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Learn About Complementary & Alternative Medicine Careers
Learn About Complementary & Alternative Medicine Careers
| | It is exciting to note the increasing acceptance and visibility of alternative and complementary forms of healing. The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) defines alternative medicine as "a group of diverse medical and health care systems, practices and products that are not presently considered to be part of conventional medicine". |
- In a 2002 survey, NCCAM found that 60 percent of Americans believe that massage combined with conventional medicine can help treat their condition. Another 33 percent say that a conventional medicine professional has recommended massage as part of their treatment.
- According to a 2006 survey by the American Massage Therapy Association , one out of every six Americans gets a massage each year. Among those surveyed, 40 percent said that they have had a massage to relieve pain.
- Over 1.6 million Americans use alternative medicine for insomnia or trouble sleeping according to scientists at NCCAM.
- Nearly three fourths of US medical schools offer elective courses in natural and alternative medicine or include it in required courses.
A report developed by the Institute for Alternative Futures noted that today, complementary and alternative approaches to health and medicine are among the fastest growing aspects of health care. This reported concluded the following statistics.
- In 1990, one third of the US population used some form of alternative approach to health care, and by the year 2010 at least two thirds will.
- The dramatic growth in numbers among the complementary and natural health professions. Health care professionals (including physicians) trained in oriental medicine will swell to 24,000 by the year 2010. The number of chiropractors will nearly double by then from 55,000 to 103,000.
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