Review: Benefits of CAM to help treat hypertension
The American Heart Association has summarized the blood pressure-lowering effects of several alternative approaches and provided recommendations for their use....
Nonpharmacological strategies for breathlessness
Breathlessness (aka dyspnea) is difficult to manage in palliative care. Researchers in the UK reviewed and ranked the most effective...
The value of breathing training in asthma
Surveys suggest many people with asthma use it, often without the knowledge of their healthcare providers. Researchers at the University...
Plan to treat fibromyalgia pain in advance
MayoClinic.com tells us, “When fibromyalgia pain or fatigue is severe, you might not be thinking clearly… Having a plan to...
Using CAM to improve the lives of cancer patients
During the Clinical Oncological Society of Australia Annual Scientific Meeting, researchers at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, in Perth, Western Australia...
Inspriatory muscle training in patients following stroke
Researchers at Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, in Brazil, evaluated the effectiveness of inspiratory muscular training on strength, resistance, functional...
More digeridoo playing in Australia
Asthma affects over 15% of Australian Aboriginal people. This is at least 50% higher than in non-indigenous Australians. Researchers at...
Survey of American medical students about CAM
Researchers from several US medical schools surveyed the students.
Effect of breathing rate on pain and emotion in women with fibromyalgia
Researchers at Arizona State University, in Tempe studied the effects of breathing rate following thermal pain in women with fibromyalgia...
Effects of deep breathing on pain management
There was a significant difference in patient satisfaction, according to researchers in Chicago. But what about their pain?
Endurance training for people with myasthenia gravis
Normocapnic hyperpnea is a form of endurance training for respiratory muscles. This study reports it’s useful in people with myasthenia...
Chest physiotherapy after upper abdominal surgery
 Researchers from the Universidade de São Paulo in Brazil evaluated the effectiveness of chest physiotherapy during the immediate postoperative period...
Anxiety (Panic)/DepressionBreathingCognitive-Behavioral TherapyFatigueMassagePainPhysiotherapyQigongRelaxationTai ChiTherapeutic TouchYoga
Supportive care for chronic fatigue syndrome
Medscape has published a review written by clinicians from around the US. Let’s focus on 6 supportive care options for...
Yoga in patients with COPD
 Researchers from the University of Ferrara, in Italy tell us yoga-derived breathing improves gas exchange in patients with chronic heart...
The use of prayer as CAM
The use of prayer is rarely queried in surveys of CAM use. Here are the highlights from a Centers for...
Acupuncture/ pressureBreathingCancerCognitive-Behavioral TherapyCOPDHeart DiseaseTENS/FNS/VNSWalking
Non-pharmacological treatments for breathlessness
 Here are the results of a Cochrane review of non-drug options in advanced stages of malignant and non-malignant diseases.
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Most commonly used CAM in the US
Here’s a follow-up to earlier posts here, here, and here on the use of CAM in the US as surveyed...
Music helps breathing in people with COPD
Get out your MP3 player if you have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). As the researchers from the University of...
Acupuncture/ pressureBreathingCognitive-Behavioral TherapyExerciseFatigueHydrotherapyMassagePhysiotherapyReikiRelaxationTai ChiYoga
CAM and the chronic fatigue syndrome
Medscape has published a review. Here’s a summary of CAM options.
The value of PEP in obstructive lung disease
People with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) sometimes claim to experience immediate subjective benefit when they purse their lips while...