The use of alternative medicine health care is a booming industry in America and worldwide. Many people who have never used an alternative medicine doctor must wonder just what is alternative medicine. Many of these same people have likely used alternative medicine health care if they have visited a Doctor of Chiropractic for treatment. A Doctor of Chiropractic is a doctor who specializes in diagnosing and treating mechanical problems of the spine and these alternative medicine doctors also treat the musculoskeletal system. The methods a chiropractor uses include massage treatments for sore muscles and spinal adjustments for back pains.

Other alternative medicine health care practices include the use of vitamins and changes in an individual's  nutrition to correct health problems. My mother uses alternative medicine health care for migraine headaches and after she was diagnosed as having certain mineral deficiencies, the alternative medicine doctor recommended a specific change in her diet.  Combining this with nutritional supplements alleviated her migraine headaches. This was over 20 years ago and to this day she does not have the migraine headaches she suffered from for many years.