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[edit] NCCAM classifications

  1. {{Alternative medical systems}} -- Alternative medical systems are built upon complete systems of theory and practice. Often, these systems have evolved apart from and earlier than the conventional medical approach used in the United States. Examples of alternative medical systems that have developed in Western cultures include homeopathic medicine and naturopathic medicine. Examples of systems that have developed in non-Western cultures include traditional Chinese medicine and Ayurveda.
  2. {{Mind-body interventions}} -- Mind-body medicine uses a variety of techniques designed to enhance the mind's capacity to affect bodily function and symptoms. Some techniques that were considered CAM in the past have become mainstream (for example, patient support groups and cognitive-behavioral therapy). Other mind-body techniques are still considered CAM, including meditation, prayer, mental healing, and therapies that use creative outlets such as art, music, or dance.
  3. {{Biologically based therapy}} -- Biologically based therapies in CAM use substances found in nature, such as herbs, foods, and vitamins. Some examples include dietary supplements,3 herbal products, and the use of other so-called natural but as yet scientifically unproven therapies (for example, using shark cartilage to treat cancer).
  4. {{Manipulative methods}} -- Manipulative and body-based methods in CAM are based on manipulation and/or movement of one or more parts of the body. Some examples include chiropractic or osteopathic manipulation, and massage.
  5. {{Energy therapy}} -- Energy therapies involve the use of energy fields.

-- John Gohde 19:44, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Question

How is a "biologically-based therapy" defined? What precisely does this title mean? Is phage therapy a biologically-based therapy? What about multivitamins, probiotics, live vaccines, or growth hormone treatment? Tim Vickers 17:59, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

I've renamed this to fit the NCCAM classification, which is less confusing. Tim Vickers 18:37, 4 December 2007 (UTC)
Nothing new, nothing secretive about it. I simply completed the series of 5 templates that somebody else started (who I believe is an MD), but never completed using the original format in order to make them all consistent. Wikipedia contains a lot of duplicate articles, stubs, etc. So a little commonsense should indicate that only the major branches of alternative medicine or the top-level articles for each form of therapy that are 100% alternative medicine should be listed. The first two templates have been on articles for quite a while. Therefore, I thought that completing the series would make a lot of sense. -- John Gohde 19:44, 4 December 2007 (UTC)