Physician

Physicians themselves characterize certain treatments as "alternative" more than others; for example, Native American medicine is usually thought of as being alternative to allopathic medicine, while diet and exercise are usually thought of as traditional or legitimate medical practice.

The many different types of therapies are undergoing closer scrutiny, as physicians realize that their patients are not only using, but benefiting from massage therapy, herbal medicine, acupuncture, biofeedback, and many other modalities.

Most physicians are becoming aware that Western medical approach may not be the best treatment for all medical problems. With this knowledge, physicians are becoming educated, slowly, and sporadically, in a variety of alternative or complementary approaches.

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