BACKGROUND: Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a rheumatic and autoimmune disease associated with a chronic inflammatory response, mainly characterized by pain,…
INTRODUCTION: Generally, patients with chronic rheumatic diseases use complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in addition to their conventional treatments to…
Lucy Mitchinson, Christina Chu, Andrea Bruun, Ali-Rose Sisk, Megan Armstrong, Cecilia Vindrola-Padros, Nuriye Kupeli, Bridget Candy, Patrick Stone
Palliative Medicine, 2022-10
BACKGROUND: Complementary therapies are widely used in palliative care settings. Qualitative research found that people with advanced disease report a…
Tao Zhang, Hui-Xin Yan, Yun An, Lu Yin, Ping-Ping Sun, Jiang-Na Zhao, Jun-Tao Yan
Journal of Integrative and Complementary Medicine, 2022-10
Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic neurological autoimmune disease, affecting the psychological and physical health of patients. Manual therapies…
Donya Nemati, Rachel Hinrichs, Alisa Johnson, Romy Lauche, Niki Munk
Journal of Integrative and Complementary Medicine, 2024-04
Background: Musculoskeletal pain and chronic conditions are associated with deteriorating pain, stress, anxiety, and health-related quality of life (HR-QOL). There…
