Alternative medicine is the term for medical products and practices that are not part of standard care. Standard care is what medical doctors, doctors of osteopathy, and allied health professionals, such as nurses and physical therapists, practice. Alternative medicine is used in place of standard medical care. An example is treating heart disease [..]

See: National Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine.

Treatments that are used instead of standard treatments. Standard treatments are based on the results of scientific research and are currently accepted and widely used. Less research has been done for [..]

Any medical practice of form of treatment not generally recognized as effective by the medical community at large. Alternative medicine may encompass a broad range of services and practices including [..]

A wide spectrum of treatments-many finding support from collective anecdotal evidence-that is not considered standard therapy because of the lack of a scientific rationale, clinical evidence, or a fav [..]

A broad category of treatment systems (e.g. chiropractic, herbal medicine, acupuncture, homeopathy, naturopathy, and spiritual devotions) or culturally based healing traditions such as Chinese, Ayurve [..]

See definition of Alternative Medicine.

Practices not generally recognized by the medical community as standard or conventional medical approaches and used instead of standard treatments. Alternative medicine includes the taking of dietary [..]

Alternative medicine are medicines other than conventional medicines that work to increase wellness, prevent illness, and address existing symptoms and conditions. It also includes a variety of therap [..]

The phrase Alternative Medicine refers to a range of treatments that are not typically classified as part of traditional "Western medicine". For treatment of back pain, chiropractic treatmen [..]

Practices used instead of standard treatments. They generally are not recognized by the medical community as standard or conventional medical approaches. Alternative medicine includes dietary suppleme [..]

Alternative medicine is herbal or homeopathic medicine recommended by your vet and prescribed by a suitably qualified vet.

Medical treatment that is not deemed effective by the medical community at large. Examples may include acupuncture and aromatherapy. Coverage of these types of services may not be provided by a majority of insurance companies.

some medical techniques once considered outside the boundaries of standard practice have become more accepted in recent years and may now be eligible for coverage. Acupuncture, midwives, and osteopath [..]

Practices used instead of standard treatments. They generally are not recognized by the medical community as standard or conventional medical approaches. Examples of alternative medicine include dietary supplements, megadose vitamins, herbal preparations, special teas, acupuncture, massage therapy, magnet therapy, spiritual healing, and meditation.

See Complementary Treatments

A catch-all phrase for a long list of treatments or medicinal systems including traditional systems such as Chinese or Ayurvedic medicine, homeopathy, various herbals and other miscellaneous treatments that have not been accepted by the mainstream, or Western, medical establishment. Alternative medicine is also referred to as complementary medicine [..]

See Complementary and alternative medicine.

(n) commonly used to refer to health care existing outside the medical status quo, e.g.; herbalism, nutrition, chiropractic