Complementary Medicine

There is increasing evidence that natural healthcare can improve health, prevent disease and reduce the cost of healthcare. Vitamins, minerals, herbs and other modalities are safer and can be just as effective as conventional treatments if correctly used.

There is a huge body of research evidence on complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) – the Cochrane electronic library contains more than 80 CAM-related reviews and about 5000 CAM-related clinical trials.

The Australian Medical Council’s position statement on CAM in July 2000 provides a list of objectives relating to knowledge and understanding of complementary therapies and encourages medical schools to address these.
The challenge for doctors, with little time for lengthy courses, is to find ways of accessing the evidence base about CAM relevant to their specific area, quickly, easily and cost effectively. My workshops do that, combined with 25 years experience of common patterns of illness.

Workshop program

• Chronic musculoskeletal pain  – common nutritional patterns
• Alternatives to NSAIDs  – fish oil and anti-inflammatory herbs
• Fibromyalgia – 5 major factors: magnesium & the Krebs cycle, food intolerance, ligamentous lesions and trigger points, thyroid deficiency, heavy metal overload
• Use of  injectable homeopathics
• Neural therapy – simple injections to scars etc for pain that began with an operation or accident.
• Headache – differential diagnosis and treatments
• Osteoporosis – what puts calcium into bones: magnesium, manganese, boron, vit D & K
• Osteoarthritis – glucosamine, antioxidants and manganese. Stabilising joints. Examination of knees and treatments.
• Sports nutrition – electrolytes and carbohydrates vs protein
• Sourcing products ethically – How to tell quality from useless junk

This workshop is suitable for doctors, physiotherapists, nurse practitioners, naturopaths, sports physiologists and sports trainers. (Only doctors will be able to do injections.)

Further Information

Contact Dr Margaret Taylor for further information, costs, registration etc, and register interest for future workshops if the above date is not convenient

Phone +61 8 8379 1254
Fax +61 8 8379 1254
Email taylorme@internode.on.net