heals itself.

3. Homeopathy is a form of complementary and alternative medicine that uses

extremely small amounts of certain substances to promote healing.

4. Herbal medicine and acupuncture are treatments used in naturopathy.

5. Ayurvedic medicine promotes controlled breathing as one part of treatment

and emphasizes treating the mind, body, and spirit as the way to promote
wellness

6. Traditional Chinese Medicine ( TCM ) is based on the idea of balancing yin and
yang.

7. The herb Artemisia Annua, from Traditional Chinese Medicine, has been used
successfully to treat malaria. It contains the chemical artemisinin, which
researchers used to create drugs for malaria treatment.

8. St. John's Wort is an herb touted as a natural treatment for diabetes.

9. It's important to tell your healthcare provider about any dietary supplements
you take because they may interact with prescription medicines.

10. You can't take too much of a water-soluble vitamin.

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 Lesson Complementary and
1 Alternative Health Care
Modalities

What’s In

Test your knowledge of some complementary and alternative medicine ( CAM )

modalities commonly sought out by patients, and update your knowledge of CAM
with this quiz.

Just Can't Sleep

Mr. Santos is a healthy 66-year-old widower who lives alone. He has had frequent
nocturnal awakenings and daytime sleepiness over the past 6 months. This is
limiting his enjoyment of outdoor exercise and social outings with friends.

He drinks wine on special occasions (about once a week) and no other alcohol. He
does not smoke and denies substance use. He avoids caffeine after noon, walks daily,
and reads before bedtime. He is on no medications and wishes to avoid them and
their side effects.

His friends recommended that he consider acupuncture for his sleep problems. He
has also heard of herbals, such as kava kava and valerian, for anxiety.

On history, physical examination, and further screening and testing, there is no sign
of acute psychological distress or psychiatric morbidity, or substance or alcohol
abuse. Sleep apnea and secondary insomnia associated with medical conditions were
also ruled out.

Which of the following therapies could be recommended to address the patient's

insomnia, as a start?

a. Kava kava
b. Melatonin
c. Acupuncture
d. Valerian

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The Anxious Patient

Ms. Oreza is a recently widowed 40-year-old woman who has just started a new job
as an administrative assistant when she relocated to your area. She reports that she
had been in therapy since her husband died right up until her recent move and found
the therapy to be helpful, but somewhat expensive.

She denies being depressed, and a depression screen is negative. However, she
suffers from poor sleep (difficulty falling asleep because of recurrent negative
thoughts), neck tension, and occasional headaches.

She would like to minimize her anxiety symptoms without using medications. She
has plans to increase her social network and to start an exercise program at the gym.

The patient has no history of chronic anxiety or a primary anxiety disorder, and she
describes herself as transitioning well, although she feels a bit isolated and lonely
without her former social network. Her general health is good, and her well-woman
examination and routine laboratory tests are normal. She would like your opinion
about what alternative modalities, such as herbals and acupuncture, to try first.

Which of the following would you suggest, on the basis of valid evidence for efficacy
in the management of anxiety disorders?

a. Acupuncture
b. Kava
c. Gingko
d. All have varying amounts of evidence

Notes to the Teacher

This module will explain the kinds of complementary and

alternative health care modalities.

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 What’s New

How Much Do You Know About Complementary and Alternative Medicine?

Practitioners are often perplexed by questions from patients about the efficacy of
nonpharmacologic agents, particularly herbal preparations and alternative
therapies. A plethora of such agents and treatment modalities is available from
health food stores, alternative practitioners, and the Web. Combine these two things
with the fact that the Internet is prevalent with inaccurate sources of information,
and confusion can result. (Lie, MD, MSEd 2015)

Treating Headache

Mrs. Dela Cruz is a 46-year-old premenopausal married woman with chronic

tension-type headache (TTH) that began approximately 3 years ago. She works as an
executive at a computer firm. She reports that she has attempted to treat her
headaches with episodic analgesics and relaxation therapy consisting of yoga and
meditation over the past year, without significant improvement.

The TTHs occur on most days and can last as long as 1-2 days. She has missed 1-2
days of work per month over the past 6 months. Her work, while demanding, is not
particularly stressful, but she admits to having to juggle work and home life with her
12-year-old son. She describes her headaches as moderately severe and now
interfering with her home, social, and work life. Her husband is supportive.

Her neurologic examination is normal. She had a normal brain MRI 2 years earlier,
when her headaches were particularly severe.

The patient asks for your opinion on some of the therapies she has read about on
the Internet that might help improve her headaches. Which of the following is best
supported by current evidence?

a. Electromyographic biofeedback
b. Acupuncture
c. Coenzyme Q10
d. Magnesium

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 What is It

Consumers today face an amazing array of choices when they consider taking action
to improve their health or seek care for a health problem. In addition to health
professionals, there are also many other forms of healthcare personnel that offer
alternatives.

