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Learn about complementary medicine

Many people use complementary medicine along with traditional medical care. Complementary medicine therapies, like herbal remedies or yoga, focus on your overall health and may help you feel better. But it's important to discuss any treatments with your doctor and to make sure that these treatments don't replace traditional medical care. Explore our topics to see if these treatments are right for you.
Learn about complementary medicine with topics such as:
- Acupressure Bands for Motion Sickness
- Acupressure for Morning Sickness
- Acupuncture
- Alternative Treatment Methods for Allergies
- Arnica
- Aromatherapy (Essential Oils Therapy)
- Ayurveda
- Beta-Sitosterol Plant Extract
- Biofeedback
- Biotherapy for cancer
- Bodywork and Manual Therapy
- Butterbur Extract
- Cancer: Home Treatment for Pain
- Capsaicin
- Capsaicin for Osteoarthritis
- Chamomile
- Chelation Therapy
- Chiropractic
- Chromium
- Coenzyme Q10
- Complementary Medicine
- Complementary Medicine for Arthritis
- Diabetes: Safe Use of Nonprescription Medicines
- Dietary Supplements (Herbal Medicines and Natural Products)
- Enlarged Prostate: Herbal Therapy
- Ephedra
- Feverfew for Migraines
- Ginger for Morning Sickness
- Ginger for Motion Sickness
- Ginkgo Biloba
- Glaucoma: Unproven Treatment Methods
- Glucosamine and Chondroitin
- Guided Imagery
- Healing Through Humor
- Healing Touch
- High-Protein Foods for Wound Healing
- Homeopathy
- Humor Therapy
- Hydrotherapy
- Hypnosis
- Jet Lag and Melatonin
- Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Treatment With Heat, Cold, or Water
- Kava
- Light Therapy
- Magnetic Field Therapy
- Massage Therapy
- Massage Therapy During Pregnancy
- Medical Marijuana
- Meditation
- Melatonin
- Milk Thistle
- Mind-Body Wellness
- Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
- Multiple Sclerosis: Alternative Treatments
- Music Therapy
- Naturopathic Medicine
- Paraffin Wax for Arthritis
- Postural Management for Breech Position
- Prayer
- Probiotics
- Reiki
- Relaxation Exercises
- Rye Grass Pollen Extract
- SAM-e
- Saw Palmetto
- Self-Hypnosis
- Self-Hypnosis for Stress
- Shoulder and Neck Massage
- Sickle Cell Disease: Pain Management
- Soy for Menopause Symptoms
- St. John's Wort
- Stress Management: Breathing Exercises
- Stress Management: Imagery Exercises
- Tai Chi and Qi Gong
- Tea Tree Oil (Melaleuca Alternifolia)
- Temporomandibular Disorders: Hypnosis
- Therapeutic Touch
- Traditional Chinese Medicine
- Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS)
- Types of Complementary Medicine
- Unproven Treatments for Autism
- Valerian
- Vitamins: Their Functions and Sources
- Ways To Reduce Stress
- Yoga
- Cancer: Controlling Cancer Pain
- Stress Management: Breathing Exercises for Relaxation
- Stress Management: Doing Guided Imagery to Relax
- Stress Management: Doing Meditation
- Stress Management: Doing Progressive Muscle Relaxation
- Stress Management: Practicing Yoga to Relax
- Stress Management: Relaxing Your Mind and Body
Current as of: October 9, 2017
Author: Healthwise Staff
Medical Review: Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine & Martin J. Gabica, MD - Family Medicine