Acupuncture Schools Teach Complementary Medicine
As the practice of acupuncture gains acceptance in the United States, it is not surprising that it can be used as a complement to traditional western medicine. Experiments have shown that the brain does respond to acupuncture with reduced pain, and there are now several medical colleges in the United States that provide acupuncture classes for physicians and dentists.
Hospitals also offer acupuncture during surgery and as a complementary therapy for treatment of pain.Acupuncture schools in the United States and Canada now teach this traditional Chinese art of healing that has been practiced in China for possibly as many as 5,000 years.
Although the practice of acupuncture did not appear in the United States until well into the 20th century, many western acupuncture schools now maintain close affiliations with schools in China. Occasionally, students are able to intern in China with their colleagues as a part of their acupuncture programs of study.
What is Complementary Medicine?
Complementary medicine is becoming popular in western world, every year millions of consultation is taking place and statistics says that one in every three persons have tried it. It is really helpful for chronic conditions which could not be treated with other medications.
Now it is widely accepted in orthodox medicines that doctors are either trained in this or referring patients to complementary therapies or incorporating complementary therapist into their practice. So, nowadays complementary medicine is very common in specialists, hospitals, gyms, schools, beauty clinics.
While this form of medicine has become popular, patients are asking for its effectiveness and safety. Hence complementary medicine practitioners are well trained and their professional associations are working hard to raise the standards.Complementary medicine was once called as alternative medicine as it was treated as alternative to orthodox, allopathic medicine.
Alternative Medicine? I Prefer To Call It Complementary Medicine
My life changed dramatically on June 4, 1995. I broke my neck in a swimming pool accident. When I regained consciousness, I found out that I would never walk again.
Before my accident, I was having an identity crisis; I did not like the course that my life was taking. I was unhappy with most aspects of it, and I wanted a change. Needless to say, breaking my neck was not the change that I was expecting.
I was emotionally distraught for quite some time after my accident. I went from being an active twenty-four year old to a wheelchair-bound quadriplegic. A few years after my injury, I developed severe health issues. I went through two major surgeries, but I did not find much relief. Chronic pain and depression became my constant companions for approximately six years. As a result, I was no longer able to get up in my wheelchair.