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Santaguida PL, Gross A, Busse J, et al. Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Back Pain Utilization Report. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2009 Feb. (Evidence Reports/Technology Assessments, No. 177.)
This publication is provided for historical reference only and the information may be out of date.
Ovid MEDLINE(R) <1950 to October Week 4 2007> (Nov05_07)
- 1.
Acupressure.tw.
- 2.
Acupuncture.tw.
- 3.
Alexander Technique.tw.
- 4.
Anthroposophy.tw.
- 5.
(Apitherapy or bee venom).tw.
- 6.
Applied Biomechanics.tw.
- 7.
Applied Kinesiology.tw.
- 8.
Aromatherapy.tw.
- 9.
(art therap$ not “state of the art”).tw.
- 10.
((autogenic adj3 (therap$ or treatment?)) or passive concentration).tw.
- 11.
(aversion adj2 (therap$ or treatment?)).tw.
- 12.
Ayurved$.tw.
- 13.
bach flower.tw.
- 14.
(Balneotherapy or therapeutic bath$).tw.
- 15.
Biofeedback.tw.
- 16.
Body Electronics.tw.
- 17.
(Bowen adj2 (Therap$ or technique?)).tw.
- 18.
(Breathwork or (breath$ adj (exercis$ or technique?))).tw.
- 19.
Holotropic?.tw.
- 20.
Cell Therapy.tw.
- 21.
(Cheirology or palmistry).tw.
- 22.
chelation.tw.
- 23.
Chiropract$.tw.
- 24.
molecular therap$.tw.
- 25.
((lumines$ or luminou$) adj2 (treatment? or therap$ or technique?)).tw.
- 26.
Cognitive Therapy.tw.
- 27.
((colon or colonic) adj2 (hydrotherapy or irrigation)).tw.
- 28.
Contact Reflex Analysis.tw.
- 29.
Craniosacral Therapy.tw.
- 30.
((crystal? or gemstone?) adj2 (treatment? or therap$)).tw.
- 31.
((cupping and mugwort) or moxibustion).tw.
- 32.
(Detoxification adj2 (Therap$ or treatment? or technique?)).tw.
- 33.
did?eridoo.tw.
- 34.
(Dream adj2 (Therap$ or analysis)).tw.
- 35.
((ear adj2 (candling or coning)) or thermal-auricular therapy).tw.
- 36.
(Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation or tens or electrotherapy).tw.
- 37.
(Emotional freedom technique? or (tapping and cupping) or thought field therap$).tw.
- 38.
(energy adj2 (medicine or field? or therap$)).tw.
- 39.
(Enzyme adj3 Therap$).tw.
- 40.
(essence? adj2 (therap$ or flower? or treatment?)).tw.
- 41.
(Eye Movement Desensiti?ation or emdr).tw.
- 42.
((fasting or cleansing) adj2 (therap$ or treatment?)).tw.
- 43.
(Feldenkrais or (body awareness adj2 (therap$ or treatment?))).tw.
- 44.
(Gerson Therapy or coffee enema?).tw.
- 45.
Gestalt Therap$.tw.
- 46.
Guided Imagery.tw.
- 47.
(healing touch or bodywork).tw.
- 48.
Hellerwork.tw.
- 49.
(herbal or herb?).tw.
- 50.
homeopath$.tw.
- 51.
((humo?r or laughter) adj3 (treatment? or therap$)).tw.
- 52.
Huna.tw.
- 53.
(Hydrogen Peroxide adj2 (Therap$ or treatment?)).tw.
- 54.
(Hydrotherapy or hydropathy).tw.
- 55.
(hyperbaric adj3 (treatment? or therap$ or oxygen$)).tw.
- 56.
(hyperthermia adj (treatment? or therap$)).tw.
- 57.
(hypnotherapy or hypnosis).tw.
- 58.
(iridology or iridodiagnosis).tw.
- 59.
Jaffe-Mellor.tw.
