Complementary medicine is a group of diagnostic and therapeutic disciplines that are used together with conventional medicine. An example of a complementary therapy is using aromatherapy to help lessen a patient’s discomfort following surgery.
Mind-body medicine uses a variety of techniques designed to enhance the mind’s capacity to affect bodily function and symptoms. Other mind-body techniques are still considered CAM, including meditation, prayer, mental healing, and therapies that use creative...
Some,therapies may interfere with standard treatment or may be harmful when used with conventional treatment. What benefits can be expected from this therapy? Do the known benefits outweigh the risks? | What side effects can be expected? Will the therapy interfere...
1.Biofield therapies are intended to affect energy fields that purportedly surround. Some forms of energy therapy manipulate biofields by applying pressure and/or manipulating the body 2.Bioelectromagnetic-based therapies involve the unconventional use of...
Biologically based therapies in CAM use substances found in nature, such as herbs, foods, and vitamins. Some examples include dietary supplements, 3 herbal products, and the use of other so-called natural but as yet scientifically unproven therapies (for example,...
