9. 1. DO THESE PROCEDURES USES
MEDICINES?
2. DO YOU THINK THESE
PROCEDURES CAN HEAL
ILLNESSES?
10. Republic Act No. 8423 or the
Traditional and Alternative
Medicine Act of 1997 was
authored by
JUAN FLAVIER
a former DOH
health secretary.
11. It provisioned the creation of the
Philippine Institute of Traditional
and Alternative Healthcare
(PITAHC), which works closely
with the Department of
Education.
12. PITAHC is also the law-making
body with regards to the
effective use of traditional and
alternative medicine.
PITAHC also provides national
certification for practitioners and
accreditation of their facilities
13. Here are examples of the
PITAHC-approved alternative
modalities:
1. Naturopathy
2. Herbal Medicine
3. Alternative Medicine
16. Originated in India, MASSAGE IS THE
MANIPULATION OF THE BODY'S
SOFT TISSUES. MASSAGE
TECHNIQUES ARE COMMONLY
APPLIED WITH HANDS, FINGERS,
ELBOWS, KNEES, FOREARMS, FEET,
OR A DEVICE.
THE PURPOSE OF MASSAGE IS
GENERALLY FOR THE TREATMENT
18. Originated in China,
ACUPUNCTURE IS A FORM OF
ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE
WHERE LONG THIN NEEDLES
ARE INSERTED TO SPECIFIC
PARTS OF THE BODY TO
AFFECT THE ENERGY FLOW
ACUPUNCTURE IS BELIEVED
TO TREAT MUSCULOSKETAL
DYSFUNCTIONS ACUPUNCTURE IS A
19. -ACUPUNCTURE IS BELIEVED
TO TREAT MUSCULOSKETAL
DYSFUNCTIONS
-ACUPUNCTURE IS A
PSEUDOSCIENCE,
MEANING ITS JUST THEORIES OR
ASSUMPTIONS,
THEREFORE IT IS REGARDED
AS QUACKERY
23. THIS PROCEDURE IS DONE BY
PLACING INVERTED GLASSES
(SUCTION CUP) THAT HAVE
FLAMES FROM BURNING
COTTON ON SPECIFIC POINTS
OF THE BODY.
IT IS BELIVED TO RELIEVE
MUSCLE AND JOINT PAINS.
25. Adjustments /
manipulation to the spine
or other parts of the body/
the goal is to correct the
alignment problems, ease
pain, and support the
body’s natural ability to
heal itself.
![TRADITIONAL &
ALTERNATIVE
MEDICINE ACT OF 1997
[R.A. 8423]](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/healthlesson2-1701161306131-converted-220720111215-ce9f8298/85/healthlesson2-170116130613-1-converted-pptx-1-320.jpg)
