Alternative therapy may be said to be an alternate to conventional medical solution, it may work as an alternate to standard treatments. Alternative therapy may include Ayurveda, Homeopathy, Reiki, Yoga, Acupuncture and massage.

Alternative therapies are a practice that helps in healing, preventing and treating various health problems. They help in promoting health and maintaining a good health. Alternative therapies are tempting and attractive because the carry some kind of hope and motivation to achieve the solution to all kinds of health problems. Alternative therapies are non- toxic solution and are therefore carry no side effects.

Alternative therapies can also be combined with conventional treatment to get good and quick results. Alternative therapies offer long term benefit. It is important that alternative treatment should be supported with strong motivations to achieve best possible results. One should do proper research into the therapies before putting them into practice because they require lots of patience and effort to achieve the desired results.