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Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain, 1993
This is the first installment of a new section on Alternative Medicine. Alternative medicine practices are fast becoming the treatment of choice for many Americans, as will be discussed below. As clinicians devoted to rehabilitating patients to their fullest potential, it is an avenue that deserves further exploration into the benefits and ...
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This is the first installment of a new section on Alternative Medicine. Alternative medicine practices are fast becoming the treatment of choice for many Americans, as will be discussed below. As clinicians devoted to rehabilitating patients to their fullest potential, it is an avenue that deserves further exploration into the benefits and ...
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Alternative Medicine or Alternatives to Medicine? A Physician's Perspective
Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics, 2000Regina R. is a 12-year-old girl with recently diagnosed insulin-dependent diabetes. Before discharging her from the hospital, her family physician and consulting diabetes specialist try to instruct the girl and her parents in the appropriate program of treatment, including diet, insulin, and regular self-monitoring.
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Concepts in alternative medicine
Social Science & Medicine, 1986After discussing some important alternative approaches, different interpretations are presented of the concepts of health, disease, diagnosis, therapy and patient. These differences are elucidated in three main frames of medical thinking: the pharmaceutical, the integrational and the holistic model. Attention is given to the problem of scientific proof,
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Alternative medicines and the liver
Liver International, 2003AbstractComplementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) is a heterogeneous group of theories and practices that are becoming increasingly popular in the West – between 20% and 65% of patients use CAM on a regular basis. In the UK, CAM is provided by over a third of general practitioners as well as by hospitals.
Edward, Fogden, James, Neuberger
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Researching alternative medicine
Nature Medicine, 1997In 1992 the US Congress created the Office of Alternative Medicine (OAM), placing it within the NIH, one of the foremost bio-medical research establishments world-wide. The OAM is currently funded to the tune of $40 million per year. Although alternative and unconventional medicine attracts considerable attention (and finances) from the public in ...
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Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Anesthesiology Clinics of North America, 2006Thirty years ago, the integration of complementary medicine into cancer care almost was dismissed as quackery. Today, a whole range of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) techniques have been integrated into the management of cancer, which are often of benefit to patients, when conventional treatment is deemed to have failed or caused ...
Jacqueline, Filshie, Carolyn N J, Rubens
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Alternative medicine and dermatology
Seminars in Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery, 1998Because of increasing interest in the treatment and prevention of disease using nonconventional modalities, particularly in Western countries, it is important for practitioners of traditional Western medicine to remain open-minded about the use of alternative treatments.
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The Physician and Sportsmedicine, 1998
Many active patients and athletes use alternative medical therapies when conventional medicine fails to relieve their musculoskeletal symptoms. Research is expanding, and medical organizations and schools, insurers, and physicians are exploring the efficacy of these alternatives.
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Many active patients and athletes use alternative medical therapies when conventional medicine fails to relieve their musculoskeletal symptoms. Research is expanding, and medical organizations and schools, insurers, and physicians are exploring the efficacy of these alternatives.
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Complementary and Alternative Medicines
Geriatric Nursing, 2010Older adults are the largest per capita consumers of prescription medications and over-the-counter complementary and alternative medicines in the United States. A recent study identified that older adults are using more drugs than 5 years ago, including drugs newly released on the market as well as dietary supplements, known as complementary and ...
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