energy medicine
Alternative therapeutic practice
Energy medicine is an umbrella term for healing practices based on the belief that the body has energy fields that can be manipulated to promote health.
It encompasses acupuncture, reiki, therapeutic touch, and similar modalities.
Mainstream medicine generally considers these practices unproven, though some are used as complementary therapies: She combined chemotherapy with energy medicine.
- homeopathyDiluted-substance alternative medicine
- auraPerceived emanation surrounding someone
- reikiJapanese energy healing
- qi gongChinese energy-cultivation discipline
- acupunctureTherapeutic needle insertion
pseudoscience · crystal healing · flow · touch · naturopathy · chiropractic · prana · vital force · reflexology · meditation · quackery · laying on hands · life force · acupressure · bioenergetics · channeling · balance · aromatherapy
energy medicinepharmacotherapy
Treatment using pharmaceutical agents
surgery · drug therapy · physical therapy · chemotherapy · radiation therapy
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