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Yoga in Brazil and the National Health SystemEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Yoga is seen as a group of useful physical, social, and philosophical practices for the health field. However, challenges to its integration into the BNHS include its maintenance as an alternative culture practice and its distance from the epistemological bases of present complementary and integrative medicine. (Source: Complementary Health Practice Review)
Source: Complementary Health Practice Review - August 18, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Siegel, P., de Barros, N. F. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Ayurvedic Management of Unilateral Loss of Vision Following a Blunt Injury to Eye: A Case ReportEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A 45-year-old previously healthy male suffered a major visual setback following a blunt injury to his left eye. The vision in the affected eye was lost immediately and did not return after the resolution of initial inflammation. His retinal examination revealed a subretinal hemorrhage with an area of chorioretinal atrophy in the left macula. A 3-month trial of conventional therapy, consisting of hemostatics, antioxidants, steroids, and vitamin A, was of no avail except for the return of vision to finger-counting ability. An optical coherence tomography (OCT) and fundus fluorescein angiography (FFA) conducted at 3 months re...
Source: Complementary Health Practice Review - August 18, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Rastogi, S., Chawla, S., Singh, R.P. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

The Medical Education Priorities of Parents Who Use Complementary and Alternative MedicineEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Many parents use complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) for their children. A number of medical schools are introducing CAM teaching, and this study was undertaken to explore the medical education priorities of parents who use CAM for their children. A total of 27 parents (25 females, 2 males) participated in 1 of 6 focus group discussions. Transcripts were analyzed using an iterative process of concept identification, hypothesis testing, and detailed comparisons. Participant preferences for health care for their children were complex and informed by previous health care experiences and current family health care nee...
Source: Complementary Health Practice Review - August 18, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: O'Keefe, M., Coat, S., Jones, A. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

New York and Colorado as Critical States in the Diffusion of State Licensing of Naturopathic PhysiciansEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Discussion: Of the three states with high out-of-state licensure, California has recently passed licensure legislation. Previous studies have indicated that New York and Colorado scored high on legislative innovativeness. Should licensing of NDs be passed in these two states, the possibility exists that legislation would spread to adjacent and other proximal states. (Source: Complementary Health Practice Review)
Source: Complementary Health Practice Review - August 18, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Albert, D. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Research Into Complementary/Alternative Medicine: A Personal CommentEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: Complementary Health Practice Review - March 24, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Ernst, E. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Chiropractors and Vaccinations: Ethics is the Real IssueEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article traces the historical and philosophical roots of the provaccination and anti-vaccination movements through to the present day, with a focus on the role of chiropractic within those movements. Political, legal, and scientific issues are considered. Attempts to portray the anti-vaccination chiropractors as unscientific extremists, by both orthodox medicine and from within the chiropractic community itself, clouds the informed consent and freedom of choice aspect relating to health care that they espouse, and scapegoats the so-called extremists rather than facing the ethical issues surrounding fully informed cons...
Source: Complementary Health Practice Review - March 24, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Vernon, L. F., Kent, C. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

The Tong Ren Healing Method: A Survey StudyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: This first study documenting self-reported effects of TR shows subjective benefits and no adverse effects. Further research on this approach is warranted. (Source: Complementary Health Practice Review)
Source: Complementary Health Practice Review - March 24, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Sullivan, A. M., Bauer-Wu, S., Miovic, M. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Mindfulness Research Update: 2008Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: The application of cutting-edge technology toward understanding mindfulness— an ``inner technology''—is elucidating new ways in which attention, awareness, acceptance, and compassion may promote optimal health—in mind, body, relationships, and spirit. (Source: Complementary Health Practice Review)
Source: Complementary Health Practice Review - March 24, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Greeson, J. M. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Envisioning a Future Contemplative Science of Mindfulness: Fruitful Methods and New Content for the Next Wave of ResearchEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Mindfulness is an ancient spiritual practice as well as a unique behavioral technique involving the cultivation of non-judgmental, non-reactive, metacognitive awareness of present-moment experience. Given the growing interest in mindfulness across numerous academic and clinical disciplines, an agenda is needed to guide the next wave of research. Here, we suggest four areas that, in our view, are important for a future contemplative science of mindfulness: performance-based measures of mindfulness, scientific evaluation of Buddhist claims, neurophenomenology of mindfulness, and measuring changes in mindfulness-induced gene ...
Source: Complementary Health Practice Review - March 24, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Garland, E., Gaylord, S. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

