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Alternative medicine is the term for medical products and practices that are not part of standard care. Alternative medicine is used in place of standard medical care. An example is treating Fibromyalgia pain with Medical Cannabis instead of pain medications. Examples of alternative practices include homeopathy, traditional medicine, chiropractic, dry needling and acupuncture.
Alternative medicine treats the actual cause of the symptom, not just the symptom itself. For this reason, many people choose this route as it is better for their body. Alternative medicine also works to understand and treat the disease, or pain that you are feeling. Chiropractors and other alternative medicine professionals work hard to get your health issues figured out and fixed, not simply get rid of pain or annoyances.
When you go to a physician you are diagnosed with an issue and given something to deal with it. Once that drug is out of our system, the pain returns. Alternative medicine doesn’t work this way. It works to get you to the point where you don’t have to feel the pain anymore because the cause is targeted.
Alternative medicine relies on natural medicine and techniques, and does not rely on unnatural, man-made substances. Natural medicines are safer on the body, and not as risky as other types of treatments.