Energy medicine is a medicine that offers both alternative and complementary therapy for the client. This involves use of magnetic fields in relation to the body
a. What are the different types of magnetic therapy and how does that relate to the body?
b. How is electromagnetic therapy different from acupuncture?
Students' answers should include the following:
a. Reiki, acupuncture, and electromagnetic therapy are used to manipulate the magnetic fields of the body.
Discuss on the differences between the three types of energy medicine and how they affect the body differently.
b. Acupuncture can be used with or without electrical current, but its ultimate goal is to restore balance and have the body's energy flowing freely.
Electromagnetic therapy affects cell membranes by the electrical current changing the ions. Students can elaborate on how and which ions are affected, what chemicals in the body are affected as well as the body's electromagnetic field being affected.
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