While recently reading the Spring 2008 edition of The Pain Community Newsletter of the American Pain Foundation, I was pleased to see the focus on complimentary and alternative medicine (CAM) for relieving pain. I am glad that people are beginning to consider the benefits of various alternatives. I remember years ago when I would talk about certain alternatives, people would laugh and call them bogus and fake. It is good to see that they are now being explored and tested more seriously.

The article, The Evolving Role of Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Pain Relief, includes a scale that shows back pain as the main condition being treated by CAM. The use of these alternatives for other conditions such as headache, recurring pain, and insomnia remains low. This is a very good article and I encourage folks to check it out. Share your responses with me on my Pain Management and Migraine message boards. What complimentary and alternative medicine approaches have you tried? What conditions were causing your painful symptoms? Did you find them helpful? I look forward to hearing from you!

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