Lending a hand. Alternative therapies, such as massage, are increasingly popular.
The use of alternative medicine-- which means all remedies herbal acupuncture to the imposition of hands - has been steadily increasing in the US and in no way limited to a particular segment of the population, according to a survey conducted by Harvard researchers
[epidemiologist Ronald Kessler and colleagues used data from a telephone survey ago 3 years in which asked 2,049 people aged 18 years about their use of alternative therapies * 20 the previous year. Among the speakers, 68% had used replacement therapy and those, nearly half were long-term devotees. Women, whites, Westerners, educated colleges and people under 50 are the most likely to use alternative therapies. By comparing the data with earlier studies, the team found an upward trend which was uniform in all groups - who "suggests an increased demand continues to [alternative] therapies that will impact on all aspects . the delivery of health care over the next 25 years "
Some therapies remain stable - for example, the use of homeopathy has hovered around 3% for decades, Kessler said But. the use of herbal remedies has increased, thanks to a federal law passed in 1994, which exempted the Food and Drug Administration requirements them. Aromatherapy has also taken off, scientists report in the Aug. 21 Annals of Internal Medicine . the growing popularity of alternative medicine is "part of a larger trend of people taking charge of their own health," says Kessler.
Not everyone puts a positive spin on she. Wallace Sampson School of Medicine, Stanford University, a leading debunker of New Age medicine, said the Harvard group is trying to legitimize what in fact is still a "fringe" phenomenon and "grossly overestimated" the popularity of alternative medicine including in their definition of traditional practices such as self-help groups, relaxation, and dietary changes
* the survey asked about these alternative therapies :. acupuncture, aromatherapy, biofeedback, chiropractic therapy, commercial diet programs, "lifestyle plan" (as macrobiotics), energy healing, folk medicine, herbal medicine, homeopathy, hypnosis, imagery, massage, megavitamin therapy, naturopathy, osteopathy, relaxation, support groups, spiritual healing by others, and yoga.
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