Alternative Medicine Essay

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AsoneBulgarianproverbsays,"Nature,timeandpatiencearethethreegreatphysicians".

NowadaysmoreandmorepeoplechoosetobetreatedbymethodsthatarenotbasedonWestern systematictechniquesthataretheknowledgeandpracticeofmedicinewhichisusualintheWest Thesemethodsareknownas"Alternativemedicine",whichconsistsofhomeopathy,acupuncture, aromatherapy,chiropracticmedicineandothers.Chinesemedicineisalsoprogressivelymore accepted.Alternativewayoftreatmenthasverifieditsefficiencyandismethodicallyfounded,but unfortunatelyhasitslittledisadvantagesandaneedscientificbaseanditsresultsarenotalways reliableandsteadyForthisreasonalternativemedicineisnotgenerallyshowmorecontent

Additionally,peoplewhoarewell–disposedofalternativemedicinearguethatitisexcellentbecause itisnatural.Butnotallthepeoplewhohaveattemptedalternativemedicinefeltexcitedand passionateaboutitfromthestartOntheopposing,manyofthemhavedoubtsaboutitandfelt anxiousordisbeliever,andaftertheirpracticeandsomeexperiencetheychangedtheirmindand weresatisfiedwithitastheybecameawareofadevelopmentintheirsituation.Ontheotherhand,in othercases,peoplewholackedinspirationinexperiencingsuchtreatmentsandwerenotcapableto takethemcritically,foundthemunsuccessfulandfeltskepticalorevenangryaftertheirexperience. Thisreflectsthatmostlikelyinspirationandconvictiononthepartofpeopleplayasignificantpart intheoutcomesofalternativemedicine.So,therecanbemanyprospectiveadvantagesinadditionto negativeaspectsinalternativemedicine,andthatitsefficiencycandependalotonpeople's dependabilityandclichés.Howeveritisnotscientificallysupportedandcannotbeconsideredas havingasreliableresultsasisthecaseofconventionalmedicine.Inspiteofthisfact,many

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UseofAlternativeMedicineEssay

UseofAlternativeMedicineTherehasbeenanexplosionofinterestanduseofalternative medicinesandanincreaseinthenumbersandvisitstoalternativepractitionersinAustralia (FurnhamA,McgillC2003).ComplementaryandAlternativemedicine,alsoknownasTraditional medicinecoversabroadrangeofhealingphilosophies,approachesandtherapies.Manytherapies aretermed'holistic',whichgenerallymeansthatthehealthcarepractitionerconsidersthewhole person,includingphysical,mental,emotionalandspiritualaspects(MoonG,GillespieR1995). Theseformsofmedicinehaveevolvedrecentlyasareactionto...showmorecontent...

InAustralia,researchhasindicatedthatin1993,485%ofthepopulationusedatleastonenon–medicallyprescribedalternativemedicine.A$1000millionistheestimatednationalexpenditureon alternativemedicinesandalternativepractitionersperannum,ofwhichA$621millionisspenton alternativemedicines.AnAustraliangovernmentreportin1996estimatedthattherewereatleast 2.8milliontraditionalChinesemedicineconsultationsin1996,representinganannualturnoverof A$84millionwithinthehealtheconomy[http://wwwwprowhoint/pdf/rcom51/hsd–1epdf]

TheAustralianhealth–caresystemshasexpandedandchangedremarkablyinrecentyears (RitenburghC,VerhoelMet.al.)Medicalpracticesoutsidethemainstreamof'official'medicine havealwaysbeenanimportantpartofpublichealthcare.Theprominenceandconfigurationofthese irregularsastheywerecalled,haswaxeddependingontheneedsofthepublic,perceptionsof modernmedicineandthechangingvaluesofsociety(KatsDL,WilliamsALet.al2003)Asurvey conductedin1994revealedthatreasonsforalternativehealthcareuseincluded'aholistic orientationtohealth;havinghadatransformationalexperiencethatchangedtheperson'sworld view;andaclassification

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AlternativeMedicine:TrySomethingNew

Todaymoretheneveralternativemedicineisbecomingmoreacceptedandwidelyusedasregular medicine.Alternativemedicineisconsideredtheuseofanymedicineoutofthenormalofwhatis consideredconventional"Alternativemedicinewasonceconsideredthedomainofsnakeoil charlatansandgullibleconsumers"(Waltman,etal1).Asthegrowingpopularityofalternative medicineshasincreased,sohasthenumberofgroupsandorganizationssetuptodiscovermore aboutthesemedicinesOnegroupthatissetuptodiscovernewfindingsinthisfieldistheNational CenterforComplementaryandAlterativeMedicineandwasstartedbyacongressionalmandateas ashowmorecontent

Thewayalternativemedicinesworkisifapersoncanfindaneedforsomethingthereisusuallya cureorremedyoutintheworld.

