Alternative Medicine: Practices used instead of standard medical treatments. Alternative medicine is distinct from complementary medicine which is meant to accompany, not to replace, standard medical practices. Alternative medical practices are generally not recognized by the medical community as standard or conventional medical approaches.

 

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Alternative Medicine: Practices used instead of standard medical treatments. Alternative medicine is distinct from complementary medicine which is meant to accompany, not to replace, standard medical practices. A . . . View Full Definition

Complementary And Alternative Medicine (CAM): Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) incorporates a large group of healthcare practices and treatments that are considered outside of or supplemental to the scope of conventional med . . . View Full Definition

Integrative Medicine: Alternative and conventional (allopathic) methodologies are combined to stimulate the person’s natural healing response.

Holistic Medicine: Holistic medicine recognizes that the mind, spirit, lifestyle, environment, and other aspects of a person’s existence, significantly affect the functioning of the physical body. Thus, in eva . . . View Full Definition