October 12, 2007

Alternative Medicine Schools - Making the Grade

Tip! With increasing research and new findings in medicine there is a universal rise in the Western nations of alternative medicine. In the Eastern part of the world, namely the Orient, some forms of alternative medicine has been practiced for many centuries.

Some in the conventional medical community may argue that alternative medicine is pseudoscience; but in all actuality, alternative medicine schools are beginning to enlighten society not only with their comprehensive curriculums, but also with their own scientific research that proves otherwise.

Alternative medicine schools have come of age in this past half century as more consumers are migrating toward non-invasive, natural medicine; as are medical doctors, who have begun to integrate alternative and complementary therapies into their patient services.

It’s not a matter of alternative medicine being better than conventional medicine, it’s just that in some cases, alternative medicine schools (through research) have discovered that treating patients as a “whole” and not just the disease, may sometimes be more conducive for healing to occur; not to mention the fact that while five persons may have the same disease, ultimately, there are multiple natural medicines that can be applied to meet the independent needs of each one of those individuals - more specifically, the belief that one conventional medicine therapy can treat and/or cure ALL persons is not an absolute truth.

Tip! There is really no one ultimate definition of alternative medicine. There are so many various methods and treatments that have been and continue to be investigated and promoted that it is hard to firmly define it.

The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (a division of the National Institutes for Health) in cooperation with a number of alternative medicine schools and complementary medicine schools provide extensive clinical trials and research in a variety of alternative therapies and treatments.

Just recently, it was founded that with the integration of complementary or alternative medicine in nursing (with therapies such as acupuncture, herbal supplements and other natural remedies), that patients were more likely “…to achieve a higher quality of life.” [1]

Furthermore, alternative medicine schools and other interdisciplinary studies have demonstrated, through clinical experiments, that “…evidence now support the idea that deficiencies or imbalance in certain highly unsaturated fatty acids may contribute to a range of common developmental disorders including Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).” [2] This particular study demonstrated that with the addition of ALA-rich nutritional supplementation (flax oil) “a significant improvement in the symptoms of ADHD was reflected by reduction in total hyperactivity scores of ADHD children.“

As a major contributor to health care, alternative medicine schools also play an integral role in the scientific community; as they strive to find curative agents and treatments for common illness, diseases and other disorders; just as most traditional medical colleges.

Aside from lowered health care cost to patients, alternative medicine is also gaining headway with some health insurance providers that offer CAM coverage in certain areas such as chiropractic and acupuncture. Additionally, because quality alternative medicine schools are accredited and provide in-depth curriculums, as well as standard coursework, the professional medical communities are taking note of advancements that are being achieved everyday in the alternative medicine industry.

Tip! A great deal of alternative medicine treatments come from ancient medicinal knowledge and insight. Many different types of remedies used by different cultures through the years, including the use of needles for pain relief, herbs for medicinal treatments, or even massage therapy, are considered a form of medicine by the respective users because they work to some degree.

If you are thinking about enrolling in an Alternative Medicine School to attain your education in hypnotherapy, feel free to visit the Natural Healing Directory at SchoolsGalore.com for more information.

References:

J Neurosci Nurs. 2006 Aug;38(4):261-4.
PMID: 16925002 [PubMed - in process]
PMID: 16314082 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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By C. Bailey-Lloyd in association with Media Positive Communications, Inc., Managing Organization for SchoolsGalore.com

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