Alternative Medicine: A complete system of medicine that includes diagnosis and treatment that is used instead of Allopathic/Western medicine. Example: Traditional Chinese Medicine.
CAM: An abbreviation for Complementary & Alternative Medicine.
Complementary Medicine / Methods: Tools and techniques that are used to support Allopathic medical treatment. Examples: Yoga, Visualization, Reiki, CST, etc..
EBM: An abbreviation for Evidence Based Medicine.
eCAM: An abbreviation for Evidenced-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine.
Patient-centered Integrative Medicine: In this approach the patient is the center of and responsible for their own healing process. He or she works with a team of practitioners from different modalities for support and treatment of his or her mind, body, heart and spirit.
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