Uropath

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A uropath is a practitioner of uropathy, a branch within alternative medicine.

The mantra of uropaths is that disease of the body will manifest itself in the urine. Urine is extracted from the blood, which is in contact with all organs. It is also through urine the body removes toxins and waste-products from the organisms, and examining urine will give important information about the state of the body.

Examining urine has a long tradition within medicine. Even today, most patients in the ER will give a urine sample, and the use of urine-stix is massive. Usually one looks after leukocytes, as sign of infection, or blood, as sign of infection, cancer or kidney stone. Uropaths, however, believe that much more precise information can be obtained by examining the sample more closely.

Urine contains a lot of particles that can be examined using a microscope, such as blood cells, bacteria and different types of casts. Furthermore, one can run a number of tests, such as pH or concentration measurements to get more information. Uropaths claim that a lot of people walk around with wrong diagnose or no diagnose, when a thorough urine examination could reveal the real problem.

The principals for treatment within uropathy resembles those of many other forms of alternative medicine: Herbs, acupressure/manipulative techniques and dietary intervention.

Education of uropaths takes place outside of traditional schools and institutions. Today, much of the training is internet based, and several courses are available, most with a duration of 2 or 3 years before diploma is given.