- 60.
Jin Shin Jyutsu.tw.
- 61.
Juice Therapy.tw.
- 62.
Kegel Exercise?.tw.
- 63.
((Light or helio or photo) adj2 (Therap$ or treatment?)).tw.
- 64.
Macrobiotic?.tw.
- 65.
(((magnet$ adj2 (therap$ or treatment?)) not “mri”) or magnetotherap$).tw.
- 66.
Manual Lymphatic Drainage.tw.
- 67.
marma.tw.
- 68.
(shiatsu or rolfing or massage).tw.
- 69.
medical intuiti$.tw.
- 70.
Meditation.tw.
- 71.
mind body.tw.
- 72.
(Music adj (Therap$ or treatment?)).tw.
- 73.
Nambudripad.tw.
- 74.
(NAET or allergy elimination).tw.
- 75.
Naprapath$.tw.
- 76.
(nasal adj (irrigation or lavage)).tw.
- 77.
Naturopath$.tw.
- 78.
((Neuro-Linguistic or neuro?linguistic) adj1 Programming).tw.
- 79.
((neuromuscular or trigger point) adj2 (therap$ or myotherapy)).tw.
- 80.
((nutri$ or diet$) adj (therap$ or treatment?)).tw.
- 81.
(Orthomolecular or optimum nutrition).tw.
- 82.
((ozone or oxygen) adj2 (therap$ or treatment?)).tw.
- 83.
Panchakarma.tw.
- 84.
past life.tw.
- 85.
((pet or animal) adj2 (therap$ or treatment?)).tw.
- 86.
Pilates.tw.
- 87.
(polarity adj2 (medicine or therap$ or treatment?)).tw.
- 88.
pranic.tw.
- 89.
Prayer.tw.
- 90.
Prolotherapy.tw.
- 91.
(QiGong or chi kung).tw.
- 92.
radiance technique?.tw.
- 93.
Rapid Eye Technology.tw.
- 94.
Reflexology.tw.
- 95.
Reiki.tw.
- 96.
(relaxation adj2 (therap$ or treatment? or technique?)).tw.
- 97.
(Somatic Ontology or Structural Integration).tw.
- 98.
Rosen Method.tw.
- 99.
Rubenfeld Synergy.tw.
- 100.
shaman$.tw.
- 101.
(spiritual$ adj3 (healing or therap$ or treatment? or practice?)).tw.
- 102.
Stress Management.tw.
- 103.
Tai Chi.tw.
- 104.
(tao or taoist or taoism or daoism or daoist).tw.
- 105.
(touch adj2 (therapeutic or treatment? or healing or therap$)).tw.
- 106.
((chinese or oriental) adj2 (medicine or treatment? or healing)).tw.
- 107.
transsage.tw.
- 108.
(Trager adj2 (Method or approach or technique? or work)).tw.
- 109.
(trepan$ or burr hole).tw.
- 110.
(Tuina or tui na).tw.
- 111.
Urani Medicine.tw.
- 112.
(Urine Therapy or urotherapy or urinotherapy).tw.
- 113.
(visuali?ation adj (therap$ or treatment?)).tw.
- 114.
Visceral Manipulation.tw.
- 115.
((vitamin or megavitamin) adj2 (therap$ or treatment?)).tw.
- 116.
Watsu.tw.
- 117.
Wave Work.tw.
- 118.
(yoga or yogic).tw.
- 119.
johrei.tw.
- 120.
qui gong.tw.
- 121.
speleotherapy.tw.
- 122.
halotherapy.tw.
- 123.
(hopi adj3 candle?).tw.
- 124.
biofield.tw.
- 125.
(holistic adj3 (medicine or healing or treatment? or therap$)).tw.
- 126.
Bioelectromagnetic.tw.
- 127.
kampo.tw.
- 128.
muti.tw.
- 129.
(microcurrent adj2 (therap$ or treatment?)).tw.
