Recent topics of complementary & alternative medicine (CAM) include music/art therapy and hospital art

Abstract

Recently, Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) and Integrative Medicine (IM) have been broadly developed. IM involves both of CAM and Western Medicine (WM). Integrative Medicine Japan (IMJ) has developed CAM/IM in Japan, and author has managed Shikoku Island division of IMJ. Current topics include the music/art therapy for cancer patients, and hospital art (art in hospital) using convenient masking tape for satisfaction and improved health outcomes. The word "health" is from the Sanskrit language "Swasth", which is combined of SWA (my) + STH (exist, keep) with meaning of self-existence under self-consciousness. Thus, CAM/IM can contribute the promotion of health.

Perspectives of the brain mechanism for playing the piano in the light of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)

“…1 Authors research group have continued clinical research and management of IM as Shikoku Island division of Integrative Medicine Japan (IMJ) for years. 2 Among them, we have enlightened the benefit of IM and CAM for various opportunities such as balneotherapy, art therapy, hospital art, music therapy and various activities related to music and pianoplaying. [3][4][5][6] As authors are physician, music therapists and pianists, some perspectives of the brain mechanism for piano-playing will be described in this article.…”