Methods A within-subjects crossover design was utilized. Each participant completed three conditions, including yoga postures, meditation, and control (usual work), separated by >24hrs. Perceived stress and blood pressure were evaluated before, immediately after, and at...

Results Of the women who responded (n=1835), almost all had consulted with a conventional care practitioner (99.8%), and just under half (49.4%) consulted with a CAM practitioner of some kind, most common being a massage therapist (34.1%), chiropractor (16.3%) and a med...

Methods A systematic review was conducted to identify randomised controlled trials evaluating mono-preparations of Panax ginseng compared to control in patients with any type of disease or in healthy individuals. Major databases (five in English and three in Chinese) we...

Purpose With the advent of a national regulatory framework in Australia for major health care professions, the inclusion of Chinese medicine (CM) in 2012 is a significant event. Based in mandatory legislation, this is the first comprehensive national regulation of acupu...

Purpose Research has established substantial levels of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) use alongside and concurrent to conventional health care use amongst mid-aged women. Yet, an examination of women’s CAM use in relation to notions of personal responsibil...

Purpose It is well known that women of reproductive age are high consumers of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) with emerging research highlighting the use of high amounts of CAM in pregnancy. Substantial data exists about the information sources women use fo...

Purpose A majority of women use complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) during pregnancy yet many are not under the care of a qualified CAM practitioner nor inform their primary healthcare clinician of their CAM use. Most conventional maternity carers do not receiv...

Methods Adult patients (aged 18+ years) with acute pain attending the ED were initially assessed by medical staff and/or acupuncture staff for the suitability of acupuncture treatment. A total of 200 patients received acupuncture treatment. The selection of points for t...

Purpose Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) is increasing in New Zealand (NZ). As public interest in the use of CAM grows, political recognition has become increasingly topical. However, no NZ-based, empirical study of CAM professionals has been performed. The ...

Abstract Background: Bipolar disorder (BD) is a debilitating syndrome that is often undiagnosed and undertreated. Population surveys show that persons with BD often self-medicate with complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) or integrative therapies in spite of limi...