- 130.
((traditional or tibetan or Indian or Chinese or Arabic or African or mongolian) adj2 (medicine or healing)).tw.
- 131.
(Chromatotherapy or colo?r therapy).tw.
- 132.
(kirlian photography or gas discharge visuali#ation).tw.
- 133.
((complementary or alternative or unconventional or integrative) adj2 (medicine or healing)).tw.
- 134.
((complementary or unconventional or integrative) adj2 (treatment? or therap$)).tw.
- 135.
or/1–134
- 136.
exp complementary therapies/
- 137.
Formularies, Homeopathic/
- 138.
Pharmacopoeias, Homeopathic/
- 139.
plants, medicinal/
- 140.
Medicine, Herbal/
- 141.
Chiropractic/
- 142.
Acupuncture/
- 143.
Osteopathic Medicine/
- 144.
Electroacupuncture/
- 145.
exp Plant Extracts/
- 146.
exp balneology/
- 147.
exp nutrition therapy/
- 148.
exp phototherapy/
- 149.
exp exercise movement techniques/
- 150.
exp Hyperthermia, Induced/
- 151.
exp venoms/
- 152.
exp Musculoskeletal Manipulations/
- 153.
exp psychotherapy/
- 154.
hydrotherapy/
- 155.
exp oxygen inhalation therapy/
- 156.
exp physical therapy modalities/
- 157.
Ethnopharmacology/
- 158.
Ethnobotany/
- 159.
exp Pharmacognosy/
- 160.
exp oils/
- 161.
Materia Medica/
- 162.
exp self care/
- 163.
spirituality/
- 164.
or/136–163
- 165.
135 or 164
- 166.
exp Neck/
- 167.
exp spine/
- 168.
exp back/
- 169.
Neck Muscles/
- 170.
or/166–169
- 171.
pain/ or pain, intractable/ or pain, referred/
- 172.
(pain$ or ache?).tw.
- 173.
or/171–172
- 174.
170 and 173
- 175.
exp back pain/
- 176.
exp back injuries/ or exp neck injuries/ or exp spinal cord injuries/ or exp spinal injuries/
- 177.
Neck Pain/
- 178.
exp spinal diseases/
- 179.
Sciatica/
- 180.
coccy$.tw.
- 181.
dorsalgia.tw.
- 182.
sciatica.tw.
- 183.
spondyl$.tw.
- 184.
lumbago.tw.
- 185.
facet joint?.tw.
- 186.
arachnoiditis.tw.
- 187.
failed back.tw.
- 188.
(stenosis adj3 spin$).tw.
- 189.
discitis.tw.
- 190.
(dis? adj3 (degener$ or prolapse or hernia$ or bulge or protrusion or extrusion or sequestration or disorder? or disease? or rupture?)).tw.
- 191.
backache?.tw.
- 192.
((back or neck or spine or spinal or lumb$) adj3 (ache? or pain?)).tw.
- 193.
or/174–192
- 194.
limit 193 to complementary medicine
- 195.
165 and 193
- 196.
or/194–195
- 197.
ut.fs.
- 198.
td.fs.
- 199.
sn.fs.
- 200.
(“use” or “used” or usage or utili?ation).tw.
- 201.
consumption.ti.
- 202.
exp Data Collection/
- 203.
exp Consumer Satisfaction/
- 204.
exp delivery of health care/
- 205.
“quality of health care”/ or “process assessment (health care)”/ or “utilization review”/
- 206.
tu.fs.
- 207.
or/197–206
- 208.
196 and 207
- 209.
limit 208 to yr=“1990 - 2007”
- 210.
animals/ not (animals/ and humans/)
- 211.
209 not 210
- 212.
limit 211 to english language
- 213.
(note or comment or editorial or letter).pt.
- 214.
212 not 213
AMED (Allied and Complementary Medicine) <1985 to November 2007> Search Strategy (Nov5_07)
- 1.
