Sunday, April 8, 2007

What Is Alternative Medicine

What is alternative medicine? This is a term used to describe the different forms of medicine other than conventional methods. Alternative medicine includes a wide variety of medical practices including non-European (non-Western) medical practices and will include some new approaches to medicine. There is also a term called complementary medicine. This is a combination of conventional medicine coupled with alternative medicine.

Some of the most common forms of alternate medicine are:

  • Acupuncture
  • Homeopathy
  • Naturopathic medicine
  • Osteopathy
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