Top 10 Types of Nonconventional Medicine

What is alternative medicine?

Alternative medicine involves different ways of diagnostics,
treatment, and prevention of diseases. Science does not prove the
efficiency and safety of such approaches.

For some patients, complementary therapies totally replace

traditional medicine. Others use them as a supplement to the main
treatment prescribed in accordance with agreed standards.
There are different types of alternative medicine today.

Some of them are common for certain nations, while others are
practiced throughout the whole world. Let us review the top 10
widespread directions of nonconventional medicine in detail.
 1. Acupuncture or needle therapy
Acupuncture is a direction of traditional
Chinese medicine. This method involves
the injection of special thin needles in
certain parts of the body.
Needle therapy can help cure many
diseases.
 2. Homeopathy
Homeopathy is a way of treating diseases
that involves taking small doses of
medicine. Supporters of this practice use
low-concentrated medication.

The medicine contains active substances

that cause symptoms similar to symptoms
of a disease and therefore cure the patient.
This explains the main principle of this
type of nonconventional medicine “like
cures like”.
 3. Osteopathy
Osteopathy is a direction of drug-free and
non-surgical medicine that involves
affecting the human body with hands. This
practice relies on the idea that tension,
muscle and joint stiffness are reasons of
many diseases. By solving these problems,
the person can get rid of the disease
without the need for drugs and surgery.

The basic principle of osteopathy says that

all parts of the human body are
interdependent.
 4. Biohacking
Biohacking is a comprehensive approach to the optimization of all body systems. To
improve health and life quality, supporters of this movement adhere to the following
rules:

 regularly undergo medical checkups and track changes that take place in the body;
 take a range of measures to improve physical and mental health;
 follow strict diets and practice fasting;
 do sports;
 normalize sleep, etc.
 5. Naturopathy
Supporters of naturopathy believe that the human body has an inborn
ability to self-heal. To solve health issues, they use only natural tools.

Depending on the direction of naturopathy,

treatment involves different natural
resources such as aromatic substances,
honey products, seaweed, herbs, flowers,
leeches, and even contact with trees.
Naturopathy primarily aims to find out the
reason of the health problem and to
eliminate it.
6. Reiki

Reiki is a Japanese system of physical,

mental, and spiritual healing by
transferring energy through palms.
A meditative atmosphere is created during
the procedure. Besides, the process of
transferring energy can take place when
the healer and the patient are at a distance
from each other.

It is considered that any person can master

reiki practice.
 7. Ayurveda
Ayurveda is a system of Indian folk
medicine that was born several thousand
years ago.

To diagnose illnesses, Ayurvedists use

traditional methods of body inspection
such as glossoscopy and inspection of
irises, measuring heart rate, among other
things. In order to prevent and treat
diseases, they use different methods:
 massage;
 doing Yoga;
 meditation;
 food choice;
 8. Magnetotherapy
Magnetotherapy involves the use of the static or variable magnetic field for
health improvement purposes. Special equipment is used to carry out such
procedures.

Magnetotherapy shows positive results in treating illnesses of joints, skin, eyes,

disturbance of the central nervous system, digestive organs. Besides, this
practice helps to destroy fatty deposits, remove wastes and toxins, stop non-
major bleeding, etc.
 9. Reflexotherapy
It involves targeted treatment of certain
points on the body. Tools used to carry out
the procedure include metal balls, needles,
current, special sheets, and wormwood
cigars.
10. Energy therapy

Energy therapy involves the treatment

with different kinds of energy both known
and unknown to modern science. This
therapy primarily aims to diagnose, heal,
and prevent illnesses.

Energy therapy unites a complex of

methods used in nonconventional
medicine including needle therapy, laser,
light, and magnetotherapy, spiritual
healing, Chi therapy, and many others.
 Conclusion

Before you start using methods of nonconventional medicine, make sure to consult
the doctor. Remember that self-treatment and ill-considered choice of therapy can
cost your health and even life.