What is the difference between homeopathy, chiropractic medicine, osteopathic medicine, and naturopathy?
Homeopathy is the practice of treating a disease based on the administration of minute doses of a drug that in massive amounts produces symptoms in healthy individuals similar to those of the disease itself. It was developed by a German physician and chemist,. Christian F. S. Hahneman (1753-1843). Based on the principle that “like cures like,” homeopathy attempts to speed up the body’s own healing process by intensifying the development of symptoms. Chiropractic medicine is based on the belief that disease results from the lack of normal nerve function. To restore normal nerve function, chiropractors aim to bring the vertebrae and surrounding ligaments into proper alignment. Chiropractors treat patients with physical adjustment of the spine, rather than with drugs or surgery. This therapy, used…
