Clinical Corner: Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM)
Websites and Articles
The following websites are well recognized for providing up to date information on complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). Complementary medicine does not replace traditional medicine, but may augment therapy when traditional medicine can longer fully help the individual circumstances. There is a growing body of evidence that demonstrate the value of complementary medicine in appropriate circumstances. Alternative medicine is often used to replace traditional medicine, and its value is far less certain.
http://nccam.nih.gov/
The official NIH website for CAM
http://www.centerforreikiresearch.org/
A NFP site on Reiki Research
http://www.siib.org/research/research-home/integrative-medicine.html
Samueli Institute is a NFP doing CAM research with DOD contracts
http://www.bravewell.org/integrative_medicine/
The Bravewell collaborative, a major funding healthcare think tank, site on Integrative medicine
http://mayoresearch.mayo.edu/mayo/research/cimp/
The Mayo Clinic CAM site
http://www.musictherapy.org/
The professional web site for Music Therapy
http://www.naha.org/
The professional aromatherapy website
http://www.nhpco.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=5563
Complementary therapies in end of life care, an NHPCO publication
http://reikiinmedicine.org/
Pamela Miles website on Reiki in Medicine includes link to her TV appearance with Dr Mehmet Oz and her article with Yale cardiology
The following articles on complementary medicine are up to date as of 2011 for those interested in learning more about the field and the evidence behind it.
1, Effects of Reiki on autonomic activity early after acute coronary syndrome.
Friedman RS, Burg MM, Miles P, Lee F, Lampert R.
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2010 Sep 14;56(12):995-6.
PMID: 20828654
2. Reiki for mind, body, and spirit support of cancer patients.
Miles P.
Adv Mind Body Med. 2007 Summer;22(2):20-6.
PMID: 20664124
3. If there is any significant experience with using Reiki in the hospital or ER setting and if there is any literature to support this use?
Miles P.
Explore (NY). 2005 Sep;1(5):414.
PMID: 16781577
4.Pamela Miles: Reiki vibrational healing. Interview by Bonnie Horrigan.
Miles P.
Adv Mind Body Med. 2005 Fall-Winter;21(3-4):47-54.
PMID: 20973269
5. Palliative care service at the NIH includes Reiki and other mind-body modalities.
Miles P.
Adv Mind Body Med. 2004 Summer;20(2):30-1.
PMID: 15356954
6. Pamela Miles. Reiki vibrational healing. Interview by Bonnie Horrigan.
Miles P.
Altern Ther Health Med. 2003 Jul-Aug;9(4):74-83.
PMID: 12868256
7. Reiki--review of a biofield therapy history, theory, practice, and research.
Miles P, True G.
Altern Ther Health Med. 2003 Mar-Apr;9(2):62-72.
PMID: 12652885
8. Preliminary report on the use of Reiki HIV-related pain and anxiety.
Miles P.
Altern Ther Health Med. 2003 Mar-Apr;9(2):36.
PMID: 12652881
9. Effect of Reiki treatments on functional recovery in patients in poststroke rehabilitation: a pilot study.
Shiflett SC, Nayak S, Bid C, Miles P, Agostinelli S.
J Altern Complement Med. 2002 Dec;8(6):755-63.
PMID: 12614528
10. Reiki: a complementary therapy for life.
Bullock M.
Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 1997 Jan-Feb;14(1):31-3.
PMID: 9069762
11.Pilot crossover trial of Reiki versus rest for treating cancer-related fatigue.
Tsang KL, Carlson LE, Olson K.
Integr Cancer Ther. 2007 Mar;6(1):25-35.
PMID: 17351024
12. The use of biofield therapies in cancer care.
Pierce B.
Clin J Oncol Nurs. 2007 Apr;11(2):253-8.
PMID: 17573275
13. Reiki research.
Dettling U.
Altern Ther Health Med. 2004 Nov-Dec;10(6):14.
PMID: 15624343
14. A phase II trial of Reiki for the management of pain in advanced cancer patients.
Olson K, Hanson J, Michaud M.
J Pain Symptom Manage. 2003 Nov;26(5):990-7.
PMID: 14585550
15. The unity of mind, body, and spirit: a five element view of cancer.
Abramson RJ.
Adv Mind Body Med. 2003 Summer;19(2):20-1.
PMID: 14579806
16. Mind-body medicine and cancer.
Gordon JS.
Hematol Oncol Clin North Am. 2008 Aug;22(4):683-708, ix.
