Alternative Medicine

Alternative medicine is often referred to as therapeutic or preventive health care; many categorize it together with complementary medicine.

WorldwideHEALTH.com lists over 90 different categories of therapists such as homeopathy, aromatherapy, naturopathy, chiropractic, and herbal medicine etc., even though these medical methods may not have a proved scientific explanation for their effectiveness, they are widely acclaimed by many people throughout the world as proven ways to treat a vast array of health complaints that are often not successful with conventional medicine.

Alternative medicine practices are usually based in belief systems not derived from modern science, therefore may incorporate spiritual, metaphysical or religious underpinnings. When an alternative medical approach is shown to be safe and effective by conventional practitioners it is then often no longer considered "alternative".

The term complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is an umbrella term for alternative medicine, complementary medicine, and integrative medicine, a group of diverse medical and health care systems, practices, and products, that are not currently part of conventional medicine. They include, but are not limited to, herbalism, meditation, chiropractic, yoga, body work and diet-based therapies. When some of those practices are used in conjunction and cooperation with conventional medicine they are termed "complementary medicine.

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