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Complementary and alternative medicine(CAM) use is increasing worldwide; specifically it appears that these treatment modalities are popular among rheumatology patients.The most commonly reported CAM therapies are herbal medicines,homeopathy,chiropractic,acupuncture and reflexology.Despite high reported rates of CAM use,the number of patients disclosing use to their rheumatologists remains low.This review highlights rates of current CAM use in rheumatology in studies performed worldwide,and discusses potential reasons for nondisclosure of CAM use to clinicians.
Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use is increasing worldwide; specifically it appears that these treatment modalities are popular among rheumatology patients. Mostly reported CAM therapies are herbal medicines, homeopathy, chiropractic, acupuncture and reflexology. Desirable high reported rates of CAM use , the number of patients disclosing use to their rheumatologists remains low. This review highlights rates of current CAM use in rheumatology in studies performed worldwide, and discusses potential reasons for nondisclosure of CAM use to clinicians.