The nurse is caring for a client with chronic back pain. Which alternative therapy should the nurse recommend to this client?
1. Prayer
2. Chiropractic
3. Herbal medicine
4. Energy medicine
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Rationale 1: Prayer is the treatment modality used the most often however it is not specific to treat chronic back pain.
Rationale 2: The focus of chiropractic treatment is general and includes correction of such disorders as headaches; allergies; pain in the back, hip, or spinal column; or gastrointestinal problems.
Rationale 3: Herbal medicine is an alternative therapy however is not specific to the treatment of chronic back pain.
Rationale 4: This contemporary aspect of health views the human body as comprised of electronic vibrations. Interventions involving the energy field will interface with environmental, spiritual, and vibrational aspects of healing however there is no evidence to support its effectiveness with chronic back pain.
Global Rationale: The focus of chiropractic treatment is general and includes correction of such disorders as headaches; allergies; pain in the back, hip, or spinal column; or gastrointestinal problems. Prayer is the treatment modality used the most often however it is not specific to treat chronic back pain. Herbal medicine is an alternative therapy however is not specific to the treatment of chronic back pain. This contemporary aspect of health views the human body as comprised of electronic vibrations. Interventions involving the energy field will interface with environmental, spiritual, and vibrational aspects of healing however there is no evidence to support its effectiveness with chronic back pain.
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