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If a patient was interested in complementary and alternative methods of treatment for low back pain, such as acupuncture. How would you respond?
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Running Head: BACK PAIN COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE TREATMENTS
Back pain Complementary and Alternative Treatments
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BACK PAIN COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE TREATMENTS
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Back pain Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Complementary and alternative medicine comprises a collection of medications, practices
and health systems that are considered as conventional medicine. Complementary medicine is
used an additional treatment that is used with conventional treatments while on the other hand
alternative medicine is that kind of medicine that is used instead of conventional medicine.
Acupuncture is the most attractive alternative mode of therapy that is used for the treatment of
back pain. This procedure has been used since 2000 years ago after it was discovered in China.
This technique will involve stimulation of certain points of the body by inserting thin needles
into the skin. Heat, pressure and electrical stimulation can be used to improve the effects. The
process of acupuncture includes some other stimulation methods cupping, manual massage, heat
therapy and use of liniments and topical herbal medicines (The patient, 2017)
Acupuncture stimulates the functioning of the body which invokes ...
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