Table 5.
Modalities of CAM used.
| CAM | N | % |
|---|---|---|
| Dietary, nutritional therapy | ||
| Mushrooms | 90 | 46.6 |
| Ginseng | 103 | 53.4 |
| Beans | 84 | 43.5 |
| Kale, Onion juice | 54 | 28.0 |
| Biological supplements | ||
| Vitamins | 78 | 40.4 |
| Medicinal herbs (aloe, dandelion) | 22 | 11.4 |
| Supplements for blood circulation | 17 | 8.8 |
| Shark cartilage, Chitosan | 10 | 5.2 |
| Mind-body interventions | ||
| Prayer, Meditation, Zen | 66 | 34.2 |
| Exercise, Yoga | 104 | 53.9 |
| Psychotherapy | 14 | 7.3 |
| Breathing | 4 | 2.1 |
| Manipulative and body-based therapies | ||
| Massage | 39 | 20.2 |
| Sujichim (Korean hand acupuncture) | 1 | 0.5 |
| Acupressure | 6 | 3.1 |
| Chiropractic (Chuna therapy) | 2 | 1.0 |
| Alternative medicine | ||
| Acupuncture | 43 | 22.3 |
| Traditional Korean Herbal Medicine | 45 | 23.3 |
| Moxibustion and Cupping | 14 | 7.3 |
| Physiotherapy | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 3 | 1.6 |