The article reviews selected complementary health approaches for the treatment of depressive symptoms. Patient use of integrative health practices and products, which focuses on the whole person with the goal of optimal health-body,...
The Journal of Palliative Medicine just released a study to summarize the literature related to nonpharmacological interventions to improve sleep among adults with advanced serious illness. A total of 31 individual interventions were identified,...
An article published in Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies details the evidence for including pilates in physical rehabilitation. Pilates is a system of exercise focusing upon controlled movement, stretching and breathing. Pilates is...
The high prevalence of stress at the workplace has been well documented; however, few studies have investigated the efficacy of worksite resiliency programs. Until now. A group from the Mayo Clinic came together to examine...
There are a variety of definitions of chronic pain, for example pain lasting 3-6 months, however it’s most important to recognize that chronic pain is a very common problem. The 2012 National Health Interview Survey...
The State of Oregon has included nondrug treatments such as chiropractic, acupuncture, yoga, massage, cognitive behavioral therapy, etc. for Medicaid patients with low back pain (LBP) starting in July of 2016. A newly announced...
Health related absenteeism costs an estimated $153 billion annually in the United States (Witters and Agrawal, 2011). Chronic conditions (major contributors to absenteeism) are often successfully managed by Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM). As...
The American Health Care Act's provision allowing states to define essential health benefits has the potential to affect people covered through employer-sponsored insurance, because large employers would have flexibility to adhere to state standards,...
The passage of the American Health Care Act by the House did not resolve insurers' most pressing concerns for the coming plan year, so AHIP and health plan leaders once again issued a call...