In general, modern medicine treats the body as if it were machine made up of many separate parts that can break down independently .Treatment usually consists of trying to repair the broken part with drugs or surgery.
Holistic doctors take another approach . They believe that the parts of the body are interconnected and must be treated as a whole . For example , to treat a headache , these doctors might recommend massage to relax the body . get the blood flowing , and relieve the tension that is causing the headache.