Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Complementary and Alternative Medicine
May 25, 2014Current, Complementary and Alternative Medicine Alternative medicine, alternative applications, Complementary medicine, TAT
Lecturer Nihat AYÇEMAN, M.Sc. Akdeniz University, Physical Education and Sport. Is nayceman@akdeniz.edu.t.


Complementary and Alternative Medicine (Complementary and Alternative Medicine)

What does Complementary Medicine mean?

Complementary and Alternative Medicine; English, CAM (Complementary & Alternative Medicine), CAM; is generally defined as a concept that includes all traditional, especially eastern medical systems, as well as any other new therapies and treatment methods out of the reach of Western Medicine, which is taught in medical schools and eventually leads to the title of medical doctor.
Complementary Medicine, although accepted separately from traditional and modern / orthodox medicine, has now entered into a structure that is interwoven and even complementary / complementary.
Complementary medicine, along with modern western medicine, is used to improve the condition of the patient without diminishing its effect. This should be a positive effect in helping the therapies do what they do with the main therapy used, which will help the patient recover much more quickly than it would have been if it had not been used. A good example of this is the use of acupuncture, Reiki and bioenergy together with radiation therapy or chemotherapy. These therapies used in the fight against cancer can affect the immune system and cause fatigue, nausea and fatigue. They can even bring the patient to a point where they can run the risk of catching secondary infections by preventing the immune system from functioning properly.
This cooperation between CAM and current medicine is called "Integrative Medicine" when it is organized and applied from one hand. In this context, it is expected that complementary therapies will naturally enhance the patient's immune system to withstand a secondary infection while increasing the patient's energy level and helping to regain exhaustion, nausea and fatigue. As mentioned earlier, it should do so in a way that does not affect the flow or functioning of the treatment applied. It should be clearly understood by the patient that the complementary therapy is performed to assist in the treatment applied, and in no way the primary treatment is an alternative.
As long as you have access to traditional medicine, you should always go to an authorized medical doctor to diagnose when you have a problem and follow the recommended treatment for you. If you are using any CAM method, or if you are considering using it, inform your doctor of any concerns you may have about your condition, or that you may be advised to do so. This can be critical, especially if you are using a variety of plants, as some of the ingredients in these plants can interact with, diminish, or completely eliminate the drugs used.

What is Alternative Medicine?
Alternative Medicine is a type of therapy that is used instead of modern western medicine. But it is not true that the alternative to Modern Medicine is traditional medicine or vice versa. The term also refers to any medical form outside the mainstream of modern western medicine practiced by the majority of today's doctors. The terms "alternative medicine" or "alternative therapy" are not preferred because modern western medicine has the meaning of disagreeing or disagreeing, and is even met with reaction by the medical mosque.
The concept of alternative is relative, human thought and the point of view of medicine are changing. Today's alternatives can be part of modern medicine today. It is quite unrealistic to see an alternative as a whole for the other, because western medicine has spread throughout the world. It is unexpected that applications in both medical systems that treat the same disease can not be expected to be an alternative, but if an application that is not in one for any disturbance or is found in the other or in a medical system is not sufficient to cure a disease, time can be mentioned as an alternative.
The dubiousness that is seen is the practice of changing both treatments. By bringing together the best of both medical systems, people are trying to find solutions that achieve the highest possible healing. It is never the case that one denies the other.

What are the applications of Traditional Medicine (TM) / CAM?
The World Health Organization (WHO) uses the abbreviation TM / CAM to distinguish between Traditional Medicine (TM) and Complementary and Alternative Medicine. TM / CAM has a wide range of applications stemming from many different cultures of the world. TM / CAM by the public