Complementary and alternative medicine for pain: An evidence-based review

Current Pain and Headache Reports

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 39-46

  Dhanani, Nadya M ^a   Caruso, Thomas J ^a   Carinci, Adam J ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Alternative medicine; Biofeedback; Complementary medicine; Evidence; Herbal therapy; Holistic; Hypnosis; Massage therapy; Mind Body; Pain; Pain treatment; Tai chi

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; PLACEBO;

ACUPUNCTURE ANALGESIA; ALLERGY; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTHRALGIA; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; ELBOW DISEASE; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FIBROMYALGIA; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HEALTH BELIEF; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; INFLAMMATION; INSOMNIA; KNEE PAIN; LOW BACK PAIN; MASSAGE; MIGRAINE; NECK PAIN; NONHUMAN; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PAIN; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; SHOULDER PAIN; TAI CHI; TANACETUM PARTHENIUM; TENSION HEADACHE; WILLOW;

COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PAIN MANAGEMENT;

EID: 79551544888     PISSN: 15313433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11916-010-0158-y     Document Type: Review

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