Alternative and Complementary Treatment Options for Children

Western medicine has come a long way, yet, there are many who still seek alternative options that either replace or complement what conventional medicine has to offer and especially when it comes to certain types of prescription medications. There are two approaches to this, "complementary" and "alternative, while sometimes these terms are used synonymously, in reality, they are very different. Complementary means to utilize various other approaches in conjunction with modern medicine techniques. "Alternative" refers to the use of non-mainstream techniques instead of conventional medicine. The later is hardly every used, while the former, complementary approach, is one that is becoming more and more popular with adults and also for use in children.



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