This syllabus outlines a 3-week course on complementary and alternative medicine focusing on acupuncture and chiropractic therapy. The course will provide a general introduction to these therapies, their basic concepts and benefits. It will describe how acupuncture and chiropractic therapy work. The focus is on informing students about these methods since they can be used synergistically to provide additional relief to patients. Ethical considerations like justice, respect for individuals, beneficence and non-maleficence will also be covered. Local resources on combining these therapies and their use for chronic pain treatment are referenced.

1. Complementary and Alternative
Medicine
Course Syllabus
By: Tracy Matney

2. Introduction
 As an expert in “Health and Wellness” field, take a 3-week class
on acupuncture and chiropractic therapy.
 This class will provide the general introduction to Acupuncture
and Chiropractic Therapy.
 This class will dedicate to understanding the basic concepts,
benefits these therapy.
 The class will also describe the working of Acupuncture and
Chiropractic Therapy.

3. Focus Area
 The focus area of this class is providing the information about the
Acupuncture and ChiropracticTherapy.
 It is because both “chiropractic and acupuncture” care is managed
through different methods and take their benefits.
 These can work synergistically and when joined, bring added
respite and ease to the patient.
 Like “chiropractic therapy,” acupuncture is a general therapy
based on the basis that techniques other than operation can
preserve several injuries.

4. Professional Standard
 Chiropractors have by acupuncture treatments for numerous years
as “adjunctive therapy” for their patients
 The usage of acupuncture, as an “adjunctive therapy,” requires an
extraordinary skill and is not lacking risk.
 This standard of exercise outlines the components necessary to
continue a significant level of ability in the use of acupuncture as
an adjunctive therapy in the chiropractic practice.
 All “acupuncture care” must in the chiropractic range of practice,
as well-defined in the “Chiropractic Act 1991.”

5. Considerations
 There are many ethical considerations for acupuncture and
chiropractic therapy.
 Clinical investigation on acupuncture must carry out in
accordance with some applicable ethical principles.
 The ethical principles are:
 Justice
 Respect for individuals
 Beneficence
 Non-maleficence.

6. Local Resources
 Krasowsky, D. G. (2016). Benefits of Combining Chiropractic Care and
Acupuncture Treatment. Retrieved from prochiropracticclinics:
http://www.prochiropracticclinics.com/benefits-of-combining-chiropractic-
care-and-acupuncture-treatment/
 Lauren S. Penney, C. R. (2016). Primary care physicians, acupuncture and
chiropractic clinicians, and chronic pain patients: a qualitative analysis of
communication and care coordination patterns.
 Lynn L DeBar, C. E. (2011). Acupuncture and chiropractic care for chronic
pain in an integrated health plan: a mixed methods study. Retrieved from
biomedcentral:
https://bmccomplementalternmed.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1472-
6882-11-118