Orthopaedic Surgeons Respond To Increased Use Of Complementary And Alternative Medicine By Patients

Orthopaedic surgeons are seeing increases in the number of patients using Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) as part of their health routine. Complementary and Alternative Medicine is that range of healing philosophies, approaches, and therapies that mainstream, conventional, Western medicine does not commonly use, accept, or make available. Some form of CAM is used by almost half of all Americans. During the last decade in the United States, demand for CAM has increased