CAM Management of Peripheral Arterial Occlusive Disease (PAOD): A Case ReportEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Peripheral Arterial occlusive Disease is one among many conditions where a dependable cure is still elusive. Despite of availability of various treatment options on medical and surgical grounds, these many options does not with stand to the complexity, generalization and rapid progression inherent to the disease. Cost of diagnosis and cost of therapy also acts as a constraint in its quick management. In these conditions, any CAM approach addressing to all these intricacies of PAOD is a welcoming thought. We tried to intervene with CAM therapy in a patient diagnosed as having PAOD. The clinical improvements observed in this...
Source: Complementary Health Practice Review - October 13, 2008 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Rastogi, S. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Comparison of Treatment of HIV Patients in Naturopathic and Biomedical SettingsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article describes naturopathic philosophy and therapeutics; examines naturopathic medical treatment of HIV/AIDS patients in two CAM treatment centers in a Western US metropolitan area; describes treatment of HIV/AIDS patients in a biomedical treatment center frequented by many of the HIV patients who have opted for an integrative approach; and compares these approaches in terms of models of practitioner-patient relationship. I argue that the naturopathic physician-patient relationship constitutes a form of social support that generally cannot be facilitated in the biomedical physician-patient relationship due to time,...
Source: Complementary Health Practice Review - October 13, 2008 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Baer, H. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Participant Perspectives on a Yoga Intervention for Menopausal SymptomsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A pilot study of the effects of 10 weeks of yoga practice on 11 midlife women's menopausal symptoms was conducted. Qualitative analysis of participants' exit interviews provided information not captured in quantitative measures, including perceptions of the yoga intervention and suggestions for improving the study protocol. The women reported feeling relaxed and physically better after yoga class. Many viewed yoga as a skill they could incorporate into daily life to reduce stress and manage their menopausal symptoms. The class setting provided an opportunity for individualized instruction, peer interaction, and a structure...
Source: Complementary Health Practice Review - October 13, 2008 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Taylor, M. R., Booth-LaForce, C., Elven, E., McGrath, B. B., Thurston, R. C. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Allied Health and Nursing Academic Programs at New Jersey county colleges: Holistic Health and Complementary and Alternative Medicine ContentEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Rising public interest in and use of holistic health (HH) practices and complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has created a need for health care providers to become knowledgeable in these areas. HH/CAM content is increasingly included in curricula of professional health education, a trend less clear in associate, certificate, and diploma programs of 2-year colleges. A survey of directors and coordinators of allied health and nursing programs at New Jersey county colleges was conducted to determine curricular presence of HH/CAM and program constituency awareness of institutionally accessible HH/CAM information resour...
Source: Complementary Health Practice Review - October 13, 2008 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Bruguier, E. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

A Literature Review of Health Care Professional Attitudes Toward Complementary and Alternative MedicineEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions. Heterogeneity in the CAM definition and questionnaire items precluded summarizing health care professionals' attitudes toward CAM. Providing CAM education to health care professionals may help to integrate CAM into mainstream medical care. (Source: Complementary Health Practice Review)
Source: Complementary Health Practice Review - October 13, 2008 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Sewitch, M. J., Cepoiu, M., Rigillo, N., Sproule, D. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

CAM Curriculum Activities to Enhance Professionalism Training in Medical SchoolsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Enhancing the professionalism of graduates is a major objective of most health care education institutions today. Educating conventional health care providers about complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) may directly and indirectly improve trainee professionalism by expanding trainees' knowledge and appreciation of diverse health care beliefs and practices, improving physician—patient communication, enhancing self-care, and increasing sense of competence and job satisfaction. A survey based on professional competencies proposed by the Consortium of Academic Health Centers for Integrative Medicine was administer...
Source: Complementary Health Practice Review - April 29, 2008 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Elder, W.G., Hustedde, C., Rakel, D., Joyce, J. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

