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Table 2 Complementary medicine used and its rated usefulness against chronic low back pain

From: Chronic low back pain patients’ use of, level of knowledge of and perceived benefits of complementary medicine: a cross-sectional study at an academic pain center

CM therapies

Percentage of users

Perceived usefulness (mean ± SD)a

Osteopathy

48.8

5.4 ± 2.7

Therapeutic massage

45.2

5.9 ± 2.5

Acupuncture

31.6

3.8 ± 3.2

Other

21.5

 

Homeopathy

14.9

3.83 ± 2.5

Reflexology

14.9

4.0 ± 2.6

Aromatherapy

10.7

4.2 ± 2.8

Kinesiology

9.5

5.1 ± 3.0

Meditation

8.9

4.8 ± 2.8

Herbal medicine

8.9

4.3 ± 2.8

Reiki

8.9

4.5 ± 3.9

Yoga

8.3

3.5 ± 2.9

Magnetism

6.0

4.7 ± 3.6

Chinese herbs

5.4

3.9 ± 3.6

Hypnosis

4.8

5.1 ± 3.8

Shiatsu

4.8

3.5 ± 3.3

Sophrology

4.8

3.9 ± 2.5

  1. aUsefulness was rated on a 0 to 10 scale (0 being useless and 10 being extremely helpful)