Acupressure.tw.
- 2.
Acupuncture.tw.
- 3.
Alexander Technique.tw.
- 4.
Anthroposophy.tw.
- 5.
(Apitherapy or bee venom).tw.
- 6.
Applied Biomechanics.tw.
- 7.
Applied Kinesiology.tw.
- 8.
Aromatherapy.tw.
- 9.
(art therap$ not “state of the art”).tw.
- 10.
((autogenic adj3 (therap$ or treatment?)) or passive concentration).tw.
- 11.
(aversion adj2 (therap$ or treatment?)).tw.
- 12.
Ayurved$.tw.
- 13.
bach flower.tw.
- 14.
(Balneotherapy or therapeutic bath$).tw.
- 15.
Biofeedback.tw.
- 16.
Body Electronics.tw.
- 17.
(Bowen adj2 (Therap$ or technique?)).tw.
- 18.
(Breathwork or (breath$ adj (exercis$ or technique?))).tw.
- 19.
Holotropic?.tw.
- 20.
Cell Therapy.tw.
- 21.
(Cheirology or palmistry).tw.
- 22.
chelation.tw.
- 23.
Chiropract$.tw.
- 24.
molecular therap$.tw.
- 25.
((lumines$ or luminou$) adj2 (treatment? or therap$ or technique?)).tw.
- 26.
Cognitive Therapy.tw.
- 27.
((colon or colonic) adj2 (hydrotherapy or irrigation)).tw.
- 28.
Contact Reflex Analysis.tw.
- 29.
Craniosacral Therapy.tw.
- 30.
((crystal? or gemstone?) adj2 (treatment? or therap$)).tw.
- 31.
((cupping and mugwort) or moxibustion).tw.
- 32.
(Detoxification adj2 (Therap$ or treatment? or technique?)).tw.
- 33.
did?eridoo.tw.
- 34.
(Dream adj2 (Therap$ or analysis)).tw.
- 35.
((ear adj2 (candling or coning)) or thermal-auricular therapy).tw.
- 36.
(Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation or tens or electrotherapy).tw.
- 37.
(Emotional freedom technique? or (tapping and cupping) or thought field therap$).tw.
- 38.
(energy adj2 (medicine or field? or therap$)).tw.
- 39.
(Enzyme adj3 Therap$).tw.
- 40.
(essence? adj2 (therap$ or flower? or treatment?)).tw.
- 41.
(Eye Movement Desensiti?ation or emdr).tw.
- 42.
((fasting or cleansing) adj2 (therap$ or treatment?)).tw.
- 43.
(Feldenkrais or (body awareness adj2 (therap$ or treatment?))).tw.
- 44.
(Gerson Therapy or coffee enema?).tw.
- 45.
Gestalt Therap$.tw.
- 46.
Guided Imagery.tw.
- 47.
(healing touch or bodywork).tw.
- 48.
Hellerwork.tw.
- 49.
(herbal or herb?).tw.
- 50.
homeopath$.tw.
- 51.
((humo?r or laughter) adj3 (treatment? or therap$)).tw.
- 52.
Huna.tw.
- 53.
(Hydrogen Peroxide adj2 (Therap$ or treatment?)).tw.
- 54.
(Hydrotherapy or hydropathy).tw.
- 55.
(hyperbaric adj3 (treatment? or therap$ or oxygen$)).tw.
- 56.
(hyperthermia adj (treatment? or therap$)).tw.
- 57.
(hypnotherapy or hypnosis).tw.
- 58.
(iridology or iridodiagnosis).tw.
- 59.
Jaffe-Mellor.tw.
- 60.
Jin Shin Jyutsu.tw.
- 61.
Juice Therapy.tw.
- 62.
Kegel Exercise?.tw.
- 63.
((Light or helio or photo) adj2 (Therap$ or treatment?)).tw.
- 64.
Macrobiotic?.tw.
- 65.
