Therapeutic practices which are not currently considered an integral part of conventional allopathic medical practice. They may lack biomedical explanations but as they become better researched some (PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; DIET; ACUPUNCTURE) become widely accepted whereas others (humors, radium therapy) quietly fade away, yet are important historical footnotes. Therapies are termed as Complementary when used in addition to conventional treatments and as Alternative when used instead of conventional treatment.

Descriptor ID	D000529
MeSH Number(s)	E02.190
Concept/Terms	Complementary Therapies Complementary Therapies Therapies, Complementary Therapy, Complementary Complementary Medicine Complementary Medicine Medicine, Complementary Alternative Medicine Alternative Medicine Medicine, Alternative Alternative Therapies Alternative Therapies Therapies, Alternative Therapy, Alternative

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