In recent years, interest in alternative medicine has grown significantly. Many people think this field involves new ideas and practices. However, the roots of alternative medicine go back thousands of years, when modern medicine was unavailable. Things such as acupuncture, acupressure, and massage, date to the ancient Chinese. Even fields without obvious connections to ancient times borrow much of their inspiration to these civilizations. For instance, acupuncture and acupressure, chiropractics, and colonics are all examples of this modern trend toward ancient ideas.
