| Most Popular Complementary / Alternative Therapies | |
| Therapy | Number of Times Ever Used |
| Prayer for health reasons | 110,012 |
| Herbs and nutritional supplements | 50,613 |
| Chiropractic | 40,242 |
| Deep breathing exercises | 29,658 |
| Meditation | 20,698 |
| Massage | 18, 899 |
| Yoga | 15,232 |
| Diet-based therapies | 13,799 |
| Progressive muscle relaxation | 8,518 |
| Acupuncture | 8,188 |
| Megavitamin therapy | 7,935 |
| Homeopathic treatment | 7,379 |
| Guided imagery | 6,067 |
| Tai chi | 5,056 |
| Hypnosis | 3,733 |
| Energy healing therapy/Reiki | 2,264 |
| Biofeedback | 1,986 |
| Naturopathy | 1,795 |
| Folk medicine | 1,393 |
| Qi gong | 950 |
| Ayurveda | 751 |
| Chelation therapy | 270 |
| Based on data from 31,044 people in the United States.Source: Barnes PM et al. "Complementary and alternative medicine use among adults: United States, 2002". Advance Data. 27.343 (2004):1-19. | |
Most Popular Complementary / Alternative Therapies
By Cathy Wong, About.com Guide
Updated August 11, 2006
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