Complementary therapies and traditional Judaism

In Jewish tradition, physicians an obligated to heal the sick and patients an obligated to seek healing from physicians. Judaism also sanctions certai n complementary therapies such as prayers, faith healing, and amulets, when used as supplements to traditional medical therapy. Confidence in the heal ing powers of God through prayer and contrition is encouraged, provided tha t the patient uses prayer alongside traditional scientific medicine, not as a substitute for it.