Reported use | Good effect | No effect | Worsening | |
---|---|---|---|---|
% (n) | % (n a) | % (n a) | % (n a) | |
Over all CAM use | 88.9 (288) | |||
Alternative medical systems | 68.5 (222) | |||
Homeopathy | 54.0 (175) | 57.4 (81) | 39.7 (56) | 2.8 (4) |
Acupuncture | 48.8 (158) | 38.8 (52) | 58.2 (78) | 3.0 (4) |
Ear acupuncture | 32.7 (106) | 38.8 (33) | 58.8 (50) | 2.4 (2) |
Mind-body interventions | 16.0 (52) | |||
Thought field therapy | 12.0 (39) | 37.5 (12) | 62.5 (20) | 0 (0) |
Lightning process | 4.9 (16) | 46.2 (6) | 53.8 (7) | 0 (0) |
Biologically-based systems. including herbalism | 84.3 (273) | |||
DSVMT | 66.7 (216) | 74.7 (139) | 23.1 (43) | 2.2 (4) |
DSVMS | 59.0 (191) | 63.0 (92) | 32.2 (47) | 4.8 (7) |
Special diet | 47.5 (154) | 74.4 (96) | 23.3 (30) | 2.3 (3) |
Herbs | 37.7 (122) | 55.6 (50) | 38.9 (35) | 5.6 (5) |
Biopathyb | 13.3 (43) | 40.6 (13) | 56.3 (18) | 3.1 (1) |
Manipulative and body-based methods | 61.4 (199) | |||
Reflexology | 42.3 (137) | 48.6 (52) | 45.8 (49) | 5.6 (6) |
Massage | 40.1 (130) | 41.4 (41) | 43.4 (43) | 15.2 (15) |
Kinesiology | 29.3 (95) | 43.3 (29) | 50.7 (34) | 6.0 (4) |
Naprapathyc | 13.3 (43) | 46.4 (13) | 46.4 (13) | 7.1 (2) |
Craniosacral therapy | 8.6 (28) | 42.9 (9) | 47.6 (10) | 9.5 (2) |
Energy therapies | 41.7 (135) | |||
Healing | 33.6 (109) | 33.8 (26) | 63.6 (49) | 2.6 (6) |
Magnetic field therapy | 19.1 (62) | 29.5 (13) | 61.4 (27) | 9.1 (4) |
Rehabilitation in a CAM institution | 9.3 (30) | 80.0 (20) | 16.0 (4) | 4.0 (1) |