Complementary and alternative medicine,
Komplementri en alternetid medicen //
which includes a range of
which incluuudes e-renj of //
practices outside of conventional medicine
practeces outside on conventional
medecen //
such as herbs
sech-has erbs,
,homeopathy, massage therapy,
ho-meo-peti, messajhe therapi,
yoga, and acupuncture,
yooge, akyo͞oˌpəNG(k)(t)ər,
hold increasing appeal for Americans.
hold incriising , apeil for americans.
In fact,
In fect//
according to one estimate,
according to wan estemet
42% of Americans have used alternative
therapies.
fortytu percent americans have yus
elternetiv thrapies.
In all age groups,
In ol eg group
the use of unconventional health care
practices conventional medicine’s focus on
de yus aenconventionel halth cer technology.
precteces// conventienel medecen fouces on teknoloji.
has steadily increased in the last 30 years,
Others feel that a holistic approach
hes stedenli incressd in de last thirty iers
Ather fil ded e holistic epproch
and the trend is
to health care better reflects
End de trend is //
to halth cer better riflex//
likely to continue,
their beliefs and values.
laikely to continu//
der belif en velyus.//
although people born before 1945
Others seek therapies that relieve
eltough peepel born beefor naintin fourty
symptoms
faiv//
Ather siik therapis ded rielif simptomps
are the least likely to turn to these
associated with chronic disease;
therapies.
associated wit kronic dizis;
ar de list laikely to tern to dis therapis.
Why have so many patients symptoms that mainstream medicine
Wai have so many phesient // Simptomp ded menstrim medecen /
cannot treat.
turned to alternative therapies?
ken not trith.
tern to alternatif theravis? //
Many are frustrated by the time Some alternative therapies
Sam alternetiv terepis//
Meni are frustetid bai the taim
have even crossed the line into mainstream
Constraints of managed care
medicine,
censtreints of menej cers //
hav iiven cras de lain menstrim
and alienated by medecen, //
en eelinetid bai
as scientific investigation offer some alternative medicine benefits.
As saintific invetegaisen offer sam alterntif medecen benefet.

has confirmed their safety and efficacy.

hes cenferm deir sevty en effekesi.

For example,
For eks-sempel //

physicians may currently

phesesein mey certly //

prescribe acupuncture
preskraib akepengthe

for pain management or

for pein manajemen or

to control the nausea

to kentrel de nosea

associated with chemotherapy.

associatid with kemotherepi.

Additionally,
Eddesioneli

many U.S. medical schools

meni U.S medecel scul

teach courses in alternative therapies,

tich corssis il elternetif threpis

and many health insurance companies

, en meni halth insurenc comphenis