Medical Technology
Before you can create the Medical Technology of the Future, you must understand how we have applied these sciences today.
Allopathic Medicine (MD, drug & surgery treatments, Disease based model, disease = pathogenic organism)
Osteopathic Medicine (DO, drug; surgery; massage & bone manipulation treatments, Comparison based model, disease = imbalance in musuloskeletal system)
Chiropractic Medicine (DC, bone manipulation treatments, Nervous System based model, disease = impared nerve supply)
{Western} Herbal Medicine (Herbalist, teas; broths; baths; capsules; compresses & poltices, based on herbal lore and folk medicine, no special disease theory)
Homeopathic Medicine (CTHom (Certified Trained Homeopath), sugar pills; water/alcohol solutions with very diluted substance that can cause symptoms to be treated, Based on "Like treats like"/"poisons can also cure", no special disease theory)
Oriental Medicine (L Ac; MOM; MSOM; DOM, acupuncture; cupping; moxa; herbal broths/wines/etc., Wholeness based system{organs act together as a whole body & individual is part of a whole community}, disease caused by internal imblance or relatively strong pathogenic factor)
{Swedish} Massage Therapy (LMT; RMT; CMT, massage treatments [effleurage; palpation; compression; petrissage; friction; tapotement; stretching techniques] applied through clothes or on bare skin often using oil or lotion as lubricant, Based on Swedish Gymnastics [the body was designed to move], pain = toxins building up in tissues)
Aroma Therapy (Certified Aroma Therapist, candles; sachets; essential [aroma] oils either straight on skin or dissolved in a carrier oil/lotion/parrafin, based on the idea that essential oils are the most potent part of a plant, no special disease theory)
Psychiatry (psychiatrist, a medical specialty officially devoted to the treatment, study and prevention of mental disorders, see psychology)