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alternative medicine (complementary medicine)
A term used to refer to a heterogenous group of philosophies & practices that differ from modern scientific medicine.
Classification:
- herbal medicine is the most popular form (19%) [3]
- relaxation techniques (14%)
- chiropractic treatment (7%)
Epidemiology:
- midlife women are common users of alternative medicine [2]
- Hispanic ethnicity & female gender best predict use of alternative medicine
- blacks more likely than whites to use alternative medicine
- individuals who use alternative medicine are likely to use conventional medicine
- most use alternative medicine as an adjunct to conventional medicine rather than as a substitute
- use of alernative medicine to treat pain is increasing [8]
Related
alternative medication
chelation therapy
Specific
acupressure
acupuncture
Ayurvedic medicine
cancer alternative therapy
chiropractic
cupping therapy
ear candling
energy medicine (biofields, qi, ki, doshas, prana, etheric energy, fohat, orgone, odic force, mana, homeopathic resonance, vital energy)
herbal medicine (herbal supplements)
holistic medicine
homeopathy
magnet therapy
massage
mesotherapy
mind-body medicine
naturopathy
traditional Chinese medicine (TCM)
yoga
References
- Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
- Journal Watch 25(5):39-40, 2005
Bair YA, Gold EB, Azari RA, Greendale G, Sternfeld B,
Harkey MR, Kravitz RL.
Use of conventional and complementary health care during the
transition to menopause: longitudinal results from the Study
of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN)
Menopause. 2005 Jan-Feb;12(1):31-9.
PMID: 15668598
- Geriatric Review Syllabus, 7th edition
Parada JT et al (eds)
American Geriatrics Society, 2010
- Geriatric Review Syllabus, 8th edition (GRS8)
Durso SC and Sullivan GN (eds)
American Geriatrics Society, 2013
- Barnes PM, Bloom B, Nahin RL.
Complementary and alternative medicine use among adults and
children: United States, 2007.
Natl Health Stat Report. 2008 Dec 10;(12):1-23.
PMID: 19361005
- National Center for Complementary and Inegrative Health
Complementary, Alternative, or Integrative Health: What's In a Name?
https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/complementary-alternative-or-integrative-health-whats-in-a-name
- Alternative Medicine: Medline Plus
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/alternativemedicine.html
- Complementary and Alternative Therapies Topics: Medline Plus
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/complementaryandalternativetherapies.html
- Bioterrorism and Complementary Alternative Medicine (CAM):
What the Public Needs To Know
http://nccam.nih.gov/health/alerts/bioterrorism/
- Nahin RL et al.
Use of complementary health approaches overall and for pain management by US adults.
JAMA 2024 Jan 25; [e-pub].
PMID: 38270938
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2814472