| native medicine has become increasingly popular | | | | counters. No offense, but other than a surgeon or |
| as more and more people are left unsatisfied with | | | | specialty doctor has your doctor really done |
| their doctors. There are many major | | | | anything to you? Or has he gathered data mostly |
| disappointments inherent in the western | | | | from the nurse, checks a couple things on you, |
| doctor-patient relationship these days. This has | | | | pokes around and either refers you or more |
| caused patients to stray from their doctors and | | | | commonly writes a prescription. Is there a |
| seek out alternative methods of healing. | | | | chemical for everything? Will I not even need |
| First of all, patients are tired of waiting. From the | | | | surgery in the future? |
| moment they step into the doctor’s | | | | So why are people turning to alternative medicine |
| office or hospital they are stuck waiting around. | | | | instead? Alternative medical doctors use more of |
| Patients are treated like numbers instead of | | | | a therapist’s approach to healing. These |
| people, waiting around in line for long periods of | | | | doctors care about their patients and take the |
| time just to be seen. Then, once they finally leave | | | | time to get to know and understand what is |
| the waiting room they are taken to a room to | | | | going on. Patients experience a sense of relief |
| wait longer. When the doctor comes it is a matter | | | | knowing that they are on the same level with |
| of minutes before being ushered off. | | | | their doctor. |
| Patients are aggravated because they feel like | | | | Alternative medical doctors do not just write |
| they cannot talk to their doctors. Doctors display | | | | prescriptions and hurry you out of the office. |
| attitudes which suggest that they are superior to | | | | These doctors are genuinely concerned about the |
| their patients. Their egos seem to get the best of | | | | patient’s well-being and will discuss what |
| them because they feel that whatever they say | | | | changes you should make to your lifestyle and |
| is what goes. They are accustomed to having | | | | diet in addition to treatment methods. Unlike |
| their orders always being followed and do not like | | | | western doctors, alternative medical doctors take |
| to be questioned as it seems to undermine their | | | | pride in preventative medicines. This extends as |
| abilities. This is a poor attitude to have and it | | | | far back as ancient China. Chinese Doctors of that |
| makes the patient feel as if their doctor could | | | | time were ranked on how many of their patients |
| care less about their well-being. Most patients | | | | DIDN'T get sick! How about a prescription so I |
| understand that the doctor has spent several | | | | don't get cancer? Alternative Medical Practitioners |
| hard years in school and numerous more years of | | | | are willing to try new treatments to ensure the |
| experience, but in todays service orientated world | | | | health of the patient, and work in conjunction with |
| consumers wnat INFORMATION. | | | | any other therapy or treatment that the patient |
| Western doctors are not giving their patients | | | | in receiving. |
| options. They possess a ‘whatever I say | | | | Finally, the biggest difference between alternative |
| goes’ mentality and they are not willing to | | | | medical doctors and western practices of |
| discuss alternative methods of treatment. Further, | | | | medicine lies in the treatment of patients. While |
| the treatments that are being given are not fully | | | | western doctors seem to prescribe medicines |
| explained to the patient. There is also little | | | | which only suppress systems, alternative medical |
| information provided about what is really wrong | | | | doctors heal the whole person. This is done in a |
| with the patient. Doctors seem more concerned | | | | way of whole healing. This is why whole herbs are |
| about sending people home to get them out of | | | | used, not the chemicals in them. An Oriental |
| their offices than curing the real problem. This is a | | | | Medical Doctor does not work at finding out what |
| great example on why many patients go for a | | | | ailment you have and what its called, instead they |
| second opinion. There just seems to be little | | | | would work to find out WHY you have this |
| communication in the senario. | | | | ailment. Basically, what is not in balance in your |
| Finally, it seems that western doctors are more | | | | body that is causing the ailment, or pain, or |
| interested in writing prescriptions than with actually | | | | disease. When the balance is returned, the pain |
| helping their patients. They are quick to dish out | | | | ailment/disease will go away by itself. A patient |
| expensive prescriptions and seldom care about | | | | getting treatment from an alternative doctor is |
| patient preferences or whether their patients can | | | | actually cared for which makes the whole process |
| afford the medicine prescribed. There is little | | | | of going to the doctor less stressful and more |
| doubt in many peoples minds how much the | | | | efficient. Patient’s under the care of |
| pharmaceutical companies seem to control the | | | | alternative medical doctors can live a much |
| prescription writing. Sometimes I wonder if | | | | happier, healthier lifestyle because of the quality of |
| doctors are pharmacists and pharmasists are pill | | | | care they receive. |