| Alternative medicine is a fast growing science and | | | | WHO And CAM: |
| industry. | | | | WHO a (World health organization) support CAM |
| The words alternative medicine defined as | | | | and CAM research and published some books and |
| therapies that they are alternative or used alone | | | | reports on CAM Such as "ACUPUNCTURE: |
| to allopathic medicine while complementary | | | | REVIEW AND ANALYSIS OF REPORTS ON |
| medicine is defined as therapies which used | | | | CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIALS", |
| together with allopathic medicine. | | | | "TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE |
| In our world we need both allopathic medicine and | | | | COULD MAKE 'HEALTH FOR ONE' TRUE"," |
| CAM (complementary and alternative medicine) | | | | Guidelines on Developing Consumer Information on |
| for the benefits of both. | | | | Proper Use of Traditional, Complementary and |
| We need more and more researches for the | | | | Alternative Medicine" and "WHO Traditional |
| benefits, effects and side effects of CAM. | | | | Medicine Strategy 2002-2005" Which in this later |
| Examples of CAM | | | | puts strategy to integrate Cam and TM in the |
| -Acupuncture | | | | national health care systems in its members |
| -Herbal medicine | | | | Benefits of CAM: |
| -Homeopathy | | | | -low cost |
| -Color Therapy | | | | -great acceptance |
| -Cupping therapy | | | | -Non Invasive techniques in a lot of therapies |
| -Yoga | | | | -Affordable And easy accessibility we can reach |
| -Rieki | | | | the services easily |
| -Crystal Healing | | | | -Effective In many diseases but with experts and |
| -Chiropractic | | | | certified therapists |
| -Spiritual Healing | | | | Elements against CAM: |
| -Magnetic Therapy | | | | -no scientific evidence on a lot of therapies or the |
| -Energy medicine | | | | reports that explain its effectiveness are not |
| -Hypnotherapy | | | | scientifically well organized |
| -Ancient Chinese medicine | | | | -control of the proper use of CAM |
| -Shiatsu | | | | Future of CAM: |
| -Auriculotherapy | | | | I think that CAM will grow and grow and the |
| -Aromatherapy | | | | scientific evidence on the most of its therapies will |
| -massage therapy | | | | appear very soon one by one. |
| -And much more | | | | |