Tim Brunson DCH

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Alternative approaches to epilepsy treatment.

Posted At : July 10, 2009 2:27 PM | Posted By : Tim Brunson, PhD
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Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is a diverse group of health care practices and products that fall outside the realm of traditional Western medical theory and practice and that are used to complement or replace conventional medical therapies. The use of CAM has increased over the past two decades, and surveys have shown that up to 44% of patients with epilepsy are using some form of CAM treatment. This article reviews the CAM modalities of meditation, yoga, relaxation techniques, biofeedback, nutritional and herbal supplements, dietary measures, chiropractic care, acupuncture, Reiki, and homeopathy and what is known about their potential efficacy in patients with epilepsy.

Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep. 2009 Jul;9(4):313-8. McElroy-Cox C. Columbia Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Columbia University, Neurologic Institute, New York, NY 10032, USA. cam18@columbia.edu

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