Homeopathy Week 13

Homeopathy Week 13 Discussion Questions for Tutorial: Reflect on the cumulative experience of your study in this subject, and compare your level of understanding now to your level of understanding before taking this subject.  • Have the questions about homeopathy you identified at the start of this subject been...
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TCM Week 12

Discussion questions Research your Chinese Astrological Animal (You can find your year chart here: http://www.chinesezodiac.com/calculator.php). Discuss what characteristics you possess and what characteristics you feel that you do not. You may want to include some compatibility with your family members. I’m an Earth Horse, I was born before the...
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Manual Therapies Week 12

This session’s question are:  Based on your own posture, what exercises do you think you might benefit from and why? I have a hyperkyphotic thoracic spine, and a hypolordotic lumbar spine, which results in a hypolordotic cervical spine. I noticed that I mostly tilt my pelvis forward to support...
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TCM Written Reflection

Traditional Chinese Medicine encompasses the 5 Element Theory, along with the 8 guiding principles, the 7 emotions, the 5 Climates, Organ Channel theory and the Horary Clock. The 5 Element Theory centres around the paired organs: Liver and Gallbladder (Wood), Heart and Small Intestine (Fire), Spleen and Stomach (Earth),...
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Homeopathy Week 12

Identify one infectious disease which you can discuss in relation to homeopathic disease prevention. Familiarise yourself with the symptoms, treatment and prevention of this condition from both biomedical and homeopathic sources. Discussion Questions for Tutorial: Do you consider that homeopathy might be appropriate for preventative use in this condition...
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Manual Therapies Week 11

Case Study – Fictional Example Case Study Marika Kahawai is a successful manual therapist who sees forty clients per week. She treats Wednesday – Sunday at her home clinic and often sees her last client as late as 9pm. Marika does not have dedicated clinic computers or booking systems,...
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Homeopathy Week 11

Tutorial Activity The main issue with Scientific Research methods is the incompatibility of Methods in which an outcome of evidence is  reached.  Both lectures this week commented on the Vital force, and the Vital reaction; how can this be extensively verified? Of course it is possible, as many reported...
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TCM Week 11

What experiences have you had with any style of martial arts?  During the Qi Gong session, I could feel my breathing and energy flowing more freely, and my concentration became clearer, then a relaxed feeling after the first 5 minutes. Initially it was hard to concentrate and I was...
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Homeopathy Week 10

Tutorial Activity: Investigate the homeopathic services available in your geographical area and construct a list of practitioners available you could refer someone to, together with any areas of speciality or details that would lead to you recommending that homeopath.  WEBSITE SEARCH This was more frustrating than I thought it...
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Week 10 Manual Therapies

Above link to video on topic of class discussion. We also uploaded home assessments to the class tutorial page. What were your findings in the activity? Was it difficult for you to analyse scapulohumeral rhythm? Explain your answer This week I did some online research and recorded the video...
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