PMID: 18638696
17. Body, mind and spirit: towards the integration of religiosity and spirituality in cancer quality of life research.
Mytko JJ, Knight SJ.
Psychooncology. 1999 Sep-Oct;8(5):439-50.
PMID: 10559803
18. Role of massage therapy in cancer care.
Russell NC, Sumler SS, Beinhorn CM, Frenkel MA.
J Altern Complement Med. 2008 Mar;14(2):209-14.
PMID: 18315504
19. Living in relation to mystery: addressing mind, body, and spirit.
Miles P.
Adv Mind Body Med. 2003 Summer;19(2):22-3.
PMID: 14579807
20. Effect of therapeutic touch on the well-being of persons with terminal cancer.
Giasson M, Bouchard L.
J Holist Nurs. 1998 Sep;16(3):383-98.
PMID: 9849260
21. Use of complementary and alternative medicine in Hawaii cancer patients.
Gotay CC.
Hawaii Med J. 1999 Mar;58(3):49-51, 54-5. Corrected and republished in: Hawaii Med J. 1999 Apr;58(4):94-8.
PMID: 10199098
22.Spiritual issues and quality of life assessment in cancer care.
Efficace F, Marrone R.
Death Stud. 2002 Nov;26(9):743-56.
PMID: 12385344
23. [Therapeutic touch in palliative care].
Glasson M.
Can Nurse. 1996 Jan;92(1):19. French.
PMID: 8920548
24. What are the distinctions between Reiki and therapeutic touch?
Potter P.
Clin J Oncol Nurs. 2003 Jan-Feb;7(1):89-91.
PMID: 12629941
25. Evaluation of haptotherapy for patients with cancer treated with chemotherapy at a day clinic.
van den Berg M, Visser A, Schoolmeesters A, Edelman P, van den Borne B.
Patient Educ Couns. 2006 Mar;60(3):336-43. Epub 2006 Jan 19.
PMID: 16426798
26. Energy healing with women and children.
Starn JR.
J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs. 1998 Sep-Oct;27(5):576-84.
PMID: 9773370
27. Mind-body interventions in oncology.
Carlson LE, Bultz BD.
Curr Treat Options Oncol. 2008 Jun;9(2-3):127-34. Epub 2008 Aug 13.
PMID: 18704692
28. Reiki.
Yapp V.
Complement Ther Nurs Midwifery. 2002 May;8(2):118-9.
PMID: 12188157
29. [Impact of music therapy on anxiety and depression for patients with Alzheimer's disease and on the burden felt by the main caregiver (feasibility study)].
Guetin S, Portet F, Picot MC, Defez C, Pose C, Blayac JP, Touchon J.
Encephale. 2009 Feb;35(1):57-65. Epub 2008 Feb 20. French.
PMID: 19250995
30. Effect of aromatherapy on patients with Alzheimer's disease.
Jimbo D, Kimura Y, Taniguchi M, Inoue M, Urakami K.
Psychogeriatrics. 2009 Dec;9(4):173-9.
PMID: 20377818
31. [The effect of lavender aromatherapy on cognitive function, emotion, and aggressive behavior of elderly with dementia].
Lee SY.
Taehan Kanho Hakhoe Chi. 2005 Apr;35(2):303-12. Korean.
PMID: 15860944
32. Lavender aroma therapy for behavioral and psychological symptoms in dementia patients.
Fujii M, Hatakeyama R, Fukuoka Y, Yamamoto T, Sasaki R, Moriya M, Kanno M, Sasaki H.
Geriatr Gerontol Int. 2008 Jun;8(2):136-8.
PMID: 18713168
33. Aromatherapy as a safe and effective treatment for the management of agitation in severe dementia: the results of a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial with Melissa.
Ballard CG, O'Brien JT, Reichelt K, Perry EK.
J Clin Psychiatry. 2002 Jul;63(7):553-8.
PMID: 12143909]
34. A controlled trial of aromatherapy for agitation in nursing home patients with dementia.
Snow LA, Hovanec L, Brandt J.
J Altern Complement Med. 2004 Jun;10(3):431-7.
PMID: 15253846]
35. Efficacy of aromatherapy (Lavandula angustifolia) as an intervention for agitated behaviours in Chinese older persons with dementia: a cross-over randomized trial.
Lin PW, Chan WC, Ng BF, Lam LC.
Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2007 May;22(5):405-10.
PMID: 17342790
|