Although treatment will take place in a medical facility, how can non-medical treatments be used as a supplement?"

Non-medical treatments can help to support medical care by attending to other aspects of the patient’s health and functioning that may not be reached by other means. Here are some ways non-medical treatments can be used as a supplement:Here are some ways non-medical treatments can be used as a supplement:

 Psychosocial Support:

 Counseling and Therapy: Offers counseling and ways of handling stress for patients who have long term diseases or those who have gone through a traumatic event. Psychiatry, CBT and counselling and self-help and support groups can also enhance mental health and treatment compliance.

 Social Support Networks: Involvement of family, friends, and other resources in the patient’s life can help with the patient’s emotional and physical health and improve the results of treatment.

 Lifestyle Modifications:

 Diet and Nutrition: That is, diets can be designed to address such diseases as diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and obesity among others. Medical treatment can be enhanced by nutritional counseling in view of better health results and facilitating the healing process.

 Exercise and Physical Activity: Physical activity has numerous benefits in the society today such as preventing diseases that are related to the heart, controlling weight and boosting the mental health. They can also be tailored for the person’s specific requirements and state of health, in conjunction with other therapies.

 Complementary Therapies:

 Acupuncture and Acupressure: Some of the benefits include; it can be used to control pain, nausea and other signs that are related to different diseases. They are often employed in combination with other approaches to enhance the comfort of the patient and his/her condition.

 Massage Therapy: Reduces stress, pains, and muscle tensions that can be helpful in the recovery process of the body.

 Education and Self-Management:

 Patient Education: This is due to the fact that when patients are informed on their condition, management, and ways of managing their condition, they are more involved in their care. This can enhance patient compliance to the medical regimes and therefore enhance on health status.

 Self-Management Programs: Self- management programmes that help in the management of chronic diseases including diabetes and hypertension can enhance the medical care and the level of patient self reliance.

 Mind-Body Techniques:

 Mindfulness and Meditation: These practices assist in the prevention of stress, anxiety and pain and therefore improves the general health of an individual as well as the outcome of medical treatments;

 Relaxation Techniques: Other interventions like breathing exercises and guided imagery have been found to help in decreasing stress and enhance the patients’ power to handle disease and cure.

 Complementary Health Practices:

 Herbal and Nutritional Supplements: As a note of caution, they can be quite useful if taken in moderation and under the supervision of a doctor, and can also be taken alongside other medication. This is particularly important so as to avoid adverse reactions between the supplements and other prescription medicines.