8-21 Seizure Disorders, Epilepsy and Integrative Manual Therapy There are many other complementary medicine approaches including Neurofascial Process (NFP), CranioSacral Therapy, Acupuncture, which have been used successfully with seizure disorders............Buy This Issue Today
A 25-item survey in the midwestern US, collected demographics, specific CAM usage, adverse effects of CAM therapy, and perceptions of the effectiveness of CAM for 228 patients. "Thirty-nine percent reported using CAM; 25% reported using CAM specifically for their epilepsy. Prayer / spirituality was the most commonly used form of CAM (46%), followed by "mega" vitamins (25%), chiropractic care (24%), and stress management (16%)." (Liow,2007).
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