Bio-medicine and complementary and alternative medicines Assignment

BIO-MEDICINE
(COMPLEMENTARY
ALTERNATIVE THERAPY)

TABLE OF CONTENT
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
Complementary and alternative medicines..................................................................................1
Pros and cons of the complementary and alternative medicines.................................................1
Biomedicine and complementary medicines ..............................................................................2
Biomedicine: An approach of evidence based medicines ...........................................................3
Effectiveness of complementary medicines and their suitability with evidence based practice 4
CONCLUSION ...............................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7

INTRODUCTION
The Theoretical form of medicine is known as Bio-medicine. In this form the study of
human body is done in theoretical positions. Modern drugs, detail comprehension of nature of
diseases as well as the advance understanding about the human boy are the results of the research
in the bio-medicine. Whereas Complementary and alternative medicines (CAM) covers practices
like massage, tai chi, acupuncture and many more. CAM is those type of medical practices and
production which are not a part of the standard medical. This file is about Bio-medicine and
complementary and alternative medicine. This file will highlight about the Bio-medicine and
complementary and alternative medicines in detail. Along with this their difference with support
of articles, present examples and research.
Complementary and alternative medicines
It is the type of medical treatment which is used instead of the standard treatment or are used
with the standard treatments in addition. The medicines and therapy which are used instead of
the western medical treatment is are alternative medicines however standard are those which are
used with the standard medical treatments(Micozzi, 2018). Standard treatment has a long,
detailed and careful process of research, which helps to prove the treatment is safe as well as
effective but in case of complementary and alternative medicine the research process is not as
long and effective. CAM include diet plans, dietary supplements, herbal preparations, massages,
spiritual healing and many more. These are the traditional form of medical science.
Pros and cons of the complementary and alternative medicines
PROS
Whole-person treatments: The complementary and alternative medicines focus on treating the
whole boy. In this the disease is treated as different entity from the person who is affected by it.
This form of medicine just doesn't have the sole focus on the body it also focuses on improving
the mental, emotional as well as spiritual health of the patient.
Personal attention: The complementary and alternative medicines gives important to the whole
body of the patients, The practitioners of these form of medicine offer the patient a great deal of
personal attention. The fees structure and the philosophies of these practitioners are different
moreover they focus more on one by one attention(Boston and et.al., 2019)
Focus on prevention: The focus on of complementary and alternative medicine is on prevention.
The treatment of these medicines focus on the prevention of disease before it occurs to patients
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CONS
Limited scientific research: The complementary and alternative medicines has very few scientific
research as compare to the western traditional medicines. Many methods and medicines in these
form is still not scientific proven.
Confusing marketing: These medicines are often market as natural and safe medicines but there
are many medicines in this which are not naturals like many dietary supplements. Many
manufactures of these make false claim that their products are natural.
Potentially dangerous interactions: Even if the supplements and herbs are natural and contains no
artificial substance in it. The natural products can still have their own side effects (Farooqui and
et.al., 2016)
Biomedicine and complementary medicines
Biomedicine is defined as the extension of medical science in which physiological and
biological concepts are applied to clinical practice. These medicines are based upon the concepts
of biology, biochemistry and natural science. On the other hand complementary medicines and
therapies are known as the treatment, diagnostic and prevention strategies substantiated by
scientific argumentation. These medicines are based upon scientific theories acceptable in
biomedicine but due to certain reasons are not considered as the part of biomedicine
(MacPherson and et.al., 2016). For instance massage therapy, food and herbs supplement are
widely adopted form of complementary medications.
Similarly, approaches such as homeopathy or healing are considered as complementary
and different from biomedicine because there is very limited validation or resolution to
associated scientific controversies. Biomedicine has scientific validation and thus their impact
can be easily regulated, controlled and monitored. However, in many cases either people choose
complementary or alternative medications so that quick and effective health outcomes can be
obtained. Many communities or people have spiritual or traditional belief that complementary
medicines can deliver better health outcomes. Biomedicine are considered as the part of the
standard medical care which is practised by registered health professionals.
Contrary to this complementary medicines are not considered as the standard treatment
choice, but they are used in integration with the biomedicine. For example the treatment of
chronic diseases such as cancer is preferred by biomedicine only (Brosnan, 2015). However, to
comfort the patient complementary approaches such as acupuncture are used by the patients.
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