Withalternativemedicinebeingmoreandmoreapartofeverydaylife,doctorsarebeginningtouse alternativeastheirmainpractice.Dr.KenBocksays"withtheadventofmanagedcare,theaverage doctorvisitisnowsevenminutesandpeopleareturningtoalternativepractitionerstogetthecare theyneed"(Crone2).Thisishelpingbecausepeoplearelearningthattheycanfindcuresand solutionstotheirailmentsthattheyoncethoughtincurable."Aspeoplelearntotakehealthintotheir ownhands,however,theystillneedguidancefromscienceAfterall,herbalremediesarestill unregulatedbytheFDA,andlittleisknownabouttheirlong–termeffects"(Crone2)."Formedical doctorscurrentlycaringforpatientswithbackproblems,anxiety,depressionorchronicpain,the oddsaregreaterthanoneinthreethatapatientissimultaneouslyusingunconventionaltherapyfor thesemedicalproblemswithoutdisclosingthisfact"(Monroe3).Sometimesthepersondoesn'thave tobehealedtobeaffectedbyalternativemedicine.Evidenceshowsthatunorthodoxmedicinedoes helppeoplefeelbetter,evenwhenitdoesnotreallycuretheinfectionordisease(Monroe3).One alternativeadvocatenamedDosseystates"theseconceptsaregoingtocauseanimmense

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AlternativeMedicine

Although"Alternative"or"Complementary"medicinehasbeenkeptonthefringesofthemedical sciencesinthepast,itisbecomingincreasinglymorepopular,andmorereputable.Alternative medicinesarethosemedicalsystemswhicharenottaughttoorpracticedbymostconventional medicaldoctors.Alternativemedicinesseeminglyhavealwaysexisted,changingandconformingto thecurrentclimateofsociety.Thereseemstobeanalmostendlessnumberofalternativemedicines, eachwiththeirownmethodofgainingperfecthealthOftenpeoplewhoaredissatisfiedwith conventionalmedicineturntoalternativemedicinefortheirmedicalneeds.Manysimilaritieslink thediverseextremitiesofalternativemedicine.showmorecontent

Thescientificcommunityismuchquickertolabelthissecondtypeasquacks,whereasthescientific communityhasfailedtogainaconsensusonthelegitimacyofthefirsttype.Unfortunately,bothare encompassedbythetermalternativemedicineThispaperwillfocusonthemorecontroversial alternativemedicinesdescribedinthefirstgroup.

Byexaminingsomeofthemostpopular,enduringalternativemedicalsystems,onecanbegintosee somegeneraltrendsofthesystems,understandsomerecurringflaws,andunderstandtheattraction andusefulnessofalternativemedicineintoday'shealthcaresystemHowever,alternativemedicine remainscontroversial.Whetheritcanbesupportedscientificallyornot,alternativemedicinemaybe usefultoencouragebothphysicalandmentalwell–beingviaaplaceboeffect.Forthisreason, alternativemedicinemustbeconsideredbyphysiciansasacomplementtomodernmedicine

Descriptionofalternativemedicalsystems(includingabriefhistoryandbackground):

Chiropractictreatment:

Chiropracticisoneofthemostrespectedandmostprominentofalternativemedicinepractices. Althoughmanypeoplewouldonlyconsidervisitingachiropractorforthealleviationofpaincaused bymusculoskeletalproblems,chiropracticbeliefsinvolvemuchmorethanjustmuscle manipulation.Justoveracenturyago,DanielDavidPalmerclaimedtohavecuredbothdeafness

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EssayaboutAlternativeMedicine

Lookingforanalternativemedicine????

Planning:

Complementarymedicine

Alternativemedicine

Medicalsystems

Organizing:

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IntroductionThesis:Describethecomplementaryandalternativemedicine.

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Body:1topicsentence:Whatisanalternative?

idea1:useoftreatmentsdifferentfromthestandards.

idea2:itispossibletogroupin5categorieswiththecomplementarymedicine.

2.Topicsentence:Whatisacomplementarymedicine?showmorecontent

Thismedicinehasalotofcategoriessinceitdemonstratesthatissureandeffectivwe,andthisis clasificatedin5categories

Thetermof"alternativemedicine2"isinusefordescribingtherapeuticsthatisnotincludedinthe learningofconventionalmedicine,astheacupunterThepersonsareinthehabitofconsideringthis typeoftherapiesasforeingtotheestablishedmedicine,becauseofittheyrecivethenameof "alternatives"

Manypatientsandprofessionalsofthemedicineusethealternativetreatmentstogetherwiththe conventionaltherapiesThisisknownascomplementarymedicineItisusedwiththesame remediesthanalternativemedicinetotreataproblemofhealth.

Wecanclassifyin:medicalalternativesystems,interventionsbody–mind,therapiesbasedonthe biology,methodsofmanipulationandcorporal,enegetictherapies.acomentofapersontharuse alternativeandcomplementarymedicinesaid:"Thatitcanbeveryniceforhealthypersonswithout

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chronicpathologies,butincaseofanautoinmmunedisease...andthatI,aspatient,feelsuererwith productswhichefficiencyandsafetyhasbeen

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