Traditional and Alternative Medicine

Traditional Chinese medicine refers to traditional medical practices that are originated and developed in china which includes herbal medicine, acupuncture, massage, exercise and dietary therapy. Acupuncture is the key concept of Traditional Chinese medicine in which needles are inserted into the body as a part of treatment. Mainly this treatment is used to treat musculoskeletal issues including low back desolation, bear immovability and knee torment.

• Physical exercise
• Meditation
• Herbal Therapy
• Diet
• Acupuncture

Traditional Korean medicine is a form of traditional medicine based on Korean medical practices. It has developed unique medical theories and methods to treat diseases including neurological disorders such as stroke, epilepsy and Parkinson’s daises. Sasang is a unique theory and is the majorly used treatment regimen in Traditional Korean Medicine.

• Pharmacopuncture
• Chuna
• Cupping
• Korean Acupuncture
• Korean Herbal Medicine

Alternative therapy is used to describe medical treatments that are used instead of traditional therapies. It can also be referred as integrative or complementary medicine. Complementary medicine can help with issues like agony and sickness. Energy therapy is a type of alternative therapy which uses magnetic or electric field to treat a number of musculoskeletal problems. Magnetic field therapy may not be safe for pregnant ladies or the people who have an implanted cardiac device and also people who uses an insulin pump.

Acupuncture is a type of alternative medicine and also the key concept of Traditional Chinese Medicine. As the theories and practices used in acupuncture are unique and are not based on the scientific knowledge so, it is named as pseudoscience. In this treatment small needles are inserted into the body of a person at specific points to various depths. Acupuncture is used to treat different kinds of pain such as headaches, blood pressure problems and whooping cough.

Ayurvedic medicine in short called as Ayurveda the World’s oldest holistic healing systems. In Sanskrit “Ayurveda” means the Science of Life. Health and wellness depends on balance between the mind, body and spirit. Its main goal is to promote good health, not to fight disease. Ayurveda identifies three basic types of energy or functional principles that are present in everyone and everything. Main aim of Ayurveda is to restore balance within the body and with nature using diet, herbs, meditation, massage, yoga and therapeutic detoxification. There are three basic types of functional principles that are present everywhere, those are vata, pitta and kapha.

Homeopathy is the most commonly used complementary therapy by the people with cancer as it helps them feel better or more in control of their situation. It is a form of alternative therapy and the homeopathic therapist uses tiny doses of substance as the large doses causes’ illness. Manufacturers make homeopathic remedies from plant, mineral and animal substances. They use water along with these substances to make pills, drops and creams.

Naturopathy is a type of alternative therapy that can naturally heal using the healing powers from nature. Naturopathy is a distinct system of primary health care that emphasizes prevention and the self-healing process through the use of natural remedies. Different types of naturopathy treatments are mud therapy, hydrotherapy, breathing therapy, diet therapy, fasting therapy. Naturopathy principle is that gathering of toxins is the root cause of all diseases so prevention and elimination of toxins is the route to health.

Pharmacognosy deals with the natural drugs obtained from organisms such as plants, microbes and animals. Many important drugs including morphine, atropine and galanthamine have originated from natural resources. Traditional medicine is also a part of pharmacognosy. It plays a crucial role in drug discovery.

Medicinal plants also known as medicinal herbs are used in many traditional medicine practices. There are several types of medicinal plants used in herbal medicine. Plants that are used for medicinal purposes are known as medicinal plants and these are also used as food, flavonoid, medicine or perfume and also in certain spiritual activities

Oriental medicine is the world’s oldest holistic medicinal treatment which uses acupuncture, herbs, moxibustion, physical therapies and life style changes to restore health and balance by treating illness and disease.

Holistic medicine principle is that unconditional love and support is the most powerful healer and a person is responsible for their own health and well-being. Holistic medicine practitioners believe that the if one part of the body does not work properly then all the other parts will be affected.

Unani medication is a traditional medicinal drug known for restoration and fitness maintenance. The origins of Unani medication are mainly found in the doctrines of the ancient Greek physicians Hippocrates and Galen. Arabs who converted a few conventional drugs as Arab or Unani drug treatments by using Muslim student-medical doctor Avicenna by using recovery herbs. With additional contributions of medical expertise from unique or different components, Unani medicine got here out to be called Arabian medicinal drug.

Chiropractic Medicine mainly focuses on the relationship between the skeleton, the muscles and the nerves. Chiropractors believe that health can be improved and preserved by making certain adjustments to these structures, particularly the spinal column. Most of the patients seek chiropractic care for back pain, neck pain and joint problems.

Massage therapy is used to help manage a health condition or enhance wellness. Massage has been practiced in most cultures throughout the human history and was one of the earliest tools that people used to relieve their pain. Massage therapy helps to relieve low back pain, neck and shoulder pain and headaches. Most commonly used form of massage in western countries is known as classical massage.

Movement Therapy refers to wide range of movement approaches that are used to promote physical, mental, emotional and spiritual well-being. Dance movement therapy is the psycho therapeutic use of movement and to support intellectual, emotional and motor functions of the body.

• Yoga
• Natural Remedies
• Traditional Medicine Research
• Challenges in Traditional Medicine
• WHO Traditional Medicine Strategy
• Ethnopharmacology
• Traditional Japanese Medicine
• Natural Products
• Holistic Nursing
• Nutritional Therapy
• Tai Chi
• Qi gong