These complementary and alternative healthcare modalities are often taken because
some individuals believe that traditional medical care may not be enough to treat a
particular health condition. (Department of Education 2015)

Alternative vs. Complementary

Alternative medicine is a term described as medical treatments that are used instead
of traditional or mainstream therapies. Some people also refer to it as “integrative,”
or “complementary” medicine. (Department of Education 2015)

It is any practice that is put forward as having the healing effects of medicine, but is
not based on evidence gathered using the scientific method. It consists of a wide
range of health care practices, products and therapies, using alternative medical
diagnoses and treatments which typically are not included in the degree courses of
medical schools or used in conventional medicine.

Complementary medicine is alternative medicine used together with conventional

medical treatment in a belief, not proven by using scientific methods, that it
"complements" the treatment. CAM is the abbreviation for Complementary and
alternative medicine. Integrative medicine (or integrative health) is the combination
of the practices and methods of alternative medicine with conventional medicine.
(Galing 2014)

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The four major domains of complementary and alternative medicines are:

a. Biologically-based practices are taking herbal medicine and availing of

special diets and vitamins.
b. Energy medicine uses magnetic fields or biofields in belief that energy fields
may enter various points in the body.
c. Manipulative and body-based practices are bodily-kinesthetic in nature and
are concerned with movement therapy.
d. Mind-body medicine uses mental exercises in belief that the brain is central
to the health of an individual.

In our country, Republic Act No. 8423 or the Traditional and Alternative Medicine
Act of 1997 provisioned the creation of the Philippine Institute of Traditional and
Alternative Healthcare (PITAHC), which works closely with the Department of Health.
The PITAHC is also the law- making body with regards to the effective use of
traditional and alternative medicine.

The following are PITAHC – approved alternative modalities:

A. NATUROPATHY

A system of medicine that focuses on protection and the use of non-toxic, natural
therapies. Naturopathy favors a holistic approach with non-invasive treatment and
generally avoids the use of surgery and drugs.

It views diseases as a manifestation of an alteration in the processes by which the

body naturally heals itself.

Naturopathy offers a wide range of natural practices including herbal medicine

acupuncture, acupressure, nutritional therapy, and ventosa cupping massage
therapy.

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a. Acupuncture is the stimulation of
specific acupoints along the skin of
the body involving various methods
such as penetration by thin needles
or the application of heat, pressure,
or laser light.
(Kasosod August 29, 2018)

b. Nutrition therapy approaches

treatment of a medical condition by
providing a tailored diet for the
patient.

(Shevtsova April 01, 2016)

c. Ventosa or Cupping therapy is an

ancient Chinese form of alternative
medicine in which a local suction is
created on the skin; practitioners
believe this mobilizes blood flow in
order to promote healing.

(master2 January 29, 2014)

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d. Reflexology or zone therapy, is an
alternative medicine involving the
physical act of applying pressure to
the feet, hands, or ears with specific
thumb, finger, and hand techniques
without the use of oil or lotion

(NicoElNino December 26, 2014)

B. HERBAL MEDICINE/HERBOLOGY/HERBALISM

The use of plants for medicinal purposes, and the study of such use. Plants have
been the basis for medical treatments through much of human history, and such
traditional medicine is still widely practiced today.

Photo by Nastasya Day from Pexels Photo by Pietro Jeng from Pexels

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 What’s More

Whew! That was challenging.

CAM is an elaborate body of healthcare alternative. How many do you remember?

Activity 1. REVIEW.

Let us now differentiate complementary from alternative health care modalities by

√
matching the characteristics with the modalities. Put a check [ ] corresponding to
the characteristics of the CAM. Write your answer in your activity notebook.

CHARACTERISTICS ALTERNATIVE COMPLEMENTARY COMBINATION

1. any medical treatments

that are used instead of
traditional or
mainstream therapies.
2. some people also refer
to it “integrative,” or
“complementary”
medicine.
3. any practice that is put
forward as having the
healing effects of
medicine, but is not
based on evidence
gathered using the
scientific method.
4. alternative medicine
used together with
conventional medical
treatment in a belief,
not proven by using
scientific methods, that
it "complements" the
treatment.
5. Integrative medicine or
integrative health

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 What I Have Learned

Activity 2. FILL-IN-THE_BLANKS.

The role of complementary and alternative health care modalities alongside

conventional medical treatments is divided into four major categories. Complete the
following domains of CAM with the correct words.

A.

1. The National Center for Complementary Alternative Medicine has identified four
major domains of complementary and alternative therapy. The first category is
‘mind-body medicine’; medicine that focuses on mental health and emotional
status and their effects on physical health. Some examples would be music
therapy and meditation.

2. Chiropractic and osteopathy as CAM are practices are categorized as ‘manipulative

and body-based practices,’ as they rely on handling the body to improve precise
symptoms and overall health.

