Archives of General Internal Medicine

Archives of General Internal Medicine 44 7897 074717

Traditional Medicine Library Scientific Journals

Traditional medicine (TM) is getting used more frequently everywhere the planet . However most frequently these are choices made by the patient. Integrating TM into mainstream health care would require research to know the efficacy, safety, and mechanism of action of TM systems. how ever Many practitioners consider that osteopathy and Traditional medicine should merge. But osteopathic organizations like better to retain a separate identity and have exaggerated the minor differences between osteopathy and medicine in their marketing. According to a 1987 AOA brochure, osteopathy is that the sole branch of mainstream medicine that follows the Hippocratic approach, (b) the body's system is central to the patient's well-being, and (c) OMT may be a proven technique for several hands-on diagnoses and sometimes can provide an alternate to drugs and surgery . A 1991 brochure falsely claimed that OMT encourages the body's natural tendency toward healthiness which combining it with all other medical procedures enables DOs to supply "the most comprehensive treatment available.

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