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The following is a classification of Alternative Medicine from the
Office of Complementary and Alternative Medicine from the National Institute of
Health. While it is beyond the scope of this website to discuss each of these
modalities in detail, we wanted you to know the basic components of Alternative
Medicine.
(1) Alternative Systems of Medical Practice
Examples:
Traditional Oriental Medicine
and Homeopathic Medicine.
(2) Bioelectro-magnetic Applications
Examples: Electroacupuncture
and Blue
Light treatment.
(3) Diet, Nutrition and Lifestyle change
Examples: Gerson
Therapy and Nutritional Supplementation.
(4) Herbal Medicine
Examples: Native American and Oriental Herbs.
(5) Manual Healing Methods
Examples: Chiropractic and Massage
(6) Mind-Body Control
Examples:
Relaxation techniques and Guided Imagery
(7) Pharmacological and Biological
Treatments
Examples: Chelation and Cell
Therapy
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