(((magnet$ adj2 (therap$ or treatment?)) not “mri”) or magnetotherap$).tw.
- 66.
Manual Lymphatic Drainage.tw.
- 67.
marma.tw.
- 68.
(shiatsu or rolfing or massage).tw.
- 69.
medical intuiti$.tw.
- 70.
Meditation.tw.
- 71.
mind body.tw.
- 72.
(Music adj (Therap$ or treatment?)).tw.
- 73.
Nambudripad.tw.
- 74.
(NAET or allergy elimination).tw.
- 75.
Naprapath$.tw.
- 76.
(nasal adj (irrigation or lavage)).tw.
- 77.
Naturopath$.tw.
- 78.
((Neuro-Linguistic or neuro?linguistic) adj1 Programming).tw.
- 79.
((neuromuscular or trigger point) adj2 (therap$ or myotherapy)).tw.
- 80.
((nutri$ or diet$) adj (therap$ or treatment?)).tw.
- 81.
(Orthomolecular or optimum nutrition).tw.
- 82.
((ozone or oxygen) adj2 (therap$ or treatment?)).tw.
- 83.
Panchakarma.tw.
- 84.
past life.tw.
- 85.
((pet or animal) adj2 (therap$ or treatment?)).tw.
- 86.
Pilates.tw.
- 87.
(polarity adj2 (medicine or therap$ or treatment?)).tw.
- 88.
pranic.tw.
- 89.
Prayer.tw.
- 90.
Prolotherapy.tw.
- 91.
(QiGong or chi kung).tw.
- 92.
radiance technique?.tw.
- 93.
Rapid Eye Technology.tw.
- 94.
Reflexology.tw.
- 95.
Reiki.tw.
- 96.
(relaxation adj2 (therap$ or treatment? or technique?)).tw.
- 97.
(Somatic Ontology or Structural Integration).tw.
- 98.
Rosen Method.tw.
- 99.
Rubenfeld Synergy.tw.
- 100.
shaman$.tw.
- 101.
(spiritual$ adj3 (healing or therap$ or treatment? or practice?)).tw.
- 102.
Stress Management.tw.
- 103.
Tai Chi.tw.
- 104.
(tao or taoist or taoism or daoism or daoist).tw.
- 105.
(touch adj2 (therapeutic or treatment? or healing or therap$)).tw.
- 106.
((chinese or oriental) adj2 (medicine or treatment? or healing)).tw.
- 107.
transsage.tw.
- 108.
(Trager adj2 (Method or approach or technique? or work)).tw.
- 109.
(trepan$ or burr hole).tw.
- 110.
(Tuina or tui na).tw.
- 111.
Urani Medicine.tw.
- 112.
(Urine Therapy or urotherapy or urinotherapy).tw.
- 113.
(visuali?ation adj (therap$ or treatment?)).tw.
- 114.
Visceral Manipulation.tw.
- 115.
((vitamin or megavitamin) adj2 (therap$ or treatment?)).tw.
- 116.
Watsu.tw.
- 117.
Wave Work.tw.
- 118.
(yoga or yogic).tw.
- 119.
johrei.tw.
- 120.
qui gong.tw.
- 121.
speleotherapy.tw.
- 122.
halotherapy.tw.
- 123.
(hopi adj3 candle?).tw.
- 124.
biofield.tw.
- 125.
(holistic adj3 (medicine or healing or treatment? or therap$)).tw.
- 126.
Bioelectromagnetic.tw.
- 127.
kampo.tw.
- 128.
muti.tw.
- 129.
(microcurrent adj2 (therap$ or treatment?)).tw.
- 130.
((traditional or tibetan or Indian or Chinese or Arabic or African or mongolian) adj2 (medicine or healing)).tw.
- 131.
(Chromatotherapy or colo?r therapy).tw.
- 132.
(kirlian photography or gas discharge visuali#ation).tw.
- 133.
((complementary or alternative or unconventional or integrative) adj2 (medicine or healing)).tw.
