The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (nccam.nih.gov) is a reliable website for complementary and alternative medicine health information. 

_____________________ medicine understands what poor health feels and looks like and is disease focused.  

In a complete sentence answer the following question. Of the different sources used to teach the content (i.e videos, articles, discussions, assignments, websites) which helped you to learn and retain the information the best? Explain why. 

According to your Module 1, there are how many Categories of Complementary and Alternative Therapies? 

___________________ medicine understands what optimal health feels and looks like and is patient focused. 

Before prescribing a specific course of treatment, a physician weighs the potential benefits against the possible risks.

Which therapy is a method of body movement used to strengthen, lengthen, and improve the voluntary control of muscles and muscle groups, especially those used for posture and core strengthening? 

________ is a licensed health care profession that emphasizes the body’s ability to heal itself. Treatment typically involves manual therapy, often including spinal manipulation.

____________________ medicine focuses mostly on the diagnosis and treatment of disease, although preventive practices as part of this system have gained considerable influence in recent years.

Herbal medicines are plant based therapies used in whole systems of medicine or as individual preparations by providers and consumers for specific symptoms or issues.