Acupuncture Schools: Alternative Medicine trends & Chiropractic Schools, Massage Schools

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	Acupuncture It is a part of Traditional Chinese Medicine, a whole medical system developed in China. Acupuncture is among the oldest healing practices in the world. The report from a Consensus Development Conference on Acupuncture held at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) stated that acupuncture is being "widely" practiced—by thousands of physicians, dentists, acupuncturists, and other practitioners—for relief or prevention of pain and for various other health conditions.
	Ayurvedic Ayurvedic medicine, also called Ayurveda, originated in India several thousand years ago. The United States has no national standard for training or certifying Ayurvedic practitioners, although a few states have approved Ayurvedic schools as educational institutions.
	Chiropractic Chiropractic is a health care approach that focuses on the relationship between the body's structure and its functioning. Admission to a chiropractic college requires a minimum of 90 semester hour credits (approximately 3 years) of undergraduate study, mostly in the sciences.
	Herbal Herbal medicine is the study of using plants to treat diseases.
	Homeopathy Homeopathy seeks to stimulate the body's ability to heal itself by giving very small doses of highly diluted substances. There are currently no uniform licensing or professional standards for the practice of homeopathy in the United States; the licensing of homeopaths varies from state to state. Usually, a homeopathic practitioner is licensed in a medical profession, such as conventional or osteopathic medicine.
	Massage The term "massage therapy" encompasses many different techniques. In general, therapists press, rub, and otherwise manipulate the muscles and other soft tissues of the body. The National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB) certifies practitioners who pass a national examination. Increasingly, states that license massage therapists require them to have a minimum of 500 hours of training at an accredited institution, pass the NCBTMB exam, meet specific continuing education requirements, and carry malpractice insurance.
	Naturopathy Naturopathy is based on the practice of applying the simple laws of nature to cure diseases. Practitioners of naturopathy prefer to use treatment approaches that they consider to be the most natural and least invasive, instead of using drugs and more invasive procedures. Naturopathic physicians are educated and trained in a 4-year, graduate-level program at one of the four U.S. naturopathic medical schools accredited by the Council on Naturopathic Medical Education. Admission requirements include a bachelor's degree and standard premedical courses.
	Nutrition The science or study that deals with food and nutrition, especially in humans.
	Physical Therapy Physical therapists provide a service to people to ensure flexibility over a lifetime.
	Yoga Yoga is originated as a Hindu disciplineand is aimed at training the consciousness for a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquillity. It encompases a system of exercises practiced as part of this discipline to promote control of the body and mind.

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