FIGURE 2.
Distribution of CIHA therapies used by TMD participants. Of the three CIHA categories, the most commonly used was MBPs followed by natural products. Few people reported using other CIHA. The most commonly used psychologically oriented MBPs included breathing exercises, meditation, relaxation techniques, and cognitive-behavioural therapies. The most commonly used physically oriented MBPs included yoga, massage therapy, acupuncture, and reiki. The most commonly used natural produces included vitamins, probiotics, and minerals. The colour orange indicates the CIHA is a natural product. Blue colour indicates it is a mind body practice, and green colour indicates it is in the other category. Frequencies of the CIHA using were presented for each CIHA categories. Colour image is available online only at the Psychosomatic Medicine web site.
