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Alternative Medicine is defined as being : "Every available approach to Healing (and Wellbeing) which does not decisively fall within the professional realm of Conventional (Orthodox Clinical) Medicine".
Complementary Medicine refers to : "Every available approach to Healing (and Wellbeing) which decisively falls somewhere inbetween the professional realm of Conventional (Orthodox Clinical) Medicine and the professional realm of Alternative Medicine".
Alternative Medicine essentially becomes Complementary Medicine whenever it is used as a junior partner to Conventional (Orthodox Clinical) Medicine.
Conventional (Orthodox Clinical) Medicine essentially becomes Complementary Medicine whenever it is used as a junior partner with Alternative Medicine.
Alternative Medicine essentially becomes Integrative Medicine whenever it is used as an equal partner with Conventional (Orthodox Clinical) Medicine.
*Anyone wishing to quote any of these definitions or use any part of these Lectures for fair purposes , should please kindly remember to publicly cite Dr Joseph Chikelue Obi.
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Alternative Medicine Blog : Dr Joseph Chikelue Obi : October Lecture Summary (*Covering Lectures 1 to 3)
