A Roadmap for CAM Research towards the Horizon of 2020

Walach, Harald; Pietikäinen, Sirpa

doi:10.1159/000358105

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“…[23][24][25] Although many studies have examined the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) within different chronic disease populations, 16,26,27 researchers also suggest that the reasons for CAM use for chronic back or neck pain and other musculoskeletal diseases warrant further study. 28 Reasons for CAM use vary, ranging from concerns about costs 29 and potential adverse effects of conventional medicine 30,31 to perceived benefits, [32][33][34][35] including affordability 36 and cost savings due to increased patient satisfaction. 24 Notably, few studies have examined the prevalence of CAM use by body mass index (BMI) among persons with arthritis, chronic back or neck pain, and other musculoskeletal diseases.…”

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Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use by Normal Weight, Overweight, and Obese Patients with Arthritis or Other Musculoskeletal Diseases

Mbizo

Okafor

Sutton

et al. 2016

The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

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Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use by Normal Weight, Overweight, and Obese Patients with Arthritis or Other Musculoskeletal Diseases

Mbizo

Okafor

Sutton

et al. 2016

The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

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“…A significant and increasing part of the global population, frequently underestimated by health care systems and services, turns to unconventional practices as a basis or complementary aspect of strategies for promoting health and preventing or treating mainly chronic diseases. 10 - 12 This reveals that the western scientific health care model is not the only pattern of care and some therapeutic systems are guided by other health paradigms. 13 Therapies based on bioenergetics stimulate self-care, contribute in modulating the immune response, and induce lifestyle changes, thus providing alternatives to the limits of the hegemonic medical model.…”

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“…13 Therapies based on bioenergetics stimulate self-care, contribute in modulating the immune response, and induce lifestyle changes, thus providing alternatives to the limits of the hegemonic medical model. 10 …”

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Effects of an intervention program with health education and hatha yoga on the health of professionals with musculoskeletal symptoms

Costa¹,

Barros²,

Oliveira³

et al. 2020

Rev Bras Med Trab

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Introduction Musculoskeletal and mental disorders are relevant in the workers’ disease process, and ergonomic interventions that include guidance and physical exercise consist of strategies of health promotion. Integrative and complementary practices are presented as a possibility of promoting comprehensive care and yoga consists of a therapeutic alternative. Objective To evaluate the effects of an intervention including educational measures and hatha yoga in musculoskeletal pain, disability, and stress in professionals of a university hospital. Methods We selected 125 professionals with musculoskeletal symptoms of intensity ≥ 1 who did not practice yoga and randomly assigned them to intervention (n = 63) and control (n = 62) groups, requesting answers to the following questionnaires: initial characterization, the Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire and a numeric scale, the Pain Disability Questionnaire, and the Perceived Stress Scale. The intervention group went through a 12-week program with educational measures and hatha yoga. At the end of the study period, both groups answered to the questionnaires once again. We compared data before and after the intervention and between groups. Results Both groups presented improvements after 12 weeks, but the difference between mean results obtained in the first and second data collections revealed that the levels of pain, disability, and stress decreased more strongly in the intervention group than in the control group. Considering that the intervention group began the program in worse clinical conditions, the program led to a reduction in the difference between groups, but this was not enough for the intervention group to reach better results than the control. Conclusions The intervention promoted improvements in the intensity of pain, disability, and stress among the participants of the intervention group. Similar programs could be explored in the promotion of occupational health.

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“…The political reaction in Germany and Europe is lagging behind though. As we have often demanded [17,18], the adequate and obvious political reaction should be publicly supported research programs, ideally in the form of a European research institute or, failing this, national dedicated public research programs. It is a political scandal that on the one hand more than half of the German population is using CAM approaches such as homeopathy, and on the other hand regulatory bodies, critical and other researchers, politicians, and the media lament about the lack of scientific evidence.…”

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