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The Advantages And Disadvantages Of Complementary And Alternative Medicine
Alternative medicine is a rapidly evolving industry and science. We define alternative medicine as therapies that are used alone or as alternative to allopathic medicine. In the same way, we define complementary medicine as therapies that are used in combination with allopathic medicine.
In the modern world of both allopathic medicine and complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), both are needed to bring about the best results possible.
More and more research is needed to identify, prove and discover the side effects, effects, and benefits of CAM therapies.
Examples of CAM are as follows:
• Acupuncture in Encino
• Yoga
• Ancient Chinese medicine
• Aromatherapy
• Spiritual Healing
• Auriculotherapy
• Shiatsu
• Chiropractic
• Reiki
• Color Therapy
• massage therapy
• Crystal Healing
• Magnetic Therapy
• Cupping therapy
• Hypnotherapy
• Energy medicine
• Herbal medicine
• Homeopathy
• And much more
Complementary and Alternative Medicine and the World Health Organization
The (WHO) supports CAM and CAM research and has published reports and books related to it. They include “Traditional Chinese Medicine Can Make ‘Health For One’ Real,” “World Health Organization 2002-2005 Strategy for Traditional Medicine,” “Acupuncture: Analysis and Review On Controlled Clinical Trials Reports,” and ” Guidelines on Creating Consumer Information on Correct Use of Complementary, Traditional, and Alternative Medicine.” These books and reports highlight the strategies in order to integrate Traditional Medicine and CAM in its members’ national health care systems.
The Benefits of Complementary and Alternative Medicine:
• Great acceptance
• Low cost
• Easy access and affordability
• Non Invasive techniques in many of its therapies
• Effectiveness in a lot of illnesses under the skilled hands of certified and expert therapists
The Disadvantages of Complementary and Alternative Medicine:
• No control of the correct use of CAM
• No reports explaining its efficacy
• CAM studies are not scientifically well organized
• No scientific proof in a lot of the therapies
Future of Complementary and Alternative Medicine:
In my opinion, the use of CAM will steadily rise over the years and the scientific proof on most of its therapies will manifest one by one very soon.
CAM should be supported by the medical and scientific community more and more and more research should be done on its therapies to prove its usefulness and efficacy.
Acupuncture Is One Of The Most Trusted and Popular Forms of Alternative Medicine Today
A form of alternative medicine, acupuncture in Vancouver may look painful, yet multitudes of people who have tried will testify to its healing effects. This treatment works by precisely placing thin non-hollow needles into various parts of a person’s body to relieve pain and/or cure disease. It would seem that acupuncture only increases suffering at first glance, but people who have benefited from it swear that it does not. But how did the idea of sticking needles in the body to promote healing evolve? When did it start?
Having been practiced over 4,000 years ago in China, acupuncture is now a worldwide phenomenon which one can avail of in virtually any part of the world. This treatment evolved and was refined to the noble healing art it is now long before there was a scientific method or Western medicine to talk about. Over time, science advanced to a point where it could study and explain how acupuncture needles work the way they do.
During ancient times (and even today), disease was explained as an imbalance of Yin and Yang in the body. You had to bring back balance if you want to treat the disease. Releasing the life energy known as chi that like blood circulate throughout the body is one way balance can be restored. This life energy is believed to travel through energy vessels known as meridians. Chi is released in the body when needles are stuck into these meridians.
Acupuncture remains one of the most trusted and popular forms of alternative medicine even if the ancient explanation of how it works has been replaced with more cogent theories. But whatever explanation one might want to believe, this treatment, for thousands of years, has helped countless numbers of people feel better. Many have been able to overcome their fear of the needles and thus are now enjoying enjoyed a greater sense of well-being only acupuncture can provide.