- 134.
((complementary or unconventional or integrative) adj2 (treatment? or therap$)).tw.
- 135.
or/1–134
- 136.
exp complementary medicine/
- 137.
acupuncture/ or chiropractic/
- 138.
exp homeopathic drugs/
- 139.
exp plant extracts/
- 140.
exp plants medicinal/
- 141.
Osteopathy/
- 142.
physical medicine/
- 143.
hyperthermia induced/
- 144.
exp Oxygen inhalation therapy/
- 145.
exp psychotherapy/
- 146.
spirituality/
- 147.
exp physical therapy modalities/
- 148.
or/136–147
- 149.
135 or 148
- 150.
exp neck/
- 151.
exp spine/
- 152.
exp back/
- 153.
Neck Muscles/
- 154.
or/150–153
- 155.
pain/ or pain, intractable/
- 156.
(pain$ or ache?).tw.
- 157.
or/155–156
- 158.
154 and 157
- 159.
exp backache/
- 160.
back injuries/ or exp neck injuries/ or exp spinal cord injuries/ or spinal injuries/
- 161.
Neck Pain/
- 162.
exp spinal disease/
- 163.
Sciatica/
- 164.
coccy$.tw.
- 165.
dorsalgia.tw.
- 166.
sciatica.tw.
- 167.
spondyl$.tw.
- 168.
lumbago.tw.
- 169.
(dis? adj3 (degener$ or prolapse or hernia$ or bulge or protrusion or extrusion or sequestration or disorder? or disease? or rupture?)).tw.
- 170.
facet joint?.tw.
- 171.
arachnoiditis.tw.
- 172.
failed back.tw.
- 173.
(stenosis adj3 spin$).tw.
- 174.
discitis.tw.
- 175.
((back or neck or spine or spinal or lumb$) adj3 (ache? or pain?)).tw.
- 176.
backache?.tw.
- 177.
or/158–176
- 178.
149 and 177
- 179.
limit 178 to yr=“1990 - 2007”
- 180.
limit 179 to english language
- 181.
(editorial or letter or comment).pt.
- 182.
180 not 181
EBM Reviews - Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials <4th Quarter 2007> Search Strategy (Nov05_07)
- 1.
Acupressure.tw.
- 2.
Acupuncture.tw.
- 3.
Alexander Technique.tw.
- 4.
Anthroposophy.tw.
- 5.
(Apitherapy or bee venom).tw.
- 6.
Applied Biomechanics.tw.
- 7.
Applied Kinesiology.tw.
- 8.
Aromatherapy.tw.
- 9.
(art therap$ not “state of the art”).tw.
- 10.
((autogenic adj3 (therap$ or treatment?)) or passive concentration).tw.
- 11.
(aversion adj2 (therap$ or treatment?)).tw.
- 12.
Ayurved$.tw.
- 13.
bach flower.tw.
- 14.
(Balneotherapy or therapeutic bath$).tw.
- 15.
Biofeedback.tw.
- 16.
Body Electronics.tw.
- 17.
(Bowen adj2 (Therap$ or technique?)).tw.
- 18.
(Breathwork or (breath$ adj (exercis$ or technique?))).tw.
- 19.
Holotropic?.tw.
- 20.
Cell Therapy.tw.
- 21.
(Cheirology or palmistry).tw.
- 22.
chelation.tw.
- 23.
Chiropract$.tw.
- 24.
molecular therap$.tw.
- 25.
((lumines$ or luminou$) adj2 (treatment? or therap$ or technique?)).tw.
- 26.
Cognitive Therapy.tw.
- 27.
((colon or colonic) adj2 (hydrotherapy or irrigation)).tw.
- 28.
Contact Reflex Analysis.tw.
- 29.
Craniosacral Therapy.tw.
- 30.
((crystal? or gemstone?) adj2 (treatment? or therap$)).tw.
- 31.
