Alternative medicine has a technical value
Medicine was always located in drugs or surgery. It relied on a parallel system that was independent and complementary known as Alternative Medicine. However, the two, until recently, did not intend to meet.
Medicine grew out of a system of clinical trials, surveys, scans, medical records, experiments, and data. These passed through rigorous approval tests before authorized boards. The system boasted the rights of methodology, license, discipline and efficiency. Alternative medicine was located in natural wellness systems, based on non-invasive techniques, without drugs. Mastery and skill of practice arose from ancient classic texts, or new scientific discoveries with manual handling. Popular traditions of acupuncture, shiatsu, ayurveda, yoga, and aromatherapy, homeopathy fell under this broad umbrella category of ancient practices and traditions.
Alternative medicine came under the technical license and statute of the World Health Organization which demystified ancient systems and folklore. The standardization of acupoints in acupuncture practice among all countries, boards, colleges, and practitioners became clear and uniform in technical description. There were secret energetic practices involved supplemented by healing martial arts such as chi gong, tai chi, ki aikido and others, which were not listed. The fact that the healing arts were essentially energetic meant that the skills of the practitioner acquired were related to the development and cultivation of an energetic internal space.
The World Health Organization addressed nomenclature and technical description issues in some preferred ancient scriptural-based therapies. Indian Head Massage is an example of a popular science based marma point classification and Ayurvedic massage techniques, arranging for an international qualification for the practice. This science is well described by the National Occupational Standards technical competency listings for applied use. Other new systems have emerged based on public demand that are complementary practices to medicine. These include popular manual therapies such as sports massage, lymphatic drainage massage, myofascial release, trigger point therapy, neuromuscular therapy, proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation, structural integration, among many more. The formalization of these sciences has taken place in clinical and scientific practice. The competent regulatory and evaluation boards of all nations have sanctioned some of these disciplines as pure or integrated alternative medicine, and have managed to manifest the industry in a parallel but complementary field.
The formalization of alternative medicine grew in importance as modern modalities and technologies became embedded in ancient systems. Low-level laser and light therapies became an option for acupuncture where needles were not suitable. Whole body biofeedback machines like Medilab’s Beautytech have been based on galvanic induction and biomodulation of acupuncture points through acupuncture meridians and lymphatic pathways.
Innovation in alternative medicine is based on formal understanding of the natural process that has greatly benefited humans for many centuries.
Low level laser was able to change the phenomenon of acupuncture to the next level with the discovery of the genetic potential of blood acupuncture with blood laser irradiation through the vein. Adjunctive treatments with chlorophyll and light sensitizers support reversal of tissue death as in malignancy. The advantage of modern scientific discovery in alternative medicine is that treatment protocols have complete controls and results, and mystical human energetic practice is separate from therapy.
The UK Crown encouraged doctors to embrace the alternative medicine industry and approve their practices to better support wellness. This was resisted at first, and suspicion continued between the two currents. However, physicians themselves have absorbed medical acupuncture into their practice through sanctioned seminars in recent times, and have become more aware of the therapeutic value of standardized systems.
As Industry vectors grow in ecosystems, sciences and preferences seem to merge. The disparities are minor and the disciplines find consensus. Future prospects look promising and the recovery is well under way.