Lecture Outline: Lecture Outline: Alternative Medicine Alternative Medicine Introduction Introduction 1. Chiropractic & Osteopathy 1. Chiropractic & Osteopathy 2. Homeopathy 2. Homeopathy 3. Deepak Chopra 3. Deepak Chopra 4. CAM – Profiles of Use 4. CAM – Profiles of Use 5. The Future of CAM 5. The Future of CAM
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Lecture Outline: Alternative Lecture Outline: Alternative MedicineMedicine
““Chiropractic is the science which Chiropractic is the science which concerns itself with the relationship concerns itself with the relationship
between structure, primarily the between structure, primarily the spine, and function, primarily the spine, and function, primarily the
nervous system, of the human body nervous system, of the human body as the relationship may affect the as the relationship may affect the restoration and preservation of restoration and preservation of
““I am dedicated to sharing laughter, I am dedicated to sharing laughter, joy, abundance, and freedom that joy, abundance, and freedom that comes from access to the infinite comes from access to the infinite
ocean of energy and creativity that we ocean of energy and creativity that we carry within.”carry within.”
Deepak ChopraDeepak Chopra
CAM – Profiles of UseCAM – Profiles of Use
• Age profile: 30-50 years
• Gender profile: female
• Racial profile: Caucasian
• Introduction
• remedy for specific problem drawn into network
• alternative health ideologies; control; personal responsibility
““I started to use natural medicines I started to use natural medicines like Echinacea and golden seal and like Echinacea and golden seal and mega-dosing on vitamin C. It was mega-dosing on vitamin C. It was
through friends of mine at school who through friends of mine at school who just knew about stuff. Like they’d just knew about stuff. Like they’d educated themselves or had known educated themselves or had known
people and so forth. It was all people and so forth. It was all through a network of friends that I got through a network of friends that I got
started.” started.”
““Scott” in J. Low, Scott” in J. Low, Using Alternative TherapiesUsing Alternative Therapies, , 20042004
““Use should not be seen only as a Use should not be seen only as a resort for passive, victimized resort for passive, victimized refugees from the biomedical system refugees from the biomedical system (women, chronically or terminally ill (women, chronically or terminally ill people), but also as a means of people), but also as a means of asserting an identity, of maintaining asserting an identity, of maintaining control & power over the self & control & power over the self & decisions made about the body, or decisions made about the body, or exploring out of curiosity.”exploring out of curiosity.”
Wiles & RosenbergWiles & Rosenberg
CAM & Personal Identity:CAM & Personal Identity:
• biomedical vs CAM discoursesbiomedical vs CAM discourses
• “ “therapy culture”therapy culture”
• health consumption/consumerismhealth consumption/consumerism