Isi Nofoaga Tutotonu o Togafitiga

E toʻatele tagata Amerika o loʻo vaʻavaʻai i tala atu o vailaʻau i Sisifo e fesoasoani e faʻamalolo o latou tua, ua, ma le tiga faʻatasi, e aofia ai le osteoarthritis o le ivi tua. I totonu o lenei tusiga faʻapitoa, matou te talanoaina le Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM), lea e taʻua foi o le Complementary and Integrative Medicine.

Tulaga Fetufa'i

When an option (not mainstream) practice is combined with standard (mainstream) medicine, it�s called �complemental� or �integrative� health care. It�s called �alternative.� when it�s used in place of traditional medicine Nevertheless, these terms are frequently used interchangeably.

Togafitiga Fa'atasi/Tu'ufa'atasi

E ui o togafitiga e mafai ona tu'ufa'atasia e te mauaina le lima ituaiga lautele o togafitiga CAM.

1. Faiga Fa'afoma'i Su'i

Naturopathic po'o le natura fa'afoma'i tausiga fa'afoma'i e mafai ona aofia ai togafitiga vai, massage, ma vaila'au.

2. Tekinolosi Ulu-tino

O metotia o le ulu-tino e mafai ona fesoasoani i se tagata maʻi e maua i tua poʻo le tiga o le ua e faʻaaoga ai o latou ulu e sui pe taofi a latou faʻailoga i se auala lelei, ma faʻaitiitia ai le tiga.

3. Togafitiga Fa'avae Fa'aola

O togafitiga fa'ale-natura o lo'o fa'aalia ai vaila'au fa'alenatura e pei o fuala'au ma mea'ai e fa'amama ai le tiga. O mea faanatura e iai ginseng, ginkgo, suauu i'a, po'o le Echinacea ma e mafai ona maua i ituaiga eseese, e aofia ai se lauti, suauu manogi, suau'u, pa'u, piliki, po'o se pusa.

4. Fa'ata'ita'iga Fa'avae a le Tino

O faiga fa'avae a le tino e aofia ai ituaiga massage eseese, fa'aogaina o le tino, togafiti osteopathic ma le chiropractic.

5. Malosiaga Togafitiga

O togafitiga fa'amalosi e tatala ai le malosi pe mafai ona fesoasoani e sui. Qi gong (fa'ata'ita'iga, faiga manava), Reiki (fa'ata'ita'iga, fa'aitiitiga fa'atiga/malologa), ma maneta o togafitiga e fa'atatau i le fa'aliliuina o le malosi.

E Sa'o Mo Oe Su'i Su'i, Fa'atasi po'o To'atasi Togafitiga?

Ina ia fesoasoani ia te oe e filifili, taga'i i isi manatu.

• Afai e taua tele le inisiua mo oe, ia mautinoa e fa'afeso'ota'i lau kamupani inisiua soifua maloloina ae e te le'i filifilia se togafitiga CAM e fa'amautinoa ai ua inisiua le tagata poto.
• A'oa'o le tele e te mafaia e uiga i isi togafitiga e te fiafia iai.
• Take into account that although a complementary alternative treatment may be popular, that doesn�t make it correct for you personally.
• E le pei o tausiga fa'afoma'i masani ma faiga, o nisi (pe a le tele) isi togafitiga e le'o fa'amaonia fa'asaienisi e su'esu'ega fa'afoma'i ma/po'o su'esu'ega su'esu'ega. Ole aofa'i o tagata ta'aalo e masani ona la'ititi, a'o iai ni su'esu'ega e lagolagoina ai se faiga fa'apitoa.
• Simply because a material is natural doesn�t mean it can�t damage you, cause illness or allergic reaction, or a serious interaction with a drug. For instance, blood pressure can be raised by ginseng.
• Fa'ailoa i taimi uma lau foma'i e uiga i la'au uma, vaitamini ma mea'ai fa'aopoopo (i so'o se ituaiga) e te tago i ai, aemaise lava pe a fa'atulaga e fai sau ua po'o tua (fa'ata'ita'iga, tui ivi, taotoga).
• Filifili lau su'ega fa'apolofesa fa'afoma'i fa'atasi ma le fa'alogoga tutusa ma le atugaluga e te mana'o ai mo se foma'i fa'apitoa mo le puleaina o tiga po'o se taotoga tua.

punaoa:

Rosenzweig S. Overview of Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Merck Manual. Consumer Version.� www.merckmanuals.com/home/special-subjects/complementary-and-alternative-medicine-cam/overview-of-complementary-and-alternative-medicine.

National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH). Complementary, Alternative, or Integrative Health: What�s In a Name? March 2015. nccih.nih.gov/health/integrative-health.