– The relationship between complementary medicine and traditional medicine is an important issue that occupies the minds of many today
Diabetes and high blood pressure can only be treated with medications within traditional medicine
Complementary medicine includes practices to improve the health condition such as cupping, needles and yoga
The risk lies in the resort of some patients to supplementary medicine alone and left medical treatment
The correct integration between traditional and supplementary medicine under medical supervision can achieve better results
The merger provides comprehensive and safe health care for the patient in which science meets with traditional wisdom
A Consultant of Family, Society and Cupping Medicine, and a member of the Board of Directors of the Friends of Health Association, d. Zahra Khalifa, the issue of the relationship between complementary medicine and traditional medicine is one of the most important issues that concern people today, especially with the spread of unconventional treatment methods such as cupping, acupuncture, medicinal herbs and various natural treatments.
She added that traditional medicine, or what is known as modern medicine, is based on scientific evidence and laboratory and clinical studies, and is considered the basis in the treatment of acute and chronic diseases, noting that diseases such as diabetes and high blood pressure can only be treated with medications described by doctors, in order to prove their effectiveness and scientific safety.
She added that complementary medicine includes practices that do not fall under traditional medicine, but it is used next to it to improve the health condition, such as cupping to relieve pain, acupuncture to treat migraines or muscle pain, and some herbs that help calm nerves or improve digestion, as well as yoga and meditation to reduce stress and promote mental health. She emphasized that his primary role is limited to supporting and improving the quality of the patient’s life, and not a substitute for basic treatment.
And Dr. Zahra that the risk lies in some patients resorting to supplementary medicine alone and leaving medical treatment, which may lead to serious complications, especially in chronic diseases such as cancer, heart disease and kidney failure.
She pointed out that some studies have shown that the correct integration between traditional and supplementary medicine under medical supervision can achieve better results, such as taking advantage of the chemotherapy for the cancer patient, as well as acupuncture to reduce its side effects or meditate to relieve anxiety.
She emphasized that complementary medicine does not sing about traditional medicine but rather supports it, and its role lies in improving the quality of the patient’s life and relieving side effects, stressing the need to be used with caution, and in licensed places and under medical supervision, taking into account the caveats to avoid drug interventions or complications.
Dr. Zahra is certainly that the relationship between complementary and traditional medicine is a relationship of integration and cooperation, not competition, and that the correct integration between them achieves the supreme goal, which is to provide comprehensive and safe health care for the patient, in which modern science meets with traditional wisdom.
