Complementary therapies
Complementary therapies complement conventional medical treatment, while alternative therapies are those which offer alternatives to conventional diagnosis and therapies. Complementary medicine used together with conventional medicine is known as integrative medicine.
Complementary and alternative medicines can include herbal, vitamin, mineral, homoeopathic, nutritional and other supplements. Therapies include:
- herbal medicine
- Chinese medicine
- chiropractic
- naturopathy
- osteopathy
- acupuncture
- homoeopathy
- reflexology
- aromatherapy
- Alexander technique
- Bach and other flower remedies
- massage
- hypnotherapy
- shiatsu
- ayurvedic medicine
- nutritional medicine
- yoga
- anthroposophical medicine
- spiritual healing
- iridology
- kinesiology
- meditation and others.