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Common Questions and Answers
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Find answers to commonly asked questions and learn more about careers and education in alternative medicine and the natural healing arts. Choose an area of study using the Q&A box on the right.
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With a natural health degree, you could join a profession that guides individuals toward dramatic health improvement and health awareness. The industry offers an extensive list of fields, including chiropractic medicine, massage therapy, naturopathic medicine, nutrition and physical therapy. Discover why natural health is such a promising, intriguing and in demand profession.
| | Trends in Alternative Medicine |
With roots dating back to 3,000 BC, alternative medicine has reached a milestone in mainstream culture. From Hollywood to traditional medical schools, alternative medicine has earned recognition as an effective and reputable means to improve an individual's health and quality of life. Learn why trends in the field point to a continued progression toward holistic health consciousness and practice as a matter of convention.
| | The Healing Powers of Massage Therapy |
Massage—the practice of rubbing or manipulating the body's soft tissue—has been in use for thousands of years. The power of human touch to relax the body has never been in dispute, but Western medical science is only now starting to find many other health benefits of massage therapy. Here's a sample of recent discoveries that confirm the value of massage therapy in healing.
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Complementary & Alternative Medicine Statistics
| | It is exciting to note the increasing acceptance and visibility of alternative and complementary forms of healing. The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) defines alternative medicine as "a group of diverse medical and health care systems, practices and products that are not presently considered to be part of conventional medicine". |
- In a 2002 survey, NCCAM found that 60% of Americans believe that massage combined with conventional medicine can help treat their condition. Another 33% say that a conventional medicine professional has recommended massage as part of their treatment.
- According to a 2006 survey by the American Massage Therapy Association, one out of every six Americans gets a massage each year. Among those surveyed, 40% said that they have had a massage to relieve pain.
- Over 1.6 million Americans use alternative medicine for insomnia or trouble sleeping according to scientists at NCCAM.
- Nearly 3/4 of US medical schools offer elective courses in alternative and complementary medicine or include it in required courses.
A report developed by the Institute for Alternative Futures noted that today, complementary and alternative approaches to health and medicine are among the fastest growing aspects of health care. This reported concluded the following statistics.
- In 1990, 1/3 of the US population used some form of alternative approach to health care, and by the year 2010 at least 2/3 will.
- The dramatic growth in numbers among the complementary and natural health professions. Health care professionals (including physicians) trained in oriental medicine will swell to 24,000 by the year 2010. The number of chiropractors will nearly double by then from 55,000 to 103,000.
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