Health Assessment 2024 T4
WSM – WSM stands for “Western Scientific Medicine”, It is casually seen as a philosophy that is connected with a systematic approach known as “Technocentric”, which is a system that’s centered around technology and has the power to control and protect our environment.
CAM – CAM stands for “Complementary and alternative medicine” and has 5 medical practices/categories.
CAM is a medical care that is not the main term of standard medical care, people who are diagnosed with cancer use CAM to help them with their stress levels, help with the side effects cancer has to offer, and try to cure cancer.
TM – TM is a type of illness that is seen as an imbalanced illness in the human body, which is considered a whole illness.
Asthma is a medical condition that affects the lungs and affects people of all ages.
Asthma affects people’s stamina and makes it hard for them to cope with running, or just in general exercises. Asthma also pays a visit during the night when the symptom gets worse.
Asthma mostly occurs when one with asthma is breathing in hot air which can trigger it causing the airways to become narrow and tighten.
Asthma has a few treatments to make it better but it doesn’t have an actual cure to heal or remove it, 3 different treatments that people use to make their asthma better are, Inhalers, Theophylline, and Antileukotriene which are medicine devices to help people with asthma cope with it.
Inhalers are known as Western Society Medicine as well as Antileukotriene.
Asthma has only two benefits/positives which are support allowance and employment.
Positive Impacts of Asthma on Hauora
Increases self-awareness, managing asthma has to be monitored closely, this can develop greater self-awareness.
Having enchanted ability to manage and have better problem solving skills, which strengthens the overall and mental and emotional well-being of one.
People with asthma mostly rely on their family, or their doctor who provides them with support, these can strengthen social bonds and bring a sense of connection within the community.
Negative Impacts of Asthma on Hauora
Asthma can limit your Taha Tinana – Physical Health, this can affect your fitness levels, and your participation in sports and all sorts of physical requirement activities.
Asthma attacks can trigger your nerve systems giving you a sense of fear, anxiety, and stress. Especially for children and adults, these impacts have a big toll on their mental and emotional health.
People with asthma feel isolated or left out on most occasions, they will have a sense of not being able to participate in an activity, these feelings can lead to loneliness and can impact their social – wellbeing.
Asthma treatments such as, inhalers, medications, these help reduce the symptoms making it easier for one to breathe, be active, and mostly to avoid a extreme asthma attack.
