| Alternative medicine has been described
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| | forms of alternative medicine as well.
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| as "any of various systems of healing or
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| | One is called biofield therapy. This is a
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| treating disease (as chiropractic,
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| | form of alternative medicine that works
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| homeopathy, or faith healing) not
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| | with your so called "energy fields" to
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| included in the traditional medical
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| | heal you. Another is bioelectrical
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| curricula taught in the United States and
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| | magnetic therapy. This alternative
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| Britain".
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| | medicine uses pulse and magnetic fields
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| Alternative medicine practices are often
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| | to heal you.
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| based in belief systems not derived from
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| | Eastern countries have a longstanding
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| modern science. Alternative medicines may
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| | tradition of teaching alternative
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| therefore incorporate spiritual,
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| | medicine. But until recently, most
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| metaphysical, or religious underpinnings,
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| | Western hospitals didn't provide any
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| untested practices, non-Western medical
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| | alternative treatments and Western
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| traditions, or newly developed approaches
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| | medical schools didn't teach them.
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| to healing.
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| | Patients in Western countries are
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| Alternative medicine is a type of
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| | becoming more receptive to trying
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| therapeutic practice that is not
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| | alternative techniques, and have been
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| considered to be a part of traditional or
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| | asking for them. As a result, many
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| conventional medical treatment. People
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| | Western medical schools are starting to
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| use alternative medicine instead of using
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| | teach these medicine techniques and
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| traditional medical treatment. This is
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| | theories. Some hospitals and doctors are
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| often because they feel it is a natural
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| | supplementing their regular medical care
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| way to get better.
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| | with alternative techniques.
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| There are many types of alternative
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| | Finding a good CAM practitioner is still
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| medicine. Some are covered by medical
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| | not as easy as looking someone up in a
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| insurance, but most are not. Some forms
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| | phone book. NCCAM recommends asking
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| of alternative medicine that may be
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| | another health care provider for a
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| covered are chiropractic and osteopathic
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| | referral, talking to people who have been
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| therapy. These forms of alternative
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| | treated by the expert you are
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| medicine are widely used.
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| | considering, and meeting with the
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| There are other forms of alternative
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| | practitioner to ask about his or her
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| medicine that are not as widely used, but
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| | experience and training - the same kinds
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| are becoming more popular by the minute.
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| | of things you'd do if you were
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| These are: massage therapy, therapeutic
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| | interviewing a new doctor.
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| touch, folk medicine, herbal medicine,
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| | You may have already used a complementary
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| special diets, homeopathy, music therapy,
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| | or alternative practice, like yoga or
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| aromatherapy, naturopathy, faith healing,
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| | massage, and not even thought about it!
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| and new age healing. There are also some
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| | Trying practices like meditation and
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| non-western forms of alternative medicine
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| | breathing can't do any harm, but other
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| such as: Chinese medicine, gi gong,
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| | CAM techniques may have consequences for
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| reiki, and ayarveda.
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| | people with certain health conditions.
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| There are some less commonly practiced
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