A Dialogue-Building Pilot Intervention Involving Traditional and Biomedical Health Providers Focusing on STIs and HIV/AIDS Care in ZambiaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Collaboration between traditional and biomedically trained health workers is regarded as key in HIV/AIDS control. However, few studies have focused on exploring ways of enhancing this collaboration. Using a pre- and postintervention questionnaire, the authors assessed changes in attitudes to and practices of collaboration among 19 biomedical and 28 traditional health care providers following a 12-month dialogue-building intervention in Ndola, Zambia. The intervention consisted of peer group discussions, interactive group discussions, training sessions, and peer-influenced networking. The results show that although both gro...
Source: Complementary Health Practice Review - April 29, 2008 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Kaboru, B. B., Ndubani, P., Falkenberg, T., Pharris, A., Muchimba, M., Solo, K., Hojer, B., Faxelid, E. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Uninformed Complementary and Alternative Supplement Use: A Risky Behavior for Cardiovascular PatientsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Growing use of complementary and alternative supplements (CAS) is of concern because of the potential for herb—drug interaction among cardiovascular patients. Literary searches were conducted on PubMed to identify reports of extent and purpose of CAS use, disclosure of use by patients, physician knowledge, and possible drug—CAS interactions for cardiovascular patients. Additional published studies were located through the Web sites of various organizations. Further searches of case reports, case series, controlled trials, and laboratory evidence were performed for each of the top 10 CAS and their possible cardi...
Source: Complementary Health Practice Review - April 29, 2008 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Bristol, M. N., Sonnad, S. S., Guerra, C. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Safe Effective Nondrug Treatment of Chronic Depression: A Review of Research on Low-Voltage Cranial Electrical Stimulation and Other Adjunctive TherapiesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article reviews three decades of research at the Shealy Institute on nonpharmacological treatments for chronic depression in chronic pain patients via low-voltage electrical stimulation and other adjunctive therapies. More than 30,000 chronically depressed patients have been treated with cranial electrical stimulation at 1 to 2 mA at 15,000 Hz, modulated at 500 and 15 Hz. Approximately half of patients treated with this approach experienced marked clinical improvement. When combined with photostimulation at 1 to 7 Hz, 85% of patients improved adequately without use of antidepressant drugs and without complications. Ma...
Source: Complementary Health Practice Review - April 29, 2008 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Shealy, C. N., Thomlinson, P. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Mechanisms of Action in the Inverse Relationship Between Mindfulness and Psychological DistressEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Both dispositional mindfulness and mindfulness-based interventions have been found to be associated with less psychological distress. The current study investigated three mechanisms by which mindfulness might exert its beneficial effects: emotion regulation, nonattachment, and reduced rumination. Correlational self-report data were collected from two independent, nonclinical samples of undergraduates. Structural equation modeling was then used to test the role of these three mechanisms in mediating the relationship between mindfulness and a psychological distress factor, consisting of measures for depressive and anxious sy...
Source: Complementary Health Practice Review - April 29, 2008 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Coffey, K. A., Hartman, M. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