3. Qi gong and Reiki are forms of CAM are categorized as ‘energy medicine,’ meaning
they rely on energy fields that are thought to surround the body as well as
bioelectromagnetic -based therapies that rely on magnetic fields.

4. These forms of CAM are categorized as ‘biologically based practices,’ such as

herbal remedies and dietary supplements as they focus on herbs, vitamins, and
nutrients to heal.

B.

5 – 6. Biologically-based practices are taking herbal medicine and availing of special

diets and vitamins.
7. Energy medicine uses magnetic fields or biofields in belief that energy fields
may enter various points in the body.
8. Manipulative and body-based practices are bodily-kinesthetic in nature and
are concerned with movement therapy.
9 – 10. Mind-body medicine uses mental exercises in belief that the brain is central
to the health of an individual.

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 What I Can Do

Activity 3. ACT.

ROLE PLAY. Perform any complementary or alternative modality as demonstrated.

Role A – Sleep
You think sleep is the best thing to stay healthy. Tell the others three reasons why.
Tell them things that are wrong with their things. Also, tell the others which is the
least effective of these (and why): fruit, exercise or having fun.

Role B – Fruit
You think fruit is the best thing to stay healthy. Tell the others three reasons why.
Tell them things that are wrong with their things. Also, tell the others which is the
least effective of these (and why): sleep, exercise or having fun.

Role C – Exercise
You think exercise is the best thing to stay healthy. Tell the others three reasons why.
Tell them things that are wrong with their things. Also, tell the others which is the
least effective of these (and why): fruit, sleep or having fun.

Role D – Having fun

You think having fun is the best thing to stay healthy. Tell the others three reasons
why. Tell them things that are wrong with their things. Also, tell the others which is
the least effective of these (and why): fruit, exercise or sleep.

Assessment

Congratulations! Smile…
I am so proud that you have reached this far. I can see that smile on your face.

Today’s final task is for you to answer this assessment page. You must score at least
70% or 11 out of 15 items correctly to unleash that super BIG brain in you.

All you have to do is choose the letter of the correct answer to the following questions.
Do not forget to write your answers in a separate sheet of paper.

1. This is the process by which the body naturally heals itself

a. Naturopathic medicine
b. Herbal medicine
c. Biology-based practices
d. Energy medicine

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2. The study of botany and the use of medicinal plants.
a. Naturopathic medicine
b. Herbal medicine
c. Biology –based practices
d. Energy medicine

3. A term describe as medical treatments that are used instead of traditional

therapies. Some people also refer to it as “integrative,” or “complementary”
medicine.
a. Mind-body medicine
b. Manipulative and body-based practices
c. Alternative medicine
d. Naturopathic medicine

4. It is a form of energy medicine where long thin needles are inserted to specific
parts of the body to affect the energy flow.
a. Mind-body medicine
b. Naturopathic medicine
c. Acupuncture
d. Acupressure

5. Use hands to apply pressure on certain points of the body

a. Naturopathic medicine
b. Ventosa
c. Reflexology
d. Acupressure

6. Focuses on treating specific disorders through massaging of the soles of the feet.
a. Acupressure
b. Ventosa
c. Reflexology
d. Nutrition therapy

7. This procedure is done by placing inverted glasses that have flames from
burning cotton, on specific points in the body.
a. Acupressure
b. Ventosa
c. Reflexology
d. Nutrition therapy

8. Approaches treatment of a medical condition by providing a tailored diet for the

patient.
a. Acupressure
b. Ventosa
c. Reflexology
d. Nutrition therapy

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9. Uses mental exercises in belief that the brain is central to the health of an
individual.
a. Mind-body medicine
b. Manipulative and body-based practices
c. Alternative medicine
d. Naturopathic medicine

10. It is concerned with body movement therapy

a. Mind-body medicine
b. Manipulative and body-based practices
c. Alternative medicine
d. Naturopathic medicine

What type of complementary and alternative therapy is portrayed in the picture?

11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

Additional Activities

Using newspapers and magazines, reference books, or credible internet

websites, identify other forms of complementary and alternative healthcare
modalities.

Cut out pictures of advertisements of different complementary and

healthcare modalities. Paste them on a piece of paper.

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WHAT I HAVE WHAT’S IN WHAT I WHAT I KNOW
LEARNED pp. 4 – 5 answers KNOW p. 2.
p. 12 vary p. 3 A. PICTURES
1. mind-body B. TRUE OR 11. Accupressure
medicine’ WHAT’S NEW FALSE 12. Reflexology
2. manipulative p. 6 answers vary 1. False 13. Ventosa
and body-based 2. True 14. Acupuncture
practices WHAT’S MORE 3. True 15. Nutrition
3. energy medicine p. 11 4. True therapy
4. biologically A/A/A/C/COMBI 5. True
based practices 6. True
5. herbal medicine 7. True
6. vitamins 8. False
7. magnetic fields 9. True
8. movement 10. False
therapy
9. mental exercise
brainI
Answer Key
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