Complementary Therapy

Complementary and Alternative Medicine is easily defined as a series of alternative therapies to help supplement standard medicinal treatments to facilitate healing.  Dietary supplements, herbs, probiotics, meditation, yoga, acupuncture and massage are all examples of CAM, though there are many more.  Standard medicine, or Westernized medicine, are treatments and therapies assessed and conducted by licensed medical doctors, registered nurses, physical therapists, and physician assistants (NIH, 2021).