Mesh term Complementary Therapies
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Description
Therapeutic practices which are not currently considered an integral part of conventional allopathic medical practice. They may lack biomedical explanations but as they become better researched some (PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; DIET; ACUPUNCTURE) become widely accepted whereas others (humors, radium therapy) quietly fade away, yet are important historical footnotes. Therapies are termed as Complementary when used in addition to conventional treatments and as Alternative when used instead of conventional treatment.Browse to child terms:
Acupuncture Therapy
Anthroposophy
Auriculotherapy
Diffuse Noxious Inhibitory Control
Holistic Health
Homeopathy
Horticultural Therapy
Integrative Oncology
Medicine, Traditional
Mesotherapy
Mind-Body Therapies
Musculoskeletal Manipulations
Naturopathy
Organotherapy
Phytotherapy
Prolotherapy
Reflexotherapy
Sensory Art Therapies
Speleotherapy
Spiritual Therapies
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