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Holistic approach to disease prevention:
Chiropractor, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Biofeedback Technician, Naturopath, Neuromuscular Massage Therapist. These healthcare professionals use natural healing methods such as spinal and joint manipulation, muscle massage, acupuncture, herbs, dietary change, and nutritional supplements to help patients maintain wellness.
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Career In Alternative Medicine
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Institute For Career Research
Copyright 2009 Careers Research Reports by The Institute For Career Research CHICAGO
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Holistic Approach to Disease Prevention:
Chiropractor, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Biofeedback Technician, Naturopath, Neuromuscular Massage Therapist
Traits:
Enjoy helping others
Intrigued by different methods of medicine & healing
Listening skills
Patience
Compassion
Respect for others
Strong analytical & reasoning skills
Interest in science
Manual dexterity
What You'll Do:
Chiropractic
Biofeedback
Naturopathy
Ayurvedic
Craniosacral Therapy
Osteopathic Medicine
Nutritional Counseling
Nambudripad's Allergy
Elimination Technique
Acupuncture & Chinese
Herbal Medicine
Neuromuscular Massage
Therapy (NMT)
Where You'll Work:
Member of an integrative medicine center
Private practice
Wellness centers
University medical clinics
Health & beauty spas
Sports clinic
Athletic club
Sports team
Hotels
Department stores
Earnings:
Massage therapists: $40,000 to $60,000 annually
Acupuncturists: $50,000 to $80,000 annually
Nutritionists & Dietitians: $25,000 to over $50,000 annually
Chiropractic doctors: $80,000 to $100,000 annually
Education Required:
Schooling & training for each integrative medicine specialty
licensing or certification
Pluses:
Perform meaningful work
Educate patients on wellness & health
Work in clean, comfortable surroundings
Work for yourself
Satisfaction of knowing that you are participating in, & contributing to, revolutionary medicine
Minuses:
Misconceptions about the field
Long or irregular hours
Exposure to illnesses
Radiation exposure
Injuring self
Transmitted disease
Introduction
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
Can nature really have such a profound effect on one's health? Licensed and certified complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) practitioners think so! These careerists use natural healing methods such as spinal and joint manipulation, muscle massage, acupuncture, herbs, dietary change, and nutritional supplements to help patients maintain wellness. Chiropractors, Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioners, biofeedback technicians, and neuromuscular massage therapists are just a few of the careerists working in the diverse world of CAM.
CAM professionals and mainstream medicine practitioners differ in their views of health, disease, and the patient's role in both.
CAM practitioners focus on disease prevention. They treat ill patients, and they educate healthy patients on ways to stay well. CAM professionals stress the patient's responsibility for establishing and maintaining wellness.
Conventional medicine practitioners focus on disease elimination. They work to eradicate symptoms in ill patients. Mainstream medical practitioners use drugs and surgery to eliminate germ-caused illness and to correct bio-chemical imbalances.
CAM practitioners treat mind, body and spirit, a concept called holism. Holistic practitioners do not treat symptoms or individual body parts, only. They believe that sickness is the result of an imbalance in the delicate interplay between mind, body and spirit. CAM treatments aim to restore and maintain health by balancing these three elements.
Does the idea of practicing holistic medicine appeal to you? There are many career options underneath the CAM umbrella. Chiropractors restore mobility and range of motion by manually manipulating the spine and joints. Massage therapists perform various kneading techniques on the body to treat conditions ranging from swelling to chronic pain. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) practitioners use centuries-old healing therapies, including acupuncture and