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Complementary And Integrative Approaches For Pain Management, Geoffrey M. Bove, Magdalena Naylor, M. Catherine Bushnell

Biomedical Sciences Faculty Publications

Many people around the world use health care approaches that were developed outside conventional allopathic medicine. More than 30% of adults in the United States, with similar numbers in Europe, utilize complementary health approaches [20,47]. Chronic pain, particularly musculoskeletal pain, is one of the most common reasons for individuals to use complementary health care approaches. It is estimated that more than 40% of individuals with chronic musculoskeletal pain try some form of complementary therapy [21].

Chronic pain has become a health crisis in the United States and around the world. It is estimated that the prevalence of chronic pain (defined …