Alternative medicine has technical value

Alternative medicine has technical value

Medicine was always in drugs or in surgery. It was supported by a parallel system that was independent and complementary and was known as alternative medicine. However, until recently, the two were not destined to meet.

Medicine emerged from a system of clinical tests, surveys, scans, medical records, experiments and data. These went through strict approval tests in front of licensed bodies. The system boasted rights to methodology, license, discipline and effectiveness. Alternative medicine centered around systems of natural wellness based on drug-free, non-invasive techniques. The mastery and skill of the practice arose from classical ancient texts or new scientific discoveries involving manual handling. Popular traditions of acupuncture, Shiatsu, Ayurveda, yoga and aromatherapy, homeopathy fell under this broad umbrella category of ancient practice and tradition.

Alternative medicine has been technically licensed and regulated by the World Health Organization, demystifying the ancient systems and folklore. The standardization of acupuncture points in acupuncture practice in all countries, committees, universities and practitioners was made clear and uniform in the technical description. There were energetic secret practices supplemented by martial healing arts such as Chi Gong, Tai Chi, Ki Aikido and others that were not listed. The fact that the healing arts were essentially energetic meant that the skills acquired by practitioners were relative to the development and cultivation of an energetic interior space.

The World Health Organization addressed issues of nomenclature and technical description in some favored ancient therapies based on the scriptures. Indian head massage is an example of a popular science based on the classification of Marma points and Ayurvedic massage techniques, equivalent to an international qualification for the practice. This science is well described by the technical listings of competencies according to national professional standards for applied use. Several other new systems have emerged based on public demand that represent complementary practices to medicine. These include, but are not limited to, popular manual therapies such as sports massage, lymphatic drainage massage, myofascial release, trigger point therapy, neuromuscular therapy, proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation, and structural integration. The formalization of these sciences has taken place in clinical and scientific practice. Competent assessor and regulatory bodies in various countries have recognized some of these disciplines as pure or integrated alternative medicine, allowing the industry to manifest itself in a parallel but complementary field.

The formalization of alternative medicine gained importance as modern modalities and technologies were rooted in ancient systems. Light therapies and low-level lasers became an option for acupuncture where needles were not suitable. Whole-body bio-feedback devices like Medilabs Beautytech are based on galvanic induction and acupuncture biomodulation through acupuncture meridians and lymphatic pathways.

Innovations in alternative medicine are based on the formal understanding of natural processes from which humans have benefited greatly for many centuries.

Low-level lasers were able to push the acupuncture phenomenon to the next level with the discovery of the genetic potential of blood acupuncture through blood laser irradiation through the vein. Adjunctive treatments with chlorophyll and light sensitizers assist in reversing tissue death as in the case of malignancy. The advantage of modern scientific discovery in alternative medicine is that the treatment protocols have complete controls and results, and the mystical energetic practice of man is separated from the therapy.

The British Crown encouraged doctors to join the alternative medicine industry and approve their practices to better support wellness. This was initially resisted, and suspicion between the two streams continued. However, physicians have recently incorporated medical acupuncture into their practice themselves through sanctioned seminars and have become aware of the therapeutic value of standardized systems.

As industry vectors grow across ecosystems, science and preferences appear to be merging. The differences are smaller and the disciplines are the same. The prospects for the future seem promising and the recovery is well in hand.