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Originally Posted by Crypts_Of_The_Mind
You are welcome. As I said - some are not really accepted because they have not been researched much. But some - like essential oils and chiropractic care are actually used or recommended by the medical doctors. Essential oils are an ingredient in many of both prescription and non-prescription medications as an "active ingredient" proving the medical field is aware of its effectiveness but prefers to mask it rather than let it be known. Chiropractic care is recommended to many patients who are in severe car wrecks or have other traumatic injuries. Vitamins and herbs and diet changes are also often recommended by doctors. Examples of these include lotion with aloe for sunburn, vitamin D for depression relief, less bread intake for diabetics (these are all things docs have said eitger to me or my fiance at one point or another). So yes, some are less widely accepted and not as commomly known or used - while others are used on an almost routine basis.
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Fifteen years ago, I was in an auto accident. My car was totaled (It was old.,) but I stepped out of the car with no injury and was able to go right to work. I'ld been hit by a drunk driver running a light. I got t-boned in such a way that my car spun and bounced off a few curbs, dispersing much of the impact. I was absolutely fine.
A co-worker of mine was a regular recipient of chiropractic care. She told me that her chiropractor was absolutely sure I was injured and wanted to see me. He'ld never met or spoken with me, but he
knew I would benefit from some treatment. Over the next three weeks I received mail from a number of chiropractors who had heard I was in an accident. (I guess they monitor police reports of traffic accidents.) They all said that I probably was injured, even if I didn't think I was, and that I would very likely benefit from their services. There was nothing wrong with me, and I didn't pursue getting treatment from any of them. But I did draw a few inferences about the mentality of chiropractors.
There is hard evidence that chiropractors can help relieve some types of back pain. Alopathic physicians will sometimes refer patients with pain to alternative practitioners. I think their reasoning runs along the lines of: "Sure, why not?" Auto insurance companies will pay for chiropractic treatment. That's why I got all those solicitations in the mail.
Some people have been cured at Lourdes from bathing in the holy water. I suppose anything that you have faith in can probably help you.