In the treatment of multiple sclerosis, alternative therapies are adopted by some patients. These patients may have tried unsuccessfully to use conventional medicine for their MS. Alternative therapies could, therefore, be their last resort. They could also just want to consider all their possible options.

It is important to note that the term “alternative therapies” is not simply a synonym for “non-conventional therapies.” Alternative therapies do fall under the umbrella of non-conventional therapies; however, they also happen to be those non-conventional therapies that are used in place of conventional therapies. The immediate implication is that there is another way to use non-conventional therapies: in tandem with conventional therapies. When used in this way, the non-conventional therapies are termed “complementary therapies.”

Complementary and Alternative Therapies for Multiple Sclerosis

Whether to use alternative therapies for multiple sclerosis or to, instead, use complementary therapies for treatment of the disease is a …