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Define Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM)

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In your own words, but using a source to support your words, please define Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM)? Please research five statistics about CAM usage and list them in your post. Please then briefly discuss each statistic you offer.

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This solution gives some examples of CAM and links for further information and statistics.

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Complementary and Alternative Medicine includes areas such as:

Acupuncture/Acupressure
Chiropractic
Naturopathic
Herbal medicine/dietary supplements
Massage
Biofeedback
And much more

Alternative medicine would encompass any health-improving measure used in place of traditional medicine. Complementary medicine are those items that have become a part of traditional medicine as traditional health care providers began to see their benefit. The web page I referenced gives the example of massage and guided imagery (part of ...

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