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Complementary Medicine
Learn about complementary medicine
Many people use complementary medicine along with traditional medical care. Complementary medicine therapies, like herbal remedies or yoga, focus on your overall health and may help you feel better. But it's important to discuss any treatments with your doctor and to make sure that these treatments don't replace traditional medical care. Explore our topics to see if these treatments are right for you.
Learn about complementary medicine with topics such as:
- Acupuncture
- Arnica
- Aromatherapy (Essential Oils Therapy)
- Ayurveda
- Beta-Sitosterol Plant Extract
- Biofeedback
- Bodywork
- Calming Your Mind With Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)
- Cancer: Home Treatment for Pain
- Capsaicin
- Chamomile
- Chelation Therapy
- Chiropractic
- Chromium
- Coenzyme Q10
- Complementary Medicine
- Complementary Medicine for Arthritis
- Dietary Supplements (Herbal Medicines and Natural Products)
- Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT)
- Ginkgo Biloba
- Glucosamine and Chondroitin
- Guided Imagery
- Healing Through Humor
- High-Protein Foods for Wound Healing
- Homeopathy
- Humor Therapy
- Hydrotherapy
- Hypnosis
- Immunotherapy for Cancer
- Kava
- Light Therapy
- Magnetic Field Therapy
- Massage Therapy
- Massage Therapy During Pregnancy
- Medical Marijuana
- Meditation
- Melatonin
- Milk Thistle
- Mind-Body Wellness
- Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
- Music Therapy
- Naturopathic Medicine
- Paraffin Wax for Arthritis
- Prayer
- Probiotics
- Rye Grass Pollen Extract
- SAM-e
- Saw Palmetto
- Shoulder and Neck Massage
- Sickle Cell Disease: Pain Management
- St. John's Wort
- Stress Management: Doing Imagery Exercises
- Tai Chi and Qi Gong
- Tea Tree Oil (Melaleuca Alternifolia)
- Therapeutic Touch
- Traditional Chinese Medicine
- Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS)
- Unproven Treatments for Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Valerian
- Vitamins: Their Functions and Sources
- Ways to Reduce Stress
- Yoga
Current as of: July 31, 2024
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