Within the broad and complex field of complementary and alternative (CAT) therapies, there are many very different methods for treating health problems as well as promoting health and wellness.  In this assignment, you will look into some of the CAT therapies that have gained widespread acceptance in North American culture. You may recall that in the film from the last workshop Dr. Bauer noted the major reason the federal government is spending millions of taxpayer dollars a year on the National Institutes of Health (NIH) center is to encourage and support research into the CAT therapies in order to identify which are effective and which are not.  Upon successful completion of this assignment, you will be able to: Identify various CAT modalities used to treat health problems and promote health. Identify commonly described benefits of various CAT modalities. Recognize the cultural importance of CAT modalities and identify the scientific evidence that supports their efficacy and effectiveness. Identify one complementary/alternative therapy currently used in healthcare today that may be effective due to a placebo effect.   Resources Online Article: “More than Just a Sugar Pill: Why the Placebo Effect is Real” OCLS: Gale Health & Wellness Resource database OCLS: Alternative Health Watch database Ebook:  The Healing Gods Textbook:  The Biblical Guide to Alternative Medicine; Kindle or print Website: Christian Research Institute – Search Yoga and many articles will populate Background Information Most nurses practicing in the 21st century healthcare system in the United States will tell you that diversity is the norm. The contemporary nurse needs to be knowledgeable regarding complementary alternative and integrative therapies.  Failure to broaden your scope of knowledge beyond traditional western nursing interventions could set you up for awkward interactions with clients who use these therapies, wrong judgments about the patient regarding assessment findings, and could cause you to unknowingly breach trust with patients due to a lack of knowledge of the importance of these modalities in today’s multicultural environment. Instructions Choose one of the therapies below that you would like to learn more about. Select ( one) you have not reported on before in the course.  Yoga Pilates Acupuncture Chiropractic Tai Chi Massage 1. Read The Healing Gods by locating specific chapters/pages for the therapies you want to investigate.  Use the table of contents and index to find the CAT topic. 2. Read the Biblical Guide to Alternative Medicine by locating specific chapters/pages for the therapies you want to investigate. Use the table of contents and the index to find the CAT topic.  3. Read the article by Pinch (2016), More than Just a Sugar Pill: Why the Placebo Effect is Real.  In addition to the course textbooks, utilize a minimum of two other scholarly sources from the OCLS library databases.  Locate systematic reviews and meta-analysis reports. Use CINAHL to locate them as follows: Common Internet resources such as Wikipedia, WebMD, and MayoClinic.com are not recognized as scholarly resources for coursework. Use the Alternative Therapies Approach to Health and Wellness Table to summarize answers to the following questions: 1. Describe the CAT you chose to investigate 2. Use the Five-Part Grid to evaluate the CAT. 3. Your evaluation: Would you recommend this CAT to a patient? 4. How is the CAT used?  Primarily for treatment of illness/injury or health promotion and wellness? 5. Describe the culture most closely identified with the CAT. 6. What does the scientific evidence show about the effectiveness of the CAT? 7. Explain the physiology of the placebo effect and identify one CAT that works by a placebo effect. 8. Proofread your paper for grammar, spelling, and APA errors. Use the Grammarly tool to check a plagiarism report as well as punctuation and grammar.      9. Read about Grammarly .com.  Some suggestions or comments may not be accurate, but it is useful as a writing tool to assist you in improving your writing style as needed. 10.  Download and complete the following table by summarizing the information you find in your investigation and evaluation.  Complete this table and submit.  11.  Do not submit a narrative paper.  Limit your work on this table to two to three pages.