Mark Young , MD Introduction Complementary medicine is defined by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine at the National Institute of Health ( NIH ) as a “ group of diverse medical and health care systems , practices in products that are not presently considered to be part of conventional medicine . " Complementary medicine has become extremely popular , not only in the United States , but internationally . Recent conferences have been dedicated to this important subject including a recent physical medicine and rehabilitation conference held in Tel Aviv , Israel in November 2006 . Complementary medicine continues to grow in popularity because of its hearing oriented approach towards health that emphasizes the important relationship between the physician and patient . Frequently , complementary medicine integrates the best of complementary and alternative medicine with the best of traditional conventional medicine . It is important to recall the fundamental purpo...
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