CAM Competencies for the Health ProfessionsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
As consumer demand for complementary therapies has increased, so too has the public's expectation that health care professionals be knowledgeable about complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) and prepared to advise patients. In 2000, the National Institutes of Health National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) began awarding competitive, 5-year educational grants to academic institutions committed to teaching CAM content to health professional students. Fifteen awards were made under this program. Five somewhat overlapping domains of competency have emerged: awareness of CAM therapies and practi...
Source: Complementary Health Practice Review - December 18, 2007 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Kreitzer, M. J., Mann, D., Lumpkin, M. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Midwives Practice CAM: Feminism in the Delivery RoomEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article focuses on midwives who practice complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in Israel. After qualifying as nurses in mainstream biomedical institutions, these midwives have, at some point in their careers, opted to study a variety of CAM skills and practice them in hospital delivery rooms in Israel. The authors explore the relationship of selected elements of feminist ideology to the epistemology of CAM midwives. Seven context-specific themes are viewed as central to their epistemological stance: rejection of the medicalization of birth; a strong belief in the "naturalness" of childbirth; rejection of the ov...
Source: Complementary Health Practice Review - December 18, 2007 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Shuval, J. T., Gross, S. E. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Mindfulness Meditation May Lessen Anxiety, Promote Social Skills, and Improve Academic Performance Among Adolescents With Learning DisabilitiesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Students with learning disabilities (LD; defined by compromised academic performance) often have higher levels of anxiety, school-related stress, and less optimal social skills compared with their typically developing peers. Previous health research indicates that meditation and relaxation training may be effective in reducing anxiety and promoting social skills. This pilot study used a pre—post no-control design to examine feasibility of, attitudes toward, and outcomes of a 5-week mindfulness meditation intervention administered to 34 adolescents diagnosed with LD. Postintervention survey responses overwhelmingly ex...
Source: Complementary Health Practice Review - December 18, 2007 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Beauchemin, J., Hutchins, T. L., Patterson, F. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Integrative Medicine and Clinical Practice: Diagnosis and Treatment StrategiesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This report describes a study of the clinical approach of holistic clinicians in one clinic over 14 months, based on selection of diagnoses and therapies. Methods included observations of clinical encounters and physician interviews. Findings suggest that physicians initially selected diagnoses and treatments that reflected their biomedical orientation. Subsequent diagnoses incorporated energy healing, homeopathy, and spiritual hypnotherapy. This gradual introduction of CAM modalities into practice allowed physicians to address body—mind—emotional and spiritual causes of disease. Incorporation of CAM modalities...
Source: Complementary Health Practice Review - December 18, 2007 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Salkeld, E. J. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Consumer Decision Factors for Initial and Long-Term Use of Complementary and Alternative MedicineEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Guided by the conceptual framework of the consumer decision-making model, the present study compared the factors associated with initial and long-term use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) providers. A survey was completed by 239 people recruited from the offices of physicians and CAM practitioners. Conventional medicine clients (n = 54), new or infrequent clients (n = 73), and established CAM clients (n = 112) were compared to identify the decision factors for initial and long-term CAM use. Consistent with the components of this model, we found support for the roles of external influences (age, social recomm...
Source: Complementary Health Practice Review - December 18, 2007 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Sirois, F. M., Purc-Stephenson, R. J. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Training Family Caregivers in Hand and Foot Massage for Hospitalized Patients: Feasibility, Challenges, and Lessons LearnedEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Increasingly, research is demonstrating the safety, efficacy, and patient satisfaction associated with use of nonpharmacological, complementary interventions for pain management in hospital settings. One such intervention, massage, has been found to be effective for pain and anxiety reduction in limited forms, such as described here, massage is relatively easy to learn and apply. The pilot project was designed to develop and assess a clinical intervention using hand and foot massage for management of pain and anxiety in inpatients on a rehabilitation unit. Methods included formal training of staff nurses in hand and foot m...
Source: Complementary Health Practice Review - October 1, 2007 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Faurot, K. R., Gaylord, S. A., Mann, J. D. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Perspectives of Family Medicine Physicians and Licensed Acupuncture Clinicians on Caring for Persons With Unexplained Chronic FatigueEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study explored perspectives of family medicine physicians and licensed acupuncture clinicians with experience in treating patients with UCF, regarding their treatment regimens and perceived success at improving their patients' energy and coping with symptoms. A sample of 141 family medicine physicians and licensed acupuncturists was surveyed via a questionnaire; 48 returned the completed questionnaire. Clinicians reported treating from 3 to 375 patients with UCF. Family physicians provided more conventional methods, and licensed acupuncturists provided alternative treatments. The reported success of the licensed acupu...
