It all started when he was 2 and was diagnosed with leukaemia. He
has since been given chemotherapy and radiation. His parents are trying
everything from herbal remedies, bio energy sessions, magnets in his
pillow and mattress, fruit and vegetable drinks to acupuncture to help
ease his pain. He is in remission now, after a bone marrow transplant,
and his parents continue to blend traditional care with unconventional
therapies. Everything that is possible must be done for him, says his
mother. They were first cautious but later decided to keep trying
various treatments too.
American Academy of Paediatrics has passed a brand new guideline which says that all doctors should be aware of other treatment. Unconventional treatments are not uncommon any more with 30% parents trying it out. Such remedies are always coming up with chronic illnesses or disabilities such as cancer, autism, sickle cell anaemia.
The physicians will have to out in an extra effort to make the patient feel that he is concerned. Knowing what treatments are being used helps the physicians actually monitor the child and see if the treatment is helping and whether it can be recommended to others as well. The amount of information found on the internet is one main reason for this change said the paediatric haematologist and oncologist at Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters. The patients to be asked the alternative medicine they are trying.
The risks involved are told to the parents by him at the same time that he gives them support. Chemotherapy can be adversely affected with a lot of folic acid in the alternative medicine. There's nothing like deep touch massage, music therapy, or meditation he explains. His support is for anything that has no detrimental effect. It is but natural that the parents will only feel better when they've tried everything.
Doctors today have to face a lot more problems thanks to alternative treatments The Internet is full of pitches for such treatments many of which are unproven scientifically and difficult to assess. For instance, determining what ingredients are in herbal remedies and vitamin supplements can be nearly impossible.
Alternative medicines are being studied at the Medical schools while massage or chiropractic care is being paid for by insurance companies. But the array of treatments seems to grow by the day. The costly alternative treatments not covered by insurance are always warned about y the doctor.
The alternative treatment and the doctor's advice always go hand in hand said the boy's mother. The fruit and vegetable drink has been completely stopped for three months now because of the bone marrow transplant that has just taken place. The parents have been ready to take Alternative and complementary therapies for their parents to make sure their children don't get any serious diseases.
American Academy of Paediatrics has passed a brand new guideline which says that all doctors should be aware of other treatment. Unconventional treatments are not uncommon any more with 30% parents trying it out. Such remedies are always coming up with chronic illnesses or disabilities such as cancer, autism, sickle cell anaemia.
The physicians will have to out in an extra effort to make the patient feel that he is concerned. Knowing what treatments are being used helps the physicians actually monitor the child and see if the treatment is helping and whether it can be recommended to others as well. The amount of information found on the internet is one main reason for this change said the paediatric haematologist and oncologist at Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters. The patients to be asked the alternative medicine they are trying.
The risks involved are told to the parents by him at the same time that he gives them support. Chemotherapy can be adversely affected with a lot of folic acid in the alternative medicine. There's nothing like deep touch massage, music therapy, or meditation he explains. His support is for anything that has no detrimental effect. It is but natural that the parents will only feel better when they've tried everything.
Doctors today have to face a lot more problems thanks to alternative treatments The Internet is full of pitches for such treatments many of which are unproven scientifically and difficult to assess. For instance, determining what ingredients are in herbal remedies and vitamin supplements can be nearly impossible.
Alternative medicines are being studied at the Medical schools while massage or chiropractic care is being paid for by insurance companies. But the array of treatments seems to grow by the day. The costly alternative treatments not covered by insurance are always warned about y the doctor.
The alternative treatment and the doctor's advice always go hand in hand said the boy's mother. The fruit and vegetable drink has been completely stopped for three months now because of the bone marrow transplant that has just taken place. The parents have been ready to take Alternative and complementary therapies for their parents to make sure their children don't get any serious diseases.
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