Complementary Therapies (Alternative Medicine)

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1923 relevant articles (93 outcomes, 308 trials/studies) found for this Therapy

Description: Therapeutic practices which are not currently considered an integral part of conventional allopathic medical practice. They may lack biomedical explanations but as they become better researched some (PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; DIET; ACUPUNCTURE) become widely accepted whereas others (humors, radium therapy) quietly fade away, yet are important historical footnotes. Therapies are termed as Complementary when used in addition to conventional treatments and as Alternative when used instead of conventional treatment.

Also Known As:

Alternative Medicine; Complementary Medicine; Alternative Therapies; Therapy, Alternative; Medicine, Alternative; Therapy, Complementary; Therapies, Alternative; Therapies, Complementary; Medicine, Complementary

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Therapy Context: Research Results

Therapeutics: 5232

Complementary Therapies: 1923

Traditional Medicine: 993

Musculoskeletal Manipulations: 458

Homeopathy: 255

Reflexotherapy: 241

Phytotherapy: 234

Acupuncture Therapy: 181

Rejuvenation: 111

Naturopathy: 62

Holistic Health: 46

Spiritual Therapies: 26

Organotherapy: 17

Anthroposophy: 3

Mind-Body and Relaxation Techniques

Sensory Art Therapies

Experts

1.	Ernst, E: 17 articles (01/2009 - 06/2000)
2.	Ernst, Edzard: 14 articles (10/2008 - 10/2002)
3.	Cassileth, Barrie R: 8 articles (09/2007 - 01/2002)
4.	Verhoef, Marja J: 6 articles (08/2007 - 03/2002)
5.	Verhoef, M J: 4 articles (08/2008 - 01/2001)
6.	Myers, Cynthia D: 4 articles (06/2008 - 09/2002)
7.	White, Jeffrey D: 4 articles (01/2008 - 06/2002)
8.	Verhoef, Marja: 4 articles (08/2007 - 09/2003)
9.	Davis, Roger B: 4 articles (01/2007 - 10/2002)
10.	Molassiotis, A: 4 articles (03/2006 - 04/2005)

