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Abstract
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.
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- Acupuncture Therapy
- Anthroposophy
- Auriculotherapy
- Cupping Therapy
- Diffuse Noxious Inhibitory Control
- Dry Needling
- Holistic Health
- Homeopathy
- Horticultural Therapy
- Integrative Oncology
- Mesotherapy
- Mind-Body Therapies
- Musculoskeletal Manipulations
- Naturopathy
- Organotherapy
- Percutaneous Collagen Induction
- Phytotherapy
- Prolotherapy
- Reflexotherapy
- Sensory Art Therapies
- Speleotherapy
- Spiritual Therapies
- Traditional Medicine
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Synonyms
10 entry terms
- Complementary Therapy
- Therapy, Complementary
- Therapies, Complementary
- Alternative Medicine
- Alternative Therapies
- Complementary Medicine
- Medicine, Alternative
- Medicine, Complementary
- Therapy, Alternative
- Therapies, Alternative
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Aspects Covered
16 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, classification, economics, education, ethics, history, instrumentation, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, mortality, nursing, psychology, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends, veterinary.
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Indexing Annotation
General or unspecified; prefer specifics; not for "alternative health care delivery system" (= DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE) or specific health service.
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History Note
2002(1986)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Complementary Therapies. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000529. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000529
- Complementary Therapies. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q64831118