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Alternative medicine refers to any healing practice that does not fall within the realm of conventional medicine.
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Alternative therapies refer to any medical treatments that are not traditional medicine techniques. Alternative therapies could either be used alongside conventional medicine or instead of it.
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What alternate treatments exist for cancer patients?
Although the effectiveness of complementary therapies such as acupuncture in alleviating cancer pain has not been clinically proven, many cancer patients find it safe and beneficial. Bodywork therapies such as massage.
What alternate therapies may help a bursitis sufferer?
Other therapies that deal effectively with musculoskeletal problems (relating to the muscles and skeleton), may also be helpful, such as body work, magnetic field therapy, naturopathic medicine, chiropractic, and applied kinesiology.
What has the author Stephen A Appelbaum written?
Stephen A. Appelbaum has written: 'The mystery of healing' -- subject(s): Miscellanea, Healing, Alternative medicine 'A Psychoanalyst Explores the Alternate Therapies'
What alternative therapies can help patients with movement disorders?
Among the therapies that may be helpful are acupuncture , homeopathy, touch therapies, postural alignment therapies, and biofeedback.
Do pain management centers use drugs along with alternate methods?
While medicine is always an option, there are treatment facilities that use other methods to treat pain, like acupuncture or physical therapies can help also.
What are some examples of complementary therapies?
Complimentary therapies are also sometimes known as alternative therapies. They are an alternative to manufactured medications. Therapies include; Homeopathy, acupuncture, Reiki, Yoga and aromatherapy to name just a few.
What therapies have had considerable success in treating many types of disorders?
Humanistic therapies.
What alternate treatments exist for patients with E. coli?
Studies have been conducted to determine if diarrhea symptoms can be reduced by alternative therapies such as the consumption of herbal teas, psyllium, and acupuncture. Patients should consult their doctors before using any.
Therapies aimed mainly at understanding ones motives and actions are referred to as what?
action therapies
What is a sentence using the word therapies?
Perhaps we should try some other therapies.
What was the origin of eastern movement therapies?
Eastern movement therapies, such as yoga, qigong, and t'ai chi began as a spiritual or self-defense practices and evolved into healing therapies.
What is third line chemotherapy?
First-line cancer therapies involve chemo, radiation, and/or surgery. Second-line therapies are only tried when the first-line therapies are ineffective. Third and fourth-line therapies are only used as subsequent treatments.
