If an individual has back pain and seeks treatment with acupuncture,as well as a physician at a traditional spine clinic,this would be an example of using _____ medicine.

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This is an example of complementary medicine: combining a non-Western healing approach (acupuncture)at the same time as conventional medicine (spine clinic).Traditional medicine would mean using only the spine clinic and perhaps physical therapy.Integrative medicine merges conventional medicine with complementary and alternative therapies for which efficacy and safety have been established through scientific methods.Alternative medicine replaces traditional Western methods with non-Western healing approaches.

If an Individual Has Back Pain and Seeks Treatment with Acupuncture,as