Alternative view of health

A study has discovered that people prefer alternative therapies for certain maladies. Chiropractic therapy has been ranked higher than pharmacological management of back pain with Consumer Reports warning against chiropractic for treatment of neck pain. Acupuncture is the most studied of the natural remedies giving it scientific backing, with massage being considered more beneficial for such ailments as fibromyalgia and arthritis. Exercise received a big thumbs up for reducing symptoms of allergies, lung diseases, arthritis, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, anxiety, depression, sleeping problems and prostate troubles. Alternative medicines including Echinacea, St. John's Wort, melatonin, glucosamine and chondroitin, and saw palmetto were not rated by consumers for conditions such as arthritis, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, depression, anxiety, lung disease and prostate troubles compared to traditional medicines. Alternative medicines are not as rigorously tested as traditional medicines for side effects, dosage and concentrations of active substances.

Source: summary of medical news story as reported by Daily News Central

Related Disease Topics:

• Fibromyalgia
• Arthritis
• Allergies
• Lung diseases
• Arthritis
• Hypertension
• Hypercholesterolemia
• Anxiety (type of Neurosis)
• Depression
• Sleeping problems
• Prostate troubles

Related Symptom Topics:

• Back pain
• Neck pain

Article Source Details

About: Alternative view of health

Date: 1 July 2005

Source: Daily News Central

Author: Jai A. Dennison

URL: http://health.dailynewscentral.com/content/view/0001181/31/

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This summary article refers to the following medical categories:

• Medication
• Medication and fibromyalgia
• Medication and back pain
• Medication and neck pain
• Medication and arthritis
• Medication and allergies
• Medication and lung diseases
• Medication and arthritis
• Medication and hypertension
• Medication and hypercholesterolemia
• Medication and anxiety
• Medication and depression
• Medication and sleeping problems
• Medication and prostate troubles
• Medication and alternative medicine
• Medication and traditional medicine
• Medication and alternative therapies
• Medication and Echinacea
• Medication and St. John's Wort
• Medication and melatonin
• Medication and glucosamine
• Medication and chondroitin
• Medication and saw palmetto
• Research
• Research and alternative therapies
• Research and alternative medicine
• Research and traditional medicine
• Research and traditional therapy
• Research and fibromyalgia
• Research and back pain
• Research and neck pain
• Research and arthritis
• Research and allergies
• Research and lung diseases
• Research and arthritis
• Research and hypertension
• Research and hypercholesterolemia
• Research and anxiety
• Research and depression
• Research and sleeping problems
• Research and prostate troubles

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