Biomedical Model Of Health Essay

Introduction
There are many different perceptions of health. These include the World Health Organisation, positive and negative views of health. The World Health Organisation says that “Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” (The World Health Organisation, 1948). Some people may have a negative view of health. This is when there is an absence of illness, when people believe that they are well because they don’t have any physical symptoms or illness. These people will not consider themselves as ill if they have a cold or a headache. A positive view of health is when a person will look at health assets which may cut down the risk of getting ill or that will give them a healthier longer life. To achieve this they may do things such as going to the gym or eating a healthy balanced diet.

Models of Health
Biomedical Model
The biomedical model of health looks at the physical or biological side of diseases and

Needles are placed inside different regions of the body in order to therapize or to help prevent future problems. The treatment is said to stimulate nerves underneath the skin and in muscle tissue, which helps to relieve pain. Acupuncture treats conditions such as headaches, lower back pain, and osteoarthritis and can also help people who are infertile, and those who have anxiety and asthma. It can be available on the NHS in some cases but access is limited. The National Institute for Health and care Excellence only recommends that you use acupuncture for treatments of chronic lower back pain, chronic tension-type headaches and migraines as these have scientific evidence that they work. The Cochrane Collaboration found evidence to say that acupuncture does work. The conditions they found that it worked on were the three mentioned above, nausea and vomiting after chemotherapy, osteoarthritis, neck pain and irritable bowel