Complementary Therapies

"Complementary Therapies" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Therapeutic practices which are not currently considered an integral part of conventional allopathic medical practice. They may lack biomedical explanations but as they become better researched some (PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; DIET; ACUPUNCTURE) become widely accepted whereas others (humors, radium therapy) quietly fade away, yet are important historical footnotes. Therapies are termed as Complementary when used in addition to conventional treatments and as Alternative when used instead of conventional treatment.

Descriptor ID	D000529
MeSH Number(s)	E02.190
Concept/Terms	Complementary Therapies Complementary Therapies Therapies, Complementary Therapy, Complementary Complementary Medicine Complementary Medicine Medicine, Complementary Alternative Medicine Alternative Medicine Medicine, Alternative Alternative Therapies Alternative Therapies Therapies, Alternative Therapy, Alternative

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Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Therapeutics [E02]
Complementary Therapies [E02.190]

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Bar chart showing 40 publications over 20 distinct years, with a maximum of 5 publications in 2006

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	1	0	1
1997	1	0	1
1998	1	0	1
2000	1	2	3
2001	1	0	1
2002	2	1	3
2003	2	0	2
2005	2	1	3
2006	5	0	5
2007	1	0	1
2008	2	1	3
2009	2	0	2
2010	2	0	2
2011	1	0	1
2012	2	1	3
2013	1	0	1
2014	1	1	2
2015	1	0	1
2016	1	1	2
2018	1	1	2

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Rieder E, Riegler M, Simic AP, Skrobic OM, Bonavina L, Gurski R, Paireder M, Castell DO, Schoppmann SF. Alternative therapies for GERD: a way to personalized antireflux surgery. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2018 12; 1434(1):360-369.

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Wise SK, Lin SY, Toskala E, Orlandi RR, Akdis CA, Alt JA, Azar A, Baroody FM, Bachert C, Canonica GW, Chacko T, Cingi C, Ciprandi G, Corey J, Cox LS, Creticos PS, Custovic A, Damask C, DeConde A, DelGaudio JM, Ebert CS, Eloy JA, Flanagan CE, Fokkens WJ, Franzese C, Gosepath J, Halderman A, Hamilton RG, Hoffman HJ, Hohlfeld JM, Houser SM, Hwang PH, Incorvaia C, Jarvis D, Khalid AN, Kilpeläinen M, Kingdom TT, Krouse H, Larenas-Linnemann D, Laury AM, Lee SE, Levy JM, Luong AU, Marple BF, McCoul ED, McMains KC, Melén E, Mims JW, Moscato G, Mullol J, Nelson HS, Patadia M, Pawankar R, Pfaar O, Platt MP, Reisacher W, Rondón C, Rudmik L, Ryan M, Sastre J, Schlosser RJ, Settipane RA, Sharma HP, Sheikh A, Smith TL, Tantilipikorn P, Tversky JR, Veling MC, Wang Y, Westman M, Wickman M, Zacharek M. International Consensus Statement on Allergy and Rhinology: Allergic Rhinitis. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2018 02; 8(2):108-352.

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Metzler DH, Mahoney D, Freedy JR. Anxiety Disorders in Primary Care. Prim Care. 2016 Jun; 43(2):245-61.

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Jaruzel CB, Kelechi TJ. Relief from anxiety using complementary therapies in the perioperative period: A principle-based concept analysis. Complement Ther Clin Pract. 2016 Aug; 24:1-5.

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Catalino MP, Durón RM, Bailey JN, Holden KR. The influence of traditional and complementary and alternative medicine on medication adherence in Honduras. Altern Ther Health Med. 2015 May-Jun; 21(3):26-35.

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Mims LD, Mainous AG, Chirina S, Carek PJ. Are specific residency program characteristics associated with the pass rate of graduates on the ABFM certification examination? Fam Med. 2014 May; 46(5):360-8.

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Tamhane A, McGwin G, Redden DT, Hughes LB, Brown EE, Westfall AO, Conn DL, Jonas BL, Smith EA, Brasington RD, Moreland LW, Bridges SL, Callahan LF. Complementary and alternative medicine use in African Americans with rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2014 Feb; 66(2):180-9.

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Goertz C, Marriott BP, Finch MD, Bray RM, Williams TV, Hourani LL, Hadden LS, Colleran HL, Jonas WB. Military report more complementary and alternative medicine use than civilians. J Altern Complement Med. 2013 Jun; 19(6):509-17.

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Kahn SA, Demme RA, Lentz CW. Mortality after treating severe burns with traditional Amish home remedies: a case report, literature review and ethical discussion. Burns. 2013 Mar; 39(2):e13-6.

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Rudmik L, Hoy M, Schlosser RJ, Harvey RJ, Welch KC, Lund V, Smith TL. Topical therapies in the management of chronic rhinosinusitis: an evidence-based review with recommendations. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2013 Apr; 3(4):281-98.

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