A National Prescribing Survey (NPS) survey revealed that:

• Approximately 30% of GPs in Australia describe themselves as practising Integrative Medicine
  
• Two-thirds of Australian consumers have used one or at least one Complementary and Alternative Medicine in the previous 12 months
  
• 28% of Australian consumers use Complementary medicine regularly

So, the question arises, why there are relatively few Integrative Medicine?
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Contemporary terminology and ‘rebranding’ due to niche marketing have added to the confusion regarding what is meant by Integrative Medicine. Various terminology such as integrative healthcare, anti-ageing medicine and functional medicine have been used under the Integrative Medicine umbrella.
‘Strategic Medicine without Barriers’
The three most popular Integrative Medicines centre models of Integrative Medicine include;
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In a small but well-controlled study by Ramakanth et al in 2016, sixty patients aged between 40 and 70 years (male and female) with knee joint pain and discomfort were randomised in a double-blind manner. Patients who discontinued all current analgesic therapy, including NSAIDs, over the counter pain medications and topical analgesics for 7–10 days prior to the start of the study were randomised into the study. They were given Ashwagandha extract made from leaves and roots at doses of 250 mg, 125 mg and placebo all given twice daily for a period of 12-weeks.

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It is becoming more obvious that the current healthcare system in high-income countries is not working and the cost of healthcare continues to increase. This viewpoint has been validated by a recent landmark report commissioned by The Lancet journal and conducted by 27 international specialists revealed:

• 57% of patients in China use inappropriate antibiotics
• 16 to 70% inappropriate hysterectomies were conducted in the United States
• 20% inappropriate hysterectomies were conducted in the Taiwan
• 13% inappropriate hysterectomies were conducted in the Switzerland
• 26% inappropriate total knee replacement rates occurred in Spain
• 34% inappropriate total knee replacement rates occurred in the United States

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