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Associated Factors Of Cam Use In Adults With Chronic Pain: A Scoping Review, Jessica Lachance
Associated Factors Of Cam Use In Adults With Chronic Pain: A Scoping Review, Jessica Lachance
Western Research Forum
Background: Chronic pain is a multifaceted, complex disorder resulting in disability that poses a significant impact on the quality of life for those afflicted and serious effects on society and the health care system at large. Available conventional treatments for chronic pain are not fully effective, resulting in more people turning to Complementary and Alternative Medicine to manage it. This area encompasses any medical system or therapy that resides outside of the conventional medical treatments of a given society, for example: acupuncture, chiropractic, massage, or Traditional Chinese Medicine. One important direction of research in this area is to understand the …