Introduction to Naturopathic Medicine -- Continued: (Page 2)

This diversity in treatment methods makes naturopathic medicine difficult for some people to understand. Legislative bodies understand other healing modalities, acupuncture for example, more readily because the tool or method of healing is consistent from patient to patient. Acupuncturists use needles. Chiropractic physicians administer force or non-force methods of “adjustment.” Medical doctors prescribe pharmaceutical drugs and surgery.

A naturopathic physician, however, has a vast array of potential treatments from which to choose. Naturopathic medical students study all of the medical sciences, including clinical and physical diagnosis, pathology, anatomy (with dissection lab), biochemistry, physiology, pharmacology, and specialty areas such as pediatrics, gynecology, and cardiology – in short, all of the courses taught at any medical school. (continued...)

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