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Date published: May 15, 2008 |
Alternative and Complementary Medicine
by Tamer Shaban
Alternative medicine is a fast growing science and industry.
The words alternative medicine defined as therapies that they are alternative or used alone to allopathic medicine while complementary medicine is defined as therapies which used together with allopathic medicine In our world we need both allopathic medicine and CAM (complementary and alternative medicine) for the benefits of both We need more and more researches for the benefits, effects and side effects of CAM.
Examples of CAM
-Acupuncture
-Herbal medicine
-Homeopathy
-Color Therapy
-Cupping therapy
-Yoga -Rieki
-Crystal Healing
-Chiropractic
-Spiritual Healing
-Magnetic Therapy
-Energy medicine
-Hypnotherapy
-Ancient Chinese medicine
-Shiatsu
-Auriculotherapy
-Aromatherapy
-massage therapy
-And much more
WHO And CAM:
WHO a (World health organization) support CAM and CAM research and published some books and reports on CAM Such as "ACUPUNCTURE: REVIEW AND ANALYSIS OF REPORTS ON CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIALS", "TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE COULD MAKE `HEALTH FOR ONE' TRUE", "Guidelines on Developing Consumer Information on Proper Use of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicine" and "WHO Traditional Medicine Strategy 2002-2005" Which in this later puts strategy to integrate Cam and TM in the national health care systems in its members
Benefits of CAM:
-low cost
-great acceptance
-Non Invasive techniques in a lot of therapies
-Affordable and easy accessibility (we can reach the services easily)
-Effective in many diseases but with experts and certified therapists
Elements against CAM:
-no scientific evidence on a lot of therapies or the reports that explain its effectiveness are not scientifically well organized
-control of the proper use of CAM
Future of CAM:
I think that CAM will grow and grow and the scientific evidence on the most of its therapies will appear very soon one by one. We need to support CAM more and more and do more and more research on its therapies. And I think we will find many answers in CAM therapies for diseases without cure.
By DR Tamer Shaban, M.B.B.Ch,S.N.H.s Dip(Nutrition),S.N.H.S Dip(Herbalism) Contact: www.cuppingtherapy.info
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