EL-1-02-01
THE ROLE OF ORIENTAL MEDICINE IN REHABILITATION MEDICINE
Sae-II Chun, M.D. (Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea)
The characteristics of rehabilitation medicine include (1) function oriented understanding, (2) comprehensive evaluation, and (3) multidisciplinary management. The oriental medicine share the same basis of philosophy. The characteristics of oriental medicine are (1) holistic understanding instead of analytical one, (2) humanistic assessment instead of technological one, (3) health orientation rather than disease orientation, and (4) function oriented therapies instead of anatomy oriented one. All the therapeutic modalities used in western medicine can be largely categorized into (1) chemical, (2) physical, (3) psychological, and (4) surgical therapies. Among many specialties in western medicine, specialty called physical medicine and rehabilitation strongly emphasize usage of physical modalities and physical exercises. Therapeutic modalities in oriental medicine are (1) herbology, (2) therapeutic exercises, and (3) stimulation therapies including acupuncture, moxibustion, digital compression, and cupping. The sources of stimulation used in stimulation therapy are primarily physical in nature. Thus rehabilitation medicine and oriental medicine possess much too common, and complimentary to each other in many aspects. Combination of both medicine may make a breakthrough for the improvement of future medicine.
PD-1-01-01
COMMUNITY CARE FOR AIDS PATIENTS
Lisa Merritt, MD (The Multicultural Health Institute, Sacramento, California, USA)
With the advent of newer treatment approaches, the global epidemic of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) will generate a population of chronic cases affecting infants to elders. Manifestations of AIDS, such as neurological disorders, result in pain syndromes, weakness, and spasticity that respond to typical rehabilitation interventions. This permits greater patient independence and improved quality of life. A cost effective model of collaborative community based care, including volunteers, academic and government funded programs will be discussed. Inclusion of "Alternative" treatment approaches will be described. This will not be an exhaustive review of medications and conditions associated with AIDS, but rather, an emphasis on relevant rehabilitation interventions and description of programs in Northern California being developed to address this devastating problem.
