TABLE 1—
Most Frequent Complementary and Integrative Therapies Used: National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2012
| Other CIM Use (n = 5298) | Supplements Without Homeopathy (n = 5500) | Homeopathy Use (n = 718) | |
| CIM modality | |||
| Homeopathy | NA | NA | 718 (100.0) |
| Herbs and supplementsa | NA | 5500 (100.0) | 474 (66.6) |
| Chiropractic or osteopathic manipulation | 1904 (36.1) | 873 (16.1) | 216 (30.7) |
| Massage | 1678 (31.2) | 1013 (18.4) | 260 (35.0) |
| Mind–body exercise | 1804 (34.6) | 1102 (20.1) | 299 (42.0) |
| Meditation, imagery, or progressive relaxation | 717 (12.7) | 654 (11.7) | 244 (33.2) |
| Naturopathy | 34 (0.4) | 119 (1.8) | 123 (15.9) |
| Acupuncture | 291 (4.8) | 221 (3.6) | 92 (11.1) |
| Energy healing | 75 (1.3) | 112 (1.7) | 85 (10.0) |
| Special diet | 535 (9.9) | 377 (6.4) | 115 (16.7) |
| Movement therapy | 356 (7.3) | 244 (4.3) | 78 (11.1) |
| Hypnosis | 37 (0.7) | 28 (0.5) | 25 (3.1) |
| Craniosacral therapy | 21 (0.4) | 46 (0.9) | 42 (4.1) |
| Ayurveda | 18 (0.3) | 36 (0.6) | 42 (5.0) |
| Traditional healers | 95 (1.4) | 49 (0.8) | 26 (3.9) |
| Biofeedback | 44 (0.9) | 42 (0.7) | 21 (2.6) |
| Condition | |||
| Respiratory or otorhinolaryngological | 57 (0.7) | 89 (1.5) | 94 (18.5) |
| Musculoskeletal | 1850 (26.7) | 649 (13.6) | 57 (12.3) |
| Fatigue, stress, or chronic pain | 287 (3.8) | 165 (2.9) | 42 (7.7) |
| Gastrointestinal | 74 (0.9) | 213 (3.6) | 29 (5.0) |
| Neurological | 196 (2.8) | 64 (0.9) | 20 (3.4) |
| Mental health | 188 (2.6) | 59 (0.9) | 17 (2.1) |
| Cardiac and vascular | 115 (1.6) | 547 (10.9) | b |
| Endocrine and metabolic | 115 (1.7) | 70 (1.3) | b |
Note. CIM = complementary and integrative medicine; NA = not applicable. The weighted percentage estimate of the US population is presented. Prevalence was very low for gynecological, genitourinary, immune, dermatologic, and developmental conditions and cancer and benign tumors.
a
Does not include vitamin and mineral supplements.
b
Because relative SE > 30%, estimate is unreliable.