((cupping and mugwort) or moxibustion).tw.
- 32.
(Detoxification adj2 (Therap$ or treatment? or technique?)).tw.
- 33.
did?eridoo.tw.
- 34.
(Dream adj2 (Therap$ or analysis)).tw.
- 35.
((ear adj2 (candling or coning)) or thermal-auricular therapy).tw.
- 36.
(Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation or tens or electrotherapy).tw.
- 37.
(Emotional freedom technique? or (tapping and cupping) or thought field therap$).tw.
- 38.
(energy adj2 (medicine or field? or therap$)).tw.
- 39.
(Enzyme adj3 Therap$).tw.
- 40.
(essence? adj2 (therap$ or flower? or treatment?)).tw.
- 41.
(Eye Movement Desensiti?ation or emdr).tw.
- 42.
((fasting or cleansing) adj2 (therap$ or treatment?)).tw.
- 43.
(Feldenkrais or (body awareness adj2 (therap$ or treatment?))).tw.
- 44.
(Gerson Therapy or coffee enema?).tw.
- 45.
Gestalt Therap$.tw.
- 46.
Guided Imagery.tw.
- 47.
(healing touch or bodywork).tw.
- 48.
Hellerwork.tw.
- 49.
(herbal or herb?).tw.
- 50.
homeopath$.tw.
- 51.
((humo?r or laughter) adj3 (treatment? or therap$)).tw.
- 52.
Huna.tw.
- 53.
(Hydrogen Peroxide adj2 (Therap$ or treatment?)).tw.
- 54.
(Hydrotherapy or hydropathy).tw.
- 55.
(hyperbaric adj3 (treatment? or therap$ or oxygen$)).tw.
- 56.
(hyperthermia adj (treatment? or therap$)).tw.
- 57.
(hypnotherapy or hypnosis).tw.
- 58.
(iridology or iridodiagnosis).tw.
- 59.
Jaffe-Mellor.tw.
- 60.
Jin Shin Jyutsu.tw.
- 61.
Juice Therapy.tw.
- 62.
Kegel Exercise?.tw.
- 63.
((Light or helio or photo) adj2 (Therap$ or treatment?)).tw.
- 64.
Macrobiotic?.tw.
- 65.
(((magnet$ adj2 (therap$ or treatment?)) not “mri”) or magnetotherap$).tw.
- 66.
Manual Lymphatic Drainage.tw.
- 67.
marma.tw.
- 68.
(shiatsu or rolfing or massage).tw.
- 69.
medical intuiti$.tw.
- 70.
Meditation.tw.
- 71.
mind body.tw.
- 72.
(Music adj (Therap$ or treatment?)).tw.
- 73.
Nambudripad.tw.
- 74.
(NAET or allergy elimination).tw.
- 75.
Naprapath$.tw.
- 76.
(nasal adj (irrigation or lavage)).tw.
- 77.
Naturopath$.tw.
- 78.
((Neuro-Linguistic or neuro?linguistic) adj1 Programming).tw.
- 79.
((neuromuscular or trigger point) adj2 (therap$ or myotherapy)).tw.
- 80.
((nutri$ or diet$) adj (therap$ or treatment?)).tw.
- 81.
(Orthomolecular or optimum nutrition).tw.
- 82.
((ozone or oxygen) adj2 (therap$ or treatment?)).tw.
- 83.
Panchakarma.tw.
- 84.
past life.tw.
- 85.
((pet or animal) adj2 (therap$ or treatment?)).tw.
- 86.
Pilates.tw.
- 87.
(polarity adj2 (medicine or therap$ or treatment?)).tw.
- 88.
pranic.tw.
- 89.
Prayer.tw.
- 90.
Prolotherapy.tw.
- 91.
(QiGong or chi kung).tw.
- 92.
radiance technique?.tw.
- 93.
Rapid Eye Technology.tw.
- 94.
Reflexology.tw.
- 95.
