tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7579373589295053000.post5962641119414269150..comments2012-02-15T22:17:03.465-06:00SB. Leavitt, MA, PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11568656049984688554noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7579373589295053000.post-78970221375109569192012-02-15T22:00:19.772-06:002012-02-15T22:00:19.772-06:00

I am a family physician (not currently practicing) with severe fibromyalgia. I agree the idea of using a single modality of treatment for pain as the "latest and greatest" such as yoga is not the best idea. I have tried yoga and found it to be helpful--along WITH rest, massage, walking, and a combination of medications which have kept me completely comfortable and stable for several

Dr Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02358143532480288836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7579373589295053000.post-33234498911372873362012-01-31T17:33:25.631-06:002012-01-31T17:33:25.631-06:00

I think that in principal it is worthwhile to study these treatments if only because they are popular. The problem is that too many researchers for NCCAM seem biased toward the treatments being studied, and too often reach conclusions that their experimental results don't justify.

Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7579373589295053000.post-62102483145116211132012-01-30T12:36:26.410-06:002012-01-30T12:36:26.410-06:00

I am a licensed massage therapist and teacher for several years now. Please note, that I am very allopathically oriented and not energy based. I have taken continuing education courses in several alternative, Eastern methods and, personally, I cannot find the value in them other than the placebo value to the client. My most recent experience was becoming a Reiki practitioner. I also include

Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7579373589295053000.post-14201323673901673492012-01-28T11:05:04.302-06:002012-01-28T11:05:04.302-06:00

Thank you, for the comment (immediately above). I would agree that many alleged “therapeutic” modalities through the years that might be classified as CAM have no scientific validity whatsoever --- and, the practice of those modalities, no matter how popular with the public, should be questioned. But, I also would argue that science itself should be used to debunk that which is unscientific; not

SB. Leavitt, MA, PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11568656049984688554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7579373589295053000.post-53348246497740500532012-01-28T10:54:55.145-06:002012-01-28T10:54:55.145-06:00

Your discussion of CAM above seems fair-minded and balanced; although, we really should recognize that many CAM approaches truly are bogus or quackery. And, $25 million does seem like an exorbitant amount of money to study gingko biloba -- no wonder Dr. DeKosky sings the praises of NCCAM.

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