Related Diseases

1.	Pain (Aches) 06/01/2008 - "CONCLUSIONS: These alternative medicine approaches each resulted in significantly greater reduction of pain and psychosocial interference than SC" 02/01/2000 - "The link between stress and neuroendoimmune function suggests that alternative therapies focusing on improved psychologic and metabolic function could significantly change patients' pain outcomes" 05/01/2008 - "Which complementary therapies are effective for reducing pain in which rheumatic conditions" 07/01/1995 - "Alternative therapies are used by many people, and the dental literature has reported that some alternative therapies are comparable to splint therapy in the effective treatment of masticatory myofascial pain" 04/01/2007 - "Poorly relieved pain contributes to the suffering of the patient and family, which may motivate them to seek additional complementary and alternative therapies" Order ALL the reference details at left...
2.	Neoplasms (Cancer) 03/01/2001 - "A new therapy complementary to transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE) in which anticancer agents are percutaneously injected into the tumor under ultrasound guidance (percutaneous injection chemotherapy combined with TAE; TAE-PICT) has been developed and found to be effective" 01/01/1998 - "Sixty-three percent of the nurses indicated that alternative medicine could be useful in the treatment of cancer patients, 32% would sometimes suggest alternative medicine to the patients, and 20% used alternative medicine in their nursing" 08/01/2008 - "Integrative Medicine Service at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York was established in 1999 to address patient interest in cam, to incorporate helpful complementary therapies into each patient's overall treatment management, to guide patients in avoiding harmful alternative therapies, and to develop prospective research to evaluate the efficacy of cam modalities." 10/01/2004 - "The first line treatment is surgical excision with histologic examination of the tumor margins, but numerous alternative therapies are available" 12/01/2002 - "Given the widespread use of diverse complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) approaches by cancer patients, research to establish their safety and efficacy is critical as is improved patient-physician communication about their possible risks and benefits" Order ALL the reference details at left...
3.	Stroke (Strokes) 07/02/2002 - "The purpose of this study was to determine the percentage of stroke rehabilitation patients in Saskatchewan using alternative therapies, whether patients found these therapies effective in alleviating stroke-related symptoms, how often those patients who used alternative therapies discuss this fact with their primary care doctor and the main reason why patients might not do so" 08/22/1997 - "This model is relevant to thromboembolic stroke in humans and may be useful in documenting the safety and efficacy of fibrinolytic intervention and in investigating therapies complementary to antithrombotic therapy." 01/01/2008 - "SEARCH STRATEGY: We searched the Cochrane Stroke Group Trials Register (last searched January 2008), the Chinese Stroke Trials Register (searched February 2007), the Cochrane Complementary Medicine Field trials register (searched February 2007), the Chinese Cochrane Centre Controlled Trials Register (last searched February 2007)" 01/01/2008 - "SEARCH STRATEGY: We searched the Cochrane Stroke Group Trials Register (last searched January 2008), the Chinese Stroke Trials Register (last searched December 2007), the trials register of the Cochrane Complementary Medicine Field (last searched December 2007), the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (The Cochrane Library, Issue 4, 2007), MEDLINE (1966 to December 2007), EMBASE (1980 to December 2007), CNKI (1979 to December 2007), AMED (1985 to December 2007) and CBM-disc (1979 to December 2007)" 01/01/2008 - "SEARCH STRATEGY: We searched the Cochrane Stroke Group Trials Register (last searched October 2007), the Chinese Stroke Trials Register (last searched June 2006), the trials register of the Cochrane Complementary Medicine Field (last searched June 2006), the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) (The Cochrane Library, Issue 2 2006), MEDLINE (1966 to June 2006), EMBASE (1980 to June 2006), AMED (the Allied and Complementary Medicine Database, 1985 to June 2006), the China Biological Medicine Database (CBM-disc, 1979 to June 2006), and Chinese Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI,1994 to October 2007)" Order ALL the reference details at left...
4.	Asthma (Bronchial Asthma) 03/01/2008 - "Just over half of those using complementary therapies for asthma reported that they usually or always helped; the most common reported benefits were symptom reduction, calming breathing and reducing panic" 05/01/2007 - "Are any alternative therapies effective in treating asthma?" 09/01/2005 - "CONCLUSION: Anti-asthma herbal medicine intervention appears to be a safe and effective alternative medicine for treating asthma" 03/02/2002 - "Any improvement in participants' asthma was independent of belief in complementary medicine" 10/01/2000 - "Alternative and complementary medicine: a source of improved therapies for asthma" Order ALL the reference details at left...
5.	Nausea 03/01/1996 - "Complementary therapies for nausea in pregnancy." 11/01/2002 - "Nausea and vomiting in pregnancy: safety and efficacy of self-administered complementary therapies." 12/01/2008 - "OBJECTIVE: to determine what advice and support midwives give to women experiencing nausea and/or vomiting in pregnancy, with a particular interest in if and how herbal and alternative therapies are prescribed" 01/01/2008 - "This complementary medicine represents a promising new approach to the management of nausea, itch and irritable bowel syndrome." 03/01/2007 - "DISCUSSION: Results highlight the important role of safe and convenient non-pharmacological complementary therapies, such as acupressure, in the management of the complex symptoms of chemotherapy-related nausea and vomiting." Order ALL the reference details at left...

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5.	Amiodarone (Amiodarona)
6.	lycopene
7.	Hormones
8.	Vancomycin
9.	Analgesics (Analgesic Drugs)
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Related Therapies and Procedures

1.	Complementary Therapies (Alternative Medicine)
2.	Drug Therapy (Chemotherapy)
3.	Meditation
4.	Sclerotherapy
5.	Therapeutic Touch (Reiki)

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