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Career Opportunities in Alternative Healthcare
Multiple Modalities Provide Options for Care and Careers
There are many types of alternative healthcare. The following examples illustrate the broad variety of disciplines within complementary and alternative healthcare:
- Diet and Nutrition (organic food, nutritional supplements)
- Herbal medicine
- Manual healing (massage therapy, deep massage techniques, touch therapy)
- Mind/Body connections (Holistic approach)
- Pharmacological/biomedical research
In 2002, the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) found that 36 percent of adults in the United States have used some form of alternative healthcare, not including prayer or multiple vitamins. As interest in alternative healthcare increases, many healthcare practitioners are incorporating alternative methods as part of their traditional practice. This further increases career opportunities for alternative healthcare providers.
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Alternative Healthcare: Being Well
Many practitioners of alternative healthcare were introduced to it through treatment. Have you ever wondered why you feel so great after massage therapy? Are you interested in the healing powers of herbs and botanicals? An alternative healthcare education program can provide the first steps toward a new career.
Sources
National Center for Complimentary and Alternative Medicine
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