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Alternatives to Prostate Surgery
July 15, 2009 |
Alternatives to Surgery
No treatment - orthodox treatments included - can ever be guaranteed to work perfectly every time, and can sometimes either fail to cure the condition in question, or can produce side-effects. It is therefore hardly surprising that some patients want to try alternative approaches, including some of the less conventional forms of treatment. Some patients, in any case, prefer to try the complementary, or alternative, therapies before resorting to strong drugs or to surgery. One thing that the complementary therapies have in common is that they treat the person as a whole - including the mental, emotional, spiritual and physical aspects. This approach is rather different from that of orthodox medicine, which tends to treat individual symptoms rather than the person.
If you choose to consult a complementary therapist, always make sure that he or she is fully qualified in his or her particular field side.
The evidence on how well complementary therapies work in the treatment of prostate disease tends to be anecdotal. It is not generally supported by conventional rigorous clinical trials, though that does not mean you should not try them.
Keep an open mind about treatment, and don’t expect miracles, any more than you would with a conventional doctor. Some of the most popular and readily available complementary approaches to prostate disease are acupuncture, acupressure, reflexology, herbal treatment, homeopathy.
WARNING!
If you have the symptoms of prostate disease, you must consult your doctor before seeking complementary options. You may need to undergo tests to rule out a serious condition such as prostate cancer.