Alternative/Complementary Medicine

Geriatrics
These articles are about therapies that complement mainstream medicine.

Aromatherapy Can Reduce Stress star
Aromatherapy reduces stress and anxiety for some with cancer and chronic illnesses and is an alternative therapy used by older adults and others. Learn more about this treatment method and how it is used to compliment mainstream medical treatments.

How Helpful is Hypnotherapy? star
Many successful studies have shown that hypnotherapy is useful in overcoming smoking, overeating, pain, insomnia, phobias, sleep deprivation, and anxiety. Learn more about this complementary/alternative approach used along with mainstream medicine to help us improve our quality of life.

Music Therapy as an Effective Treatment star
Music therapy has been used to treat numerous chronic illnesses and is considered one of the effective "alternative" therapies. Learn more about its applications and how many older adults are experimenting with alternative treatment methods for pain and disease.

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