scholarly journals Increased Use of Complementary and Alternative Therapies for Back Pain Following Statewide Medicaid Coverage Changes in Oregon

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esther K. Choo ◽  
Christina J. Charlesworth ◽  
Yifan Gu ◽  
Catherine J. Livingston ◽  
K. John McConnell
Keyword(s):  
Back Pain ◽  
Alternative Therapies ◽  
Medicaid Coverage ◽  
Complementary And Alternative Therapies ◽  
Complementary And Alternative

Complementary and alternative therapies for low back pain

2005 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 639-654 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maurits W. van Tulder ◽  
Andrea D. Furlan ◽  
Joel J. Gagnier
Keyword(s):  
Low Back Pain ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Alternative Therapies ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Complementary And Alternative Therapies ◽  
Complementary And Alternative

Use of complementary and alternative therapies by patients with self-reported chronic back pain: a nationwide survey in Canada

2005 ◽  
Vol 72 (6) ◽  
pp. 571-577 ◽  
Author(s):  
Violaine Foltz ◽  
Yvan St Pierre ◽  
Sylvie Rozenberg ◽  
Michel Rossignol ◽  
Pierre Bourgeois ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Back Pain ◽  
Chronic Back Pain ◽  
Nationwide Survey ◽  
Alternative Therapies ◽  
Complementary And Alternative Therapies ◽  
Complementary And Alternative

Are the Current Complementary and Alternative Therapies Available for the Treatment of Low Back Pain and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Reliable Clinically? A Review of the Literature

2013 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 216-224 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheng W. Yee ◽  
Dinesh Kumar Chellappan
Keyword(s):  
Low Back Pain ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome ◽  
Chronic Fatigue ◽  
Alternative Therapies ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Complementary And Alternative Therapies ◽  
Fatigue Syndrome ◽  
Natural Medicine ◽  
Complementary And Alternative

Low back pain and chronic fatigue syndrome are major work-related disablers affecting millions around the globe today. This article assesses the clinical reliability of complementary and alternative therapies in the treatment of low back pain and chronic fatigue syndrome using the existing accessible literature. Multiple bibliographic databases that include medical, general health care, and natural medicine literature were searched for relevant terms and conclusions. The authors examined all abstracts obtained through the search and reviewed the full text of the relevant articles along with the additional supporting articles that resulted from the search. It is observed from the literature that most of the complementary and alternative treatments available today are clinically reliable for the treatment of low back pain, as significantly evidenced. However, not many studies support the clinical reliability of the use of complementary and alternative therapies in the treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome.

scholarly journals Use of complementary and alternative therapies by patients with eye diseases: a hospital-based cross-sectional study from Palestine

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dania Jaber ◽  
Rafat Abu Ghannam ◽  
Waleed Rashed ◽  
Mohammad Shehadeh ◽  
Sa’ed H. Zyoud
Keyword(s):  
Patient Characteristics ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Alternative Therapies ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Complementary And Alternative Therapies ◽  
Source Of Information ◽  
Complementary And Alternative

Abstract Background Generally, complementary and alternative therapies (CAT) are accepted methods of treatment by patients with various types of conditions. Their use is becoming especially prevalent among patients with eye problems even in developed countries. Thus, we aimed to determine the pattern of use of CAT in this patient population, to identify the patient characteristics associated with the use of CAT, and to assess the types of CAT used. Methods A descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted in Palestine at An-Najah National University Hospital between the time periods of October 2019 to May 2020, using questionnaire-based face to face interviews. Data were collected through convenience sampling. Patients responded to the questionnaire, which was focused on information adapted from previous research in this area, covering socio-demographic and clinical characteristics, types of CAT, source of information, and side effects on CAT use. Results A total of 86 patients were interviewed for our study. Over two thirds, 67% reported using CAT for the specific purpose of improving their eye condition, and about one third (29.1%) received more than one therapy. The most common therapies reported were duea’ (i.e. supplication) (47.1%) and herbal therapies (24.1%). It was shown that patients with bilateral involvement of their eyes were almost twice more likely to describe using CAT than patients with unilateral eye pathology (p = 0.006). Also, patients who underwent surgery as their route of treatment were significantly less likely to use CAT (p = 0.043). Most of our study participants mentioned a non-physician source as their source of information regarding CAT with family members being the most frequently mentioned (30.2%) followed by the internet (25.6%) and friends (19.8%). Conclusions The prevalence of CAT use among patients with eye disease is somewhat high in our study population. Because CAT may trigger adverse reactions, influence the progression of the disease, and interfere with conventional treatment, the ophthalmologist should frequently be asked patients with such diagnostics regarding the use of these therapies. Further work is required to analyze the mechanisms of action and to establish realistic guidelines for the use of these modalities.

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