Blended medicine is still the exception rather than the rule. However, in recent years, has quietly found nothing in the American health care.
According to a widely publicized Harvard Medical School survey, 42 percent of Americans used alternative therapies in 1997, which is more than $ 21 billion. But even before this study made headlines, another, largely unpublicized studies revealed changing attitude toward alternative medicine into mainstream medical community same.Sve number of general physicians were open to alternative therapies, and many will refer their patients to consider the alternative medicine.
mainstream medicine is growing acceptance of alternative therapies raises an unusual question: If alternative therapy goes mainstream, they are still an alternative to
"Increasingly, they are not, and I'm pretty pleased about it," says Alan P. Brauer, MD "When people are in regular therapy sessions at the office, chiropractic in another, and nutrition counseling, biofeedback, Chinese medicine and elsewhere their attention is fragmented. Each doctor sees only a small fraction of the total of therapeutic picture. Having everything under one roof improves communication and continuity of care. "
For years, Dr. Brauer is a medical iconoclast who experienced professional ostracism, because it involves alternative therapies in his practice. "Initially, I got a lot of criticism from other doctors in my area," he recalls. "However, doctors are much more accepting today, now that so many unconventional therapies has been shown to have a good basis in science."
"mainstream medicine does not have all the answers," says Anne Simons, MD "Good research shows that for many conditions, alternative therapies can help. When I have a cold, I often echinacea because several studies have shown that this antiviral immune stimulant. I think that doctors should prescribe what works best. If what works best is a safe alternative treatment, that's fine with me. "
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