A client who uses biofeedback in addition to analgesic medication for pain management is using which of the following?
a. Alternative therapy c. Complementary therapy
b. Biomedicine d. Herbal therapy
C
The client is using complementary therapy. The biofeedback is used to complement biomedical interventions (e.g. analgesic medication). Alternative therapy is used instead of biomedicine, not in conjunction with it. Biomedicine involves only the analgesic medication part of this scenario. Biofeedback is not considered herbal therapy.
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