Acupuncture/ pressureAromatherapyArt, Music, DanceMassageMindfulnessPainReflexologyTherapeutic Touch
Results of nonpharmacological approaches to treating pain
Researchers at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, in Chicago evaluated the effectiveness of an inpatient integrative medicine consult service for pain management.
Biofield Therapies: Helpful or Full of Hype?
Researchers from the UCLA Division of Cancer Prevention and Control Research, Los Angeles, California think Reiki, therapeutic touch, and healing...
Non-drug treatments for dementia
Researchers from the University of Leeds, in the UK reviewed the options for caregivers of patients with dementia.
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...
Distinguishing between reiki and therapeutic touch
Actually, it’s not that easy to do. Several years ago, Dr. Pamela Potter was supervising Reiki volunteers at Yale-New Haven...
More US hospitals offering CAM
A survey of more than 6000 US hospitals by the American Hospital Association reveals that among 1400 responders, the percentage...
Healing touch: 31 unsuccessful studies and counting
A few years ago, a review of 30 studies of healing touch concluded, “no generalizable results were found.” In plain...
Acupuncture/ pressureAnxiety (Panic)/DepressionAromatherapyArt, Music, DanceBiofeedbackHomeopathyHypnosisLavenderMassageMotherworthPregnancyRaspberry LeafTENS/FNS/VNSTherapeutic Touch
The value of CAM for pain relief during labor
Professor Michel Tournaire and Dr. Anne Theau-Yonneau have reviewed the literature. Few publications report a statistically significant reduction in labor...