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学术英语医学AcademicEnglishforMedicineUnit4AlternativeMedicineWhenyouareillbutfailedbyconventionaltreatmentsorsufferingchronicconditions,youmaytrysometraditionaloralternativetherapiesasthelastresort.Whatarethemeritsofsuchpractices?HowaretheyviewedbyresearchersintheWest?ThisunitreviewstheuseofthesetherapiesintheU.S.,anddiscussesthedevelopmentofintegrativemedicineinthefuture.Unit4AlternativemedicineUnitContentsLead-inTextATextBTextCListeningSpeakingWritingGetreadingforUnit5Lead-in•Issuestobecovered•SuggestedanswersUnit4AlternativemedicineLead-inIssuestobecovered1.Complementaryandalternativemedicine2.Whattraditionaloralternativetherapiescanandcannotdo3.ThestatusquooftraditionalmedicinepracticesinWesterncountriesUnit4AlternativemedicineLead-inSuggestedanswers1.massage2.acupuncture3.hypnosis4.auscultation5.interrogation6.pulse-taking7.meditation8.qigong9.dietetictherapy10.yogaA.听诊法B.气功C.推拿D.食疗E.瑜伽术F.问诊G.冥想H.催眠术I.针灸J.切脉TaskworkinpairsandmatchtheEnglishtermsforsomeunconventionalmedicalpracticesincolumnAwiththeirChineseequivalentsinColumnB.Thenchooseoneofthesepractices,andexplaintoyourpartnerhowitworks(ordoesnotwork)accordingtoyourknowledgeandexperience.ColumnAColumnBCHIFAGEDBJUnit4AlternativemedicineTextA•Criticalreadingandthinking–Topicsforpresentation–Usefulexpressions–Difficultsentences•Languagebuilding-up–Signpostlanguage–Vocabularytest•SuggestedanswersUnit4AlternativemedicineTextACriticalreadingandthinkingTopicsforpresentation1Giveabriefexplanationofthetwoconcepts:complementarymedicineandalternativemedicine.NationalCenterforComplementaryandAlternativeMedicine(NCCAM)CAM:agroupofdiversemedicalandhealthcaresystems,practices,andproductsthatarenotgenerallyconsideredpartofconventionalmedicineComplementarymedicine:useofCAMtogetherwithconventionalmedicineAlternativemedicine:useofCAMinplaceofconventionalmedicineUnit4Alternativemedicine2TowhatextentdoyouagreewiththeauthorsopinionontraditionalChinesemedicinebeing“affordable,lowtech,safeandeffective”?TopicsforpresentationTextACriticalreadingandthinkingFacilities:simple,inexpensiveTechnology:needles,cups,coinsMostproceduresandoperations:noninvasiveThesubstancesusedasmedicine:indeedallnatural,fromnature,rawherbsorabstractsfromthemEffectiveness:provenandensuredwithalonghistoryThetheoriesandpractices:newlightshedwithongoingresearcharoundtheworldonacupuncture,herbs,massageandTaiChiUnit4AlternativemedicineTextATopicsforpresentation3Summarizetheclinicalusesofacupuncture.CriticalreadingandthinkingAnadjuncttreatment,analternative,orpartofacomprehensivemanagementprogramforpost-operativeandchemotherapyinducednauseaandvomitingpost-operativedentalpainaddictionstrokerehabilitationheadachemenstrualcrampstenniselbowfibromyalgiamyofascialpainosteoarthritislowbackpaincarpaltunnelsyndromeandasthmaUnit4AlternativemedicineTextATopicsforpresentation4DoyouthinktheauthorisoveroptimisticinpredictingawiderfutureuseofacupunctureintheUS?•Moreintense____________•Higher_________________•Greater___________________•Stronger________________•Anincreasingnumberof______________________CriticalreadingandthinkingresearchadoptionofacupunctureinterestbystakeholderspushforcoveragephysicianacupuncturistsUnit4AlternativemedicineTextATopicsforpresentation4DoyouthinktheauthorisoveroptimisticinpredictingawiderfutureuseofacupunctureintheUS?•Research:TCMframeworkVSBiomedicalModalityFutureclinicaltrialsthattestacupuncturewithintheframeworkoftraditionalChinesemedicinearelikelytoprovideamoreappropriateandclinicallymeaningfulassessmentofacupunctureefficacythanthecurrentgenerationofclinicaltrialswhichuseadiagnosisframedprimarilyinbiomedicaltermsCriticalreadingandthinkingUnit4AlternativemedicineTextATopicsforpresentation4DoyouthinktheauthorisoveroptimisticinpredictingawiderfutureuseofacupunctureintheUS?•Research:TherighttracktofollowUnlikedrugs,acupunctureismoreakintosurgeryandphysicaltherapyintermsoftherapeuticmodalities.Forthetimebeing,evidencebasedonlargecaseseriesshouldbeconsideredindeterminingrecommendationsforclinicalpractice.•Adoption/Use-Provenusefulinadditionalareas-Usednotonlyfortreatmentbutalsoforpreventionandpromotionofwellness-ExplorationandperfectiontobecontinuedCriticalreadingandthinkingUnit4AlternativemedicineTextATopicsforpresentation4DoyouthinktheauthorisoveroptimisticinpredictingawiderfutureuseofacupunctureintheUS?Criticalreadingandthinkingresearchandclinicalexperience•heightenedpatientdemand•betterunderstandingoftheroleofacupunctureinhealthcareGreaterInterest•biomedicalestablishment•healthinsuranceindustries•physicians•otherhealthcareprovidersstrongerpush•moreinsurancecompanies•moremedicalgroups•evenMedicareUnit4Alternativemedicine5Explainhowinappropriateusesofherbsmayresultincomplications.TextATopicsforpresentationCriticalreadingandthinking•Appropriateusesofherbsdependonproperguidance-ProperTCMdiagnosisofthezhengofthepatient-Correctselectionofthecorrespondingtherapeuticstrategiesandprinciplesthatguidethechoiceofherbsandherbalformulas•Digressionfromeitheroftheaboveconditions,misusesofherbs,willresultincomplica