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Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM)

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Therapies:

Acupuncture

Aromatherapy

Bach Flower Remedies

Chiropractic and Osteopathy

Herbal Medicines and Natural Supplements:

Homeopathy

  Conditions:

A number of therapies that are not included in this curriculum have been studied for the treatment of the conditions listed below and the evidence has been summarised by Ernst, Pittler et al (Ernst, Pittler et al. 2001).

For information contained in this curriculum for the following conditions, click on the links

Condition...   Links...
Allergy   Homeopathy
Anxiety   Aromatherapy | Valerian
Asthma   Acupuncture | Chiropractic | Homeopathy | Osteopathy
Back pain   Acupuncture | Chiropractic | Osteopathy
Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy   Saw palmetto
Cancer   Echinacea
Dementia   Homeopathy | biloba
Depression   St Johns Wort
Diabetes   Ginseng
Dysmenorrhoea   Chiropractic | Osteopathy | Evening Primrose Oil
Eczema   Evening Primrose Oil | Aromatherapy
Headache   Acupuncture | Feverfew | Chiropractic | Osteopathy
Insomnia   Valerian
Menopause   Black cohosh
Migraine   Acupuncture | Feverfew | Chiropractic | Osteopathy
Nausea (& vomiting)   Acupuncture
Neck pain   Acupuncture | Chiropractic | Osteopathy
Osteoarthritis   Acupuncture | Glucosamine
Pain – cancer & general   Acupuncture | Aromatherapy
Rheumatoid arthritis   Acupuncture | Glucosamine
Tinnitus   Ginkgo biloba
Upper Respiratory Tract Infections   Echinacea | Homeopathy
Urinary Tract
Infections
  Cranberry