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Hospitals can be difficult places, but for those of us wanting to use alternative therapies while in the hospital, it is like looking at the moon through blinds. Alternative therapies, or complimentary therapies offer us so much. Yet when we are in the hospital this therapy is no longer available to us. Something we used every day perhaps is just out of our reach when hospitalized. Well you might be thinking, do that many people use alternative therapies? Here are the results of a study that looked at exactly that. A random sample of 100 people that were hositalized were asked if they used alternative therapies regularly. Of that sample, 80 people said that they did and 60% of that 80 paid for it out of their pocket. When asked if they told their MD that they used alternative therapies, 90% of them said no, they were afraid to. What does that tell you ?.... YOU GOT IT..... hospitals are not that bright. Well, let me rephrase that, most hospitals. There are some catching on, for what ever the reason ( probably money :-) What are your options for alternative care when in the hospital? There are a couple. First, your physician should be one that supports alternative care. YES!!! there are a few out there. If this is not the case, then find out if the hospital can offer you something. The hospital I work for does offer reflexology, therapeutic touch and therapeutic massage. You are not going to find it on your daily menu, but ask about it. If they do not and you have a practitioner that you go to, or herbal remedies that you take, approach your MD. All he can do is say "No". Most likely because he(or she) is not very knowledgeable about it and is a bit uncomfortable with it. The simple fact is that if the consumer does not start to demand the intergration of complimentery medicine with traditional medicine it will be a long time before the blinds are lifted. |
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