What is the philosophy of Western scientific medicine?
Western Scientific Medicine (WSM) has a philosophy related to a technocentric approach – the body is a machine. Scientifically and medically proven processes are used to diagnose and treat an illness, disease or health condition (1), which is seen as something ‘going wrong’ with the body.
What are the pros and cons of alternative medicine?
Alternative Medicine: Pros and Cons
- Whole body care. Alternative medicine is focused not just on your body, but also on your mind.
- Personal attention. Because of the focus on your whole body, alternative medicines for back pain are more personal and unique.
- Natural/healthy approach.
- Less expensive.
What’s the difference between Eastern and Western medicine?
Western medicine tends to focus on diagnosing and treating a disease or illness based on a patient’s symptoms. Eastern medicine considers both patient’s symptoms and an individualized diagnosis of a patient’s Qi (or chi).
What is the best example of Western medicine?
Western or traditional medicine typically uses conventional therapies to help prevent and treat disease. These include lifestyle changes, counseling, medication, physical therapy or surgery….Some complementary medicines include:
- Massage therapy.
- Yoga.
- Aromatherapy (using the scents of herbs and plant oils)
What is traditional medicine examples?
What is Traditional Medicine?
- Chinese medicine. This system of healing, which dates back to 200 B.C., proposes that the body should balance two opposing yet inseparable forces: yin and yang.
- Ayurvedic medicine.
- Homeopathy.
- Kampo medicine.
- Naturopathy.
- Acupuncture.
- Chiropractic medicine.
- Herbal medicine.
What is the Western approach to medicine?
The development of medicine in Western nations follows the way of hypothetical deduction and the Eastern approach uses the inductive method. The Western approach clearly divides the health from the disease, yet the Eastern approach considers health as a balanced state versus disease as an unbalanced state.
What is the difference between Chinese medicine and Western medicine?
a. Chinese medicine can have effects or changes in the overall immune system, so it can prevent future issues or reoccurrence of an illness that Western medicine is unable to address. Thus, Chinese medicine addresses the root cause of the disease whereas Western medicine sometimes can only address the symptoms.