alternative medicine (complementary medicine)
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Introduction
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]
More specific terms
- 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
Additional terms
References
- ↑ Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15668598
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 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: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/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/
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Nahin RL et al. Use of complementary health approaches overall and for pain management by US adults. JAMA 2024 Jan 25; [e-pub]. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38270938 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2814472