Alternative therapy's to treat MS
Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) refers to those forms of treatment that are not widely in use in conventional medicine.There are a number of CAM therapeutic approaches that are sometimes helpful in the treatment of MS, either in addition to conventional treatments (complementary) or as alternatives to the orthodox approach.
The use of CAM by people with MS is widespread. Research studies show that between a third and a half of people with MS regularly use at least one therapy.
As well as any direct therapeutic benefits, CAM can offer psychological help. When an individual feels that they have lost control of their body and conventional medicine can offer no cure and, in some case, limited symptomatic help, following a therapy from outside the mainstream of medicine can offer a feeling of regaining some sort of control. Even if particular therapies that are tried prove not to be helpful, the process of exploring and experimenting with CAM can have its own benefits.
Commonly used therapies include:
- Acupuncture
- Aromatherapy
- Cannabis
- Chinese medicine
- Homoeopathy
- Hyperbaric oxygen
- Hypnotherapy
- Massage
- Meditation
- Reflexology
- Reiki read more
