Jan 22 2009
Americans Turn to Alternative Treatments for Pain
It seems as though more Americans, approximately 38%, are switching to using complementary and alternative medicines. According to a survey by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), these people are also using these alternative treatments (or CAMS) on their children as well.
While alternative medicines are used without any traditional treatments, complementary medications are used along with traditional or “mainstream”, medications.
According to the survey, pain is the number one cause for people seeking alternative and complentary medication uses. Topping the list are:
- back pain
- neck pain
- joint pain
- arthritis
- headaches
This survey was conducted by phone in 2007 with approximately 23,000 adults and 9,500 children.