Source: Complementary Health Practice Review - October 1, 2007 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Daly, J. M., Hartz, A. J. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Efficacy of St. John's Wort for Treating Mild to Moderate DepressionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Current studies regarding the efficacy of the herb St. John's wort (SJW) in treating mild to moderate cases of depression show conflicting evidence. In this article, we review the literature and consider similarities and differences between studies showing some efficacy and those showing none. Twelve published reports were reviewed. The majority of studies indicated the efficacy of SJW in the treatment of mild to moderate cases of depression. Most trials have had small sample sizes and either a placebo group or a standard pharmaceutical group. Two studies (both pediatric) were uncontrolled. Studies generally reported outco...
Source: Complementary Health Practice Review - October 1, 2007 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Gahlsdorf, T., Krause, R., Beal, M. W. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Massage Therapy: Is Its Evidence-Base Getting StrongerEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The aim of this article is to evaluate trends in the development of the evidence-base for the effectiveness of massage therapy. For this purpose, a comparison of two systematic reviews was conducted. The first related to the evidence-base in 2000, the second to 2005. Both employed the same methodology and criteria for evaluation. The results indicate that, in several areas, the evidence has become more solid and, for anxiety and back pain, it has become more positive. For a host of other indications, the evidence seems encouraging, but more studies are required to test the effectiveness of massage therapy as well as its us...
Source: Complementary Health Practice Review - October 1, 2007 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Ernst, E., Pittler, M.H., Wider, B., Boddy, K. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Why Is the Australian Government Interested in Complementary Medicine? A Case Study of Economic RationalismEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
To address rising health costs, the Australian government has relied on several strategies: (1) covert rationing that entails limiting public health funds for particular patients or services; (2) the allocation of patients awaiting surgery to a priority level; (3) increased copayments for physician visits necessitated by practices such as physicians refusing to bulk bill; and (4) the establishment of an independent auditor for the private health insurance industry. However, the health economics literature rarely mentions that the growing support in various ways of the Australian government for complementary medicine may co...
Source: Complementary Health Practice Review - October 1, 2007 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Baer, H. A. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Aftermath of the Unexpected, Unexplained, and Abrupt Termination of Healing Touch and Extrapolation of Related CostsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This qualitative study reports 12 patients' experiences following the unplanned and unexpected termination of their healing touch treatments. Physically disabled, chronically ill patients requiring nursing home levels of care, who were being assisted in staying at home with agency support, had been treated one to two times weekly to monthly over a period of 3 to 4 months by a healing touch practitioner, under a pilot study. Patients had been interviewed twice during their treatments and had described positive experiences with healing touch. Midway through the study, there was an abrupt stopping of treatments without warnin...
Source: Complementary Health Practice Review - June 29, 2007 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Peck, S. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Quackery Masquerading as Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) in Patients With EpilepsyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Patients suffering from chronic diseases like epilepsy often use complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) as first-line treatment because of myths, superstitions, and stigma attached to the disease. The present study reports on 108 patients with epilepsy presenting to an allopathic hospital with uncontrolled seizures, status epilepticus, or drug toxicity. Blood samples of these patients taking unlabeled pills from a CAM provider specializing in the treatment of epilepsy contained prescription antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) such as carbamazepine, phenytoin, valproic acid, and phenobarbitone. Serum samples in all but 5 patie...
Source: Complementary Health Practice Review - June 29, 2007 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Sharma, S., Joshi, S., Khushwaha, S., Bala, K. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Trusted Information Sources: The Preferred Option for Complementary and Alternative Medicine UsersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The objective of this article is to explore complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) users' reliance on health service providers, different forms of media, and interpersonal contacts for their health-needs information. To explore this information, a survey was posted to a random sample of 1,308 people in five rural and two metropolitan localities in Victoria, Australia. The response rate was 40% (n = 459). The overall current CAM use was 52% and lifetime use was 85%. We found that the CAM users obtained most of their health needs information from doctors and CAM practitioners, whereas the Internet and health food shops...
Source: Complementary Health Practice Review - June 29, 2007 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Robinson, A., Cooper, S. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

