Eastern vs. Western
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Complementary Strengths
Eastern and Western medical principles are not mutually exclusive; rather they often work in concert to achieve treatment advancements. Generally speaking, Western medicine is strong on the molecular or microscopic level while Eastern medicine’s strengths are in macroscopic analysis.

Western medicine excels in:

• Emergency treatment
  
• Experimental research
  
• Infectious diseases caused by microbes
  
• Diagnostic procedures including CT, MRI
  
• Aggressive treatments such as chemotherapy or surgery
  
• Detailed screening & diagnosis of organic illnesses/infectious diseases
  
  

Eastern medicine's strong points:

• Diagnosis of dysfunction, constitutional abnormalities
  
• Treating diseases resulting from weakened constitutions or chronic illnesses
  
• Prevention & treatment of lifestyle diseases
  
• Holistic treatment with natural and herbal medicines, acupuncture and acupressure
  
• Few side effects to treatment methods