For our series on complementary cancer care, we spoke to five local women who tried different therapies. The complementary therapy:Oncology massage is a customized massage session designed to meet the ...

Researchers have reported people who undergo massage experience measurable changes in their body's immune and endocrine response. Although there have been previous, smaller studies about the health ...

Reflexology is a type of massage therapy that involves applying varying amounts of pressure to different parts of the feet, hands, and ears. The practice is purported to have a number of health ...

What is complementary and alternative medicine? Complementary and alternative medicine includes a wide range of healing practices that some people use to treat lupus or other conditions. Some examples ...

There are a number of reasons why people use complementary or alternative therapies. A paper published in 2012 suggested that around half of people with cancer use some sort of complementary therapy, ...

Do CLL Alternative Therapies Work? Targeted drugs, surgery, and radiation are common treatments for chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), but complementary therapy can also play a role in helping manage ...

For people battling prostate cancer, the fight can feel like a contest between the disease and the doctors. Their body is the battlefield, but they may nonetheless feel marginalized—more bystander ...

Some therapies may be harmful or could interact with other treatments you're having. Talk to your doctor before starting any complementary or alternative therapy. Many complementary therapies are safe ...

Medication is the most common and most effective way to treat rheumatoid arthritis (RA) symptoms and slow the progression of the disease, according to the American College of Rheumatology (ACR).But ...

Katrina Carter, DPT, FNS, is a licensed travel physical therapist. She specializes in orthopedics and has a passion for providing education on nutrition for healing and overall health and wellness.