Professor Joseph Chikelue Obi : Definition of Complementary Medicine

Complementary Medicine refers to : "Every available approach to Healing (and Wellbeing) which decisively falls somewhere inbetween the professional realm of Conventional (Orthodox Clinical) Medicine and the professional realm of Alternative Medicine".


Alternative Medicine essentially becomes (or turns into) Complementary Medicine whenever it is used as a junior partner to Conventional (Orthodox Clinical) Medicine.


Conventional (Orthodox Clinical) Medicine essentially becomes Complementary Medicine whenever it is used as a junior partner with Alternative Medicine.

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