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Table 2 CAM use and perceived effect in the total population (n = 324)

From: Use of complementary and alternative medicine in patients with health complaints attributed to former dental amalgam fillings

 

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)

  1. aDue to missing responses to the question about effect, the n regarding effect might be lower than for use of the CAM modality
  2. bBiopathy is a treatment system that encompasses several different alternative diagnostic tools and therapies such as homeopathy, herbs, reflexology
  3. cNaprapathy is a system of specific examination, diagnostics, manual treatment and rehabilitation of pain and dysfunction in the neuro-musculoskeletal system