Question

Define CAM. List and describe 3 different types of CAM available today. Why are these therapies not used more widely in medicine today? How would you educate your patient if they wanted to choose CAM alternatives to their treatment?

Please provide at least a three paragraph summary for your answer

Answer 1

Answer: CAM (Complementary and alternative medicine) is used to treat/ cure the disease by the method which is not generally scientifically approved but shows better efficacy and results.

The different types of complementary and alternative medicine that are available today:

1. Meditation: It is used by the people as well as the healthcare professionals to provide relaxation to the mind and the body. This mainly focuses on ways to handle emotional, mental, social, spiritual.
2. Herbal Medicines: The herbal medicines are being used as an alternative medicine as it has little side effects.
3. Energy medicines: This is a kind of therapy which is given by involving the energy such as magnetic energy therapy.

These therapies are not being used more widely in medicine today because although they show the positive effects and treat many of the diseases, it has been not scientifically proved. The other reason that this in not being widely used as these kinds of therapies and medicines shows very slow results and people do not want to wait for too long to treat the disease.

The patient should be aware about the outcomes of the CAM as sometimes it is not sure that the result will be fruitful. And this process takes at least a two months to show their results or sometimes they complicate the situation more. So, it is inadvisable for the patient to take alternative medicines.