Table 4.
Patterns of CAM Use by MS Disease Course
| Before MS diagnosis | After MS diagnosis | Last 3 months | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAM | RR-MS | SP-MS | PP-MS | RR-MS | SP-MS | PP-MS | RR-MS | SP-MS | PP-MS |
| Valid cases, n | 346 | 139 | 37 | 346 | 139 | 37 | 346 | 139 | 37 |
| Overall CAM usage | 62 (17.9%) | 12 (8.6%) | 8 (21.6%) | 109 (31.5%) | 33 (23.7%) | 17 (45.9%) | 61 (17.6%) | 21 (15.1%) | 13 (35.1%) |
| Acupuncture | 7 (2.0%) | 3 (2.2%) | 1 (2.7%) | 35 (10.1%) | 13 (9.4%) | 6 (16.2%) | 6 (1.7%) | 2 (1.4%) | 3 (8.1%) |
| Chiropractor | 49 (14.2%) | 8 (5.8%) | 7 (18.9%) | 76 (22.0%) | 24 (17.3%) | 13 (35.1%) | 40 (11.6%) | 10 (7.2%) | 8 (21.6%) |
| Massage | 15 (4.3%) | 3 (2.2%) | 4 (10.8%) | 51 (14.7%) | 19 (13.7%) | 6 (16.2%) | 32 (9.2%) | 9 (6.5%) | 3 (8.1%) |
CAM, complementary and alternative medicine; MS, multiple sclerosis; PP-MS, primary progressive MS; RR-MS, relapsing-remitting MS; SP-MS, secondary progressive MS.