Quantum Physics and Systems Theory
Abstract
Complementary and alternative therapies, also referred to as holistic therapies or energy medicine , are becoming more commonly researched in refereed journals since the establishment of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (formerly known as the Office of Alternative Medicine and, later, the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine) and its awarding of grants. Few would disagree with the fact that more and more patients and clients are turning to holistic therapies as an adjunct to allopathic therapies. A 1998 Journal of the American Medical Association study by Astin 1 reported increased use of alternative therapies because patients felt that this approach to healing was more consistent with their ideas about health and the body. But credible published research on the effectiveness of holistic therapies lags behind public acceptance, largely because these therapies and their mechanisms of action do not lend themselves for study by way of the gold standard of medical research—the randomized controlled trial. As a result, one may hear the opinion that complementary and alternative therapies should not be used because they are not science based, that is, they have not been proven to be effective according to the rules of medical science.
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