The careful national survey reported by Eisenberg et al. inthis issue of the Journal1 tells us that in a given year abouta third of all American adults use unconventional medical treatments,such as relaxation techniques, chiropractic, therapeutic massage,special diets, and megavitamins. Unconventional techniques aremost often used for back problems, headache, arthritis, musculoskeletalpain, insomnia, depression, and anxiety. The most frequent usersare educated, upper-income white Americans in the 25-to-49-yearage group, and they are more likely to live in the West thanelsewhere in the country. The cost is over $10 billion a year,30 percent . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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