Alternative Medicines

For example, a study recently proved what many already knew, that acupuncture does indeed work. One-hundred and sixty test subjects were treated for lower back pain with acupuncture, and the majority of them reported a significant reduction in pain after the treatment. There are thousands of establishments practicing, or selling alternative medicines from message therapy clinics to health food stores. In order for this to work the doctor has to prove to the patient that they have full confidence in the treatment they are prescribing. Now many papers are being published with actual evidence supporting alternative medicines. reason the medical community is still rejecting the use of alternative medicines is the fact they are not practiced in conventional medical treatment facilities. To date there have been countless research papers published on alternative medicines and how effective they really are. This treatment is difficult for researchers to assess, but in no way can it harmfully affect the patients. A placebo is a phony drug or surgery designed to cause its patients to think the drug or surgery is working for them. To overcome this researchers will design a double-blind experiment. For example, if a person sees their doctor complaining of a sore back, a doctor might prescribe some painkillers, and recommend them to a massage therapist. All believe that their method is a safe and often better than conventional medicine. Specific alternative treatment methods have been shown to be effective for specific medical treatments. This means that neither the doctor nor the patient know that the drug or surgery is a placebo.