People are very concerned with their health and will do anything just to make sure to keep the best health ever. Still, you can find the most bizarre medical treatments are popular too many.
Most are from accent medicinal tradition while others are found from scientific researches. However, some people think of these medical treatments are overrated and full of foolishness.
1. Smoking
Everyone knows that smoking is bad for health, addictive and can cause lots damage in long term. Lung cancer is also caused by smoking. However, some doctors prescribe smoking as medical treatments or can lessen the risk of Parkinson’s disease or Alzheimer.
2. Fecal Bacteriotherapy
Who would think that Poop bacteria can actually help some bowel disorder? The healthy poop bacteria from a healthy person will be used and liquidize to be given to the sick person via anal insertion.
3. Helminthic Therapy
Worms are not being used for Helminthic therapy (Worm therapy). The method seems to be repugnant but a lot of proven facts showed that this method is really effective on diseases and immune disorder.
4. Leech Therapy
The unwanted leeches are now used for by most medical practice. Medicinal leeches helps diminish blood coagulation or to help release pressure of blood clots. Leeches are mostly used in surgeries.
5. Bloodletting
Cutting of the flesh and using a cup to suck the blood over the wound is a form of Bloodletting. This may be a weird way of therapy but a lot claims that sucking excess blood will help some disease like porphyria.
6. Urine Therapy
Nothing is wasted since Urine is also being used as a medicinal therapy. People believed that drinking their own urine can actually give benefits to their heath. Some massage urine on their skin that can give beautiful skin as believed. Urine is rich with Vitamin C and other minerals.
7. Dousing
Pouring cold water over the body or the so called dousing is a technique believed to kill harmful bacteria in the body system. The shocked done by the cold water and in the motion of dousing is one accent bizarre medical treatments.
8. Electrocution
Most psychiatric treatments are using electric shock for most of physiological disorder. The method seems to be hostile for the patients. However, some researches proved that this method is actually effective especially on curing people who have bipolar disorder.
9. Mud
Mud or clay is mostly used for aesthetic purposes just like the mud pack. It is used to make the facial skin look better. Not known by most people, mud is also used for internal medicine. NASA even had a thorough research on this therapeutic method.
10. Sweat Therapy
Mind and physical is mostly popular to many people, it’s like hitting two birds in once stone. Sweat therapy are proven beneficial for both. Group sessions are mostly done in saunas. Even Yoga exercise sweat therapy called Bikram Yoga, which helps your mind focus as well as muscle flexibility.