complementary therapies
Holistic healing methods
Complementary therapies are medical treatments used alongside conventional medicine rather than replacing it—acupuncture during cancer treatment, massage therapy for chronic pain, meditation for anxiety.
The term distinguishes these from alternative therapies, which substitute for mainstream care.
She combined chemotherapy with complementary therapies like yoga and herbal supplements.
- alternative medicineNon-standard healing practices
- holistic healthCare for complete wellbeing
- osteopathyManual skeletal manipulation therapy
- AyurvedaTraditional Hindu healing practice
- meditationFocused attention practice
biofeedback · herbal medicine · natural remedies · guided imagery · yoga · chiropractic care · nutritional counseling · acupuncture · tai chi · aromatherapy · qigong · stress relief · shamanism · reflexology · hypnosis · acupressure · healing hands · ancient wisdom
- alternative medicineacupuncture, acupressure, Ayurveda, ayurveda, homeopathy
complement, complementary, complements, complemented, complementing, complementarity, therapy, therapies, therapeutic