Table 2.
Complementary and Alternative Therapies as Reported by Selected Studies.
| Study | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | |
| Natural products and diet | |||||||||
| General vitamins/supplements | x | x | x | ||||||
| Chondroitin | x | ||||||||
| coQ10 | x | ||||||||
| Creatin | x | ||||||||
| Glucosamine | x | ||||||||
| Omega-3 folic acid | x | ||||||||
| High dose megavitamins | x | x | |||||||
| Selenium | x | ||||||||
| Vitamin E | x | ||||||||
| Other vitamins/supplements | x | ||||||||
| General herbal remedies | x | x | x | ||||||
| Bee Pollen | x | ||||||||
| Black Cohosh | x | ||||||||
| Dong Quai | x | ||||||||
| Echinacea | x | ||||||||
| Essiac | x | ||||||||
| Evening Primrose oil | x | ||||||||
| Flaxseed | x | ||||||||
| Ginko | x | ||||||||
| Ginseng | x | x | |||||||
| Green tea | x | ||||||||
| Kava Kava | x | ||||||||
| Milk thistle | x | ||||||||
| Red clover | x | ||||||||
| Saw Palmetto | x | x | |||||||
| Shark cartilage | x | x | |||||||
| Saint John's Wort | x | x | |||||||
| Soy | x | x | |||||||
| Valerian | x | ||||||||
| Wild Yam | x | ||||||||
| Other herbs | x | ||||||||
| Hormones | |||||||||
| Herbal Rx for menopause | x | ||||||||
| Phytoestrogen supplements | x | ||||||||
| Dietary phytoestrogens | x | ||||||||
| Melatonin | x | x | |||||||
| Tropical progesterone cream | x | ||||||||
| Special diet | x | x | |||||||
| Commercial weight loss programs | x | ||||||||
| Healthy eating | x | ||||||||
| Low fat diet | x | ||||||||
| Macrobiotic | x | ||||||||
| Soy rich diet | x | ||||||||
| Vegan | x | ||||||||
| Vegetarian | x | ||||||||
| Organic products | x | ||||||||
| Lifestyle diets | x | ||||||||
| Nutritional supplements | x | ||||||||
| Other diets | x | ||||||||
|
| |||||||||
| Manipulative and body-based practices | |||||||||
| Massage therapy | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||
| Reflexology | x | ||||||||
|
| |||||||||
| Mind and body medicine | |||||||||
| Acupuncture | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||
| Acupressure | x | ||||||||
| Hypnosis | x | x | x | x | |||||
| Imagery/visualization | x | x | x | x | |||||
| Meditation | x | x | x | x | x | ||||
| Relaxation techniques | x | x | x | x | |||||
| Tai chi/Chi gong | x | ||||||||
| Yoga | x | x | x | x | |||||
| Other mind body | x | ||||||||
|
| |||||||||
| Consultations | |||||||||
| Counselor/psychologist | x | ||||||||
| Chiropractic therapy | x | x | x | x | x | ||||
| Dietician | x | ||||||||
| Herbalist | x | ||||||||
| Homeopathy | x | x | x | x | x | ||||
| Lifestyle advice | x | ||||||||
| Naturopath | x | x | x | ||||||
| Nutritional advice | x | ||||||||
| Osteopathy | x | x | |||||||
|
| |||||||||
| Energy therapies | x | x | x | ||||||
| Reiki | x | ||||||||
| Biofeedback/Energy healing | x | x | x | x | x | ||||
|
| |||||||||
| Whole medical systems | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese medicine | x | x | |||||||
| Ayurveda | x | ||||||||
| Folk remedies | x | ||||||||
| American Indian | x | ||||||||
|
| |||||||||
| Others | x | x | x | ||||||
| Exercise | x | ||||||||
| Prayer/spiritual practices | x | x | x | x | x | ||||
| Support groups | x | x | |||||||
| Other physical therapies | x | ||||||||
Studies: (1) DiGianni et al., (2003 and 2006), [14, 15]; (2) Field et al., (2009), [17]; (3) Mueller et al., (2008), [19]; (4) Myers et al., (2008), [20]; (5) Gollschewski et al., (2005), [18]; (6) Downey et al., (2009), [4]; (7) Robinson et al., (2002), [21]; (8) Druss and Rosenheck (1999), [16]; (9) Gray et al., (2002), [7].