People's Choice: Complementary and Alternative Medicine ModalitiesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The diversity within CAM use in the community, and the beliefs, concerns, and characteristics of the users of individual CAM modalities was explored via a survey mailed to a randomly selected sample of 1,308 people in different metropolitan and rural localities in Victoria, Australia. The response rate was 40% (n = 459). The respondents' overall current CAM use was 52% and lifetime use was 85%. Chiropractic (50%), massage therapy, (50%), and vitamin or herbal supplements (39%) were the most frequently used modalities. A set of beliefs labeled holistic health care beliefs strongly predicted the use of Natural Remedy and Wel...
Source: Complementary Health Practice Review - June 29, 2007 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Robinson, A., Chesters, J., Cooper, S. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

The Drive for Legitimation in Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture in Australia: Successes and DilemmasEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article examines the drive for legitimation on the part of Chinese medicine and more specifically acupuncture in Australia. It examines the development of Chinese medicine in Australia, the road to statutory registration of Chinese medicine in Victoria, and the niche of Chinese medicine within the context of the Australian plural medical system. Despite the opposition of organized medicine, the Victorian Parliament passed the Chinese Medicine Registration Act in May 2000, making Victoria the only Australian political jurisdiction to formally regulate Chinese medicine practitioners and acupuncturists. The legal status ...
Source: Complementary Health Practice Review - June 29, 2007 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Baer, H. A. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Cam At the NIHEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: Complementary Health Practice Review - June 4, 2007 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Goldner, M. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

When Research Goes Pear-Shaped: Report and Reflections on a Failed Study of Exercise and Manual Therapies for Rheumatoid ArthritisEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Research projects collapse for a variety of reasons: for example, recruitment problems, sloppy designs, low power, or poor data management. This confessional tale reports on a failed study of the use of exercise and manual therapies for rheumatoid arthritis, solidly established in a quantitative paradigm. This research was an attempt to investigate whether adding a course of manual therapy or water exercise to existing care regimens influenced quality-of-life domains such as mobility, dexterity, and pain in people with rheumatoid arthritis. The study collapsed. The author reports her reflections on the research process and...
Source: Complementary Health Practice Review - June 4, 2007 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Cameron, M. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Health Benefits of Animal-Assisted InterventionsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article describes the history of animals in therapeutic healing, defines animal-assisted interventions (AAIs), and reviews current research. Indications and contraindications for use with patients and clients and issues of safety, cost, reimbursement, and certification are discussed. AAIs result in statistically significant health benefits with improvements in blood pressure, heart rate, and salivary immunoglobulin A levels and in depression, anxiety, perceived quality of health, and loneliness. Although some studies are weak in experimental design, overall research reveals multiple indications with few contraindicati...
Source: Complementary Health Practice Review - June 4, 2007 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Morrison, M. L. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Medical Cannabis Patients: Patient Profiles and Health Care Utilization PatternsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article reports on the Cannabis Care Study, in which 130 medical cannabis patients at seven facilities in the San Francisco Bay Area were surveyed to gather information about demographics, personal health practices, health outcomes, service use, and satisfaction with medical cannabis facilities. The study was modeled after Andersen's Behavioral Model of Health Services Use. Results show that patients tend to be males older than 35, identify with multiple ethnicities, and report variable symptom duration and current health status. Nearly half the sample reported substituting cannabis for alcohol and illegal drugs; 74% ...
Source: Complementary Health Practice Review - June 4, 2007 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Reiman, A. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

The Meaning of Mindfulness: A Second-Order Cybernetics of Stress, Metacognition, and CopingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article details the therapeutic mechanisms of mindfulness with a novel causal model of stress, metacognition, and coping. Mindfulness is hypothesized to bolster coping processes by augmenting positive reappraisal, mitigating catastrophizing, and engendering self-transcendence. Reviews of stress and mindfulness are then framed by the perspective of second-order cybernetics, a transdisciplinary conceptual framework which builds on extant theory by highlighting the recursion between the individual and their environment. (Source: Complementary Health Practice Review)
Source: Complementary Health Practice Review - June 4, 2007 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Garland, E. L. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Healing With Bach(R) Flower Essences: Testing a Complementary TherapyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Bach® Original Flower Essence (BFE) Rescue® Remedy, a modality used since 1930 but not yet thoroughly investigated scientifically, was evaluated for the reduction of acute situational stress. A double-blind clinical trial comparing a standard dosage of BFE Rescue Remedy against a placebo of identical appearance was conducted in a sample of 111 individuals aged 18 to 49, randomized into treatment (n = 53) and control (n = 58) groups. The Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) was administered before and after the use of Rescue Remedy or placebo. Downward trends in anxiety level measurements were discovered...
Source: Complementary Health Practice Review - June 4, 2007 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Halberstein, R., DeSantis, L., Sirkin, A., Padron-Fajardo, V., Ojeda-Vaz, M. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

ErratumEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: Complementary Health Practice Review - April 24, 2007 Category: Complementary Medicine Tags: Article Source Type: journals

A Tribute to the Founding Editor of Complementary Health Practice Review: Rena Joyce Gordon, PhDEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: Complementary Health Practice Review - April 24, 2007 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Gordon, L. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Acupuncture for Birth Preparation and Delivery: How Investigating Mechanisms of Action Can Generate ResearchEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Acupuncture has become an accepted and validated part of Western mainstream medicine and is increasingly used by clinicians, midwives, and acupuncturists for reproductive care, induction of labor, and analgesia. Most studies of the effects of obstetrical acupuncture are descriptive, many in foreign languages. Only a few have evaluated efficacy. Results suggest that acupuncture ripens the cervix, initiates labor, reduces labor pain, and shortens the first stage of labor. There is some evidence suggesting that certain acupuncture points have very specific effects on the fetus and uterus, which may be mediated through the hyp...
Source: Complementary Health Practice Review - April 24, 2007 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Curtis, P., Coeytaux, R. R., Hapke, P. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Guided Imagery for Smoking Cessation in Adults: A Randomized Pilot TrialEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This pilot study describes a randomized controlled trial of an audio CD—based interactive guided imagery program for smoking cessation for adults versus a wait-listed control. Feasibility, process measures, and biochemically validated abstinence were assessed at end of treatment (6 weeks) and 12 weeks, as well as at 52 weeks for intervention participants. Fifty-nine percent of intervention participants attended four of six guided imagery sessions, and 94% found the technique helpful for smoking cessation. Intervention participants had greater readiness to quit (Readiness to Quit Ladder, 8.3 vs. 7.2, p < .05) and l...
Source: Complementary Health Practice Review - April 24, 2007 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Tindle, H. A., Barbeau, E. M., Davis, R. B., Eisenberg, D. M., Park, E. R., Phillips, R. S., Rigotti, N. A. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

A Proposal for a Mindfulness-Based Trauma Prevention Program for Social Work ProfessionalsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article explores the personal and professional challenges that mass trauma presents to social workers and provides a rationale for, and description of, a proposed mindfulness-based trauma prevention program. This program is designed to guide social workers and other health professionals in learning effective self-directed techniques to maintain equanimity in the face of danger and human suffering, thereby reducing the incidence of secondary trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder. Components of the program include mindfulness of breathing, body scan, and trauma-releasing exercises. (Source: Complementary Health Practice Review)
Source: Complementary Health Practice Review - April 24, 2007 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Berceli, D., Napoli, M. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Attitude Training for Primary Care Staff: A Pilot StudyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This pilot study explores feasibility and outcomes of a newly developed mindfulness-based cognitive attitude training program for health care personnel. The program was designed as an intervention to reduce the negative effects of stress on health care personnel, on both a personal and professional level, as well as to encourage personal well-being and improved management of the caregiver-patient relationship. The study group (n = 52) consisted of individuals from various categories of caregivers within a primary care setting. The study includes pre- and postintervention assessments and a 3-month follow-up assessment of le...
Source: Complementary Health Practice Review - April 24, 2007 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Schenstrom, A., Ronnberg, S., Bodlund, O. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

A Preliminary Study of the Effects of a Modified Mindfulness Intervention on Binge EatingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The purpose of this study was to explore the feasibility of a modified mindfulness intervention for reducing binge eating. Participants (n = 25) were recruited from the general public for a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) course. The standard MBSR format was modified to include brief eating exercises. There was no control group. Participants completed the Binge Eating Scale and other self-report measures before and after the course. There was a decline in binge eating as well as state anxiety and depressive symptoms. Reduced binge eating was related to increased self-acceptance and reduced state anxiety. The resu...
Source: Complementary Health Practice Review - April 24, 2007 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Smith, B. W., Shelley, B. M., Leahigh, L., Vanleit, B. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Introduction to this IssueEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: Complementary Health Practice Review - April 24, 2007 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Gaylord, S. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Call for PapersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: Complementary Health Practice Review - September 6, 2006 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: journals

Complementary and Alternative Medicine at the NIHEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: Complementary Health Practice Review - September 6, 2006 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Goldner, M. Source Type: journals