Reiki.tw.
- 96.
(relaxation adj2 (therap$ or treatment? or technique?)).tw.
- 97.
(Somatic Ontology or Structural Integration).tw.
- 98.
Rosen Method.tw.
- 99.
Rubenfeld Synergy.tw.
- 100.
shaman$.tw.
- 101.
(spiritual$ adj3 (healing or therap$ or treatment? or practice?)).tw.
- 102.
Stress Management.tw.
- 103.
Tai Chi.tw.
- 104.
(tao or taoist or taoism or daoism or daoist).tw.
- 105.
(touch adj2 (therapeutic or treatment? or healing or therap$)).tw.
- 106.
((chinese or oriental) adj2 (medicine or treatment? or healing)).tw.
- 107.
transsage.tw.
- 108.
(Trager adj2 (Method or approach or technique? or work)).tw.
- 109.
(trepan$ or burr hole).tw.
- 110.
(Tuina or tui na).tw.
- 111.
Urani Medicine.tw.
- 112.
(Urine Therapy or urotherapy or urinotherapy).tw.
- 113.
(visuali?ation adj (therap$ or treatment?)).tw.
- 114.
Visceral Manipulation.tw.
- 115.
((vitamin or megavitamin) adj2 (therap$ or treatment?)).tw.
- 116.
Watsu.tw.
- 117.
Wave Work.tw.
- 118.
(yoga or yogic).tw.
- 119.
johrei.tw.
- 120.
qui gong.tw.
- 121.
speleotherapy.tw.
- 122.
halotherapy.tw.
- 123.
(hopi adj3 candle?).tw.
- 124.
biofield.tw.
- 125.
(holistic adj3 (medicine or healing or treatment? or therap$)).tw.
- 126.
Bioelectromagnetic.tw.
- 127.
kampo.tw.
- 128.
muti.tw.
- 129.
(microcurrent adj2 (therap$ or treatment?)).tw.
- 130.
((traditional or tibetan or Indian or Chinese or Arabic or African or mongolian) adj2 (medicine or healing)).tw.
- 131.
(Chromatotherapy or colo?r therapy).tw.
- 132.
(kirlian photography or gas discharge visuali#ation).tw.
- 133.
((complementary or alternative or unconventional or integrative) adj2 (medicine or healing)).tw.
- 134.
((complementary or unconventional or integrative) adj2 (treatment? or therap$)).tw.
- 135.
or/1–134
- 136.
exp complementary therapies/
- 137.
Formularies, Homeopathic/
- 138.
Pharmacopoeias, Homeopathic/
- 139.
plants, medicinal/
- 140.
Medicine, Herbal/
- 141.
Chiropractic/
- 142.
Acupuncture/
- 143.
Osteopathic Medicine/
- 144.
Electroacupuncture/
- 145.
exp Plant Extracts/
- 146.
exp balneology/
- 147.
exp nutrition therapy/
- 148.
exp phototherapy/
- 149.
exp exercise movement techniques/
- 150.
exp Hyperthermia, Induced/
- 151.
exp venoms/
- 152.
exp Musculoskeletal Manipulations/
- 153.
exp psychotherapy/
- 154.
hydrotherapy/
- 155.
exp oxygen inhalation therapy/
- 156.
exp physical therapy modalities/
- 157.
Ethnopharmacology/
- 158.
Ethnobotany/
- 159.
exp Pharmacognosy/
- 160.
exp oils/
- 161.
Materia Medica/
- 162.
exp self care/
- 163.
spirituality/
- 164.
or/136–163
- 165.
135 or 164
- 166.
exp Neck/
- 167.
exp spine/
- 168.
exp back/
- 169.
Neck Muscles/
- 170.
or/166–169
- 171.
pain/ or pain, intractable/ or pain, referred/
- 172.
(pain$ or ache?).tw.
- 173.
or/171–172
- 174.
170 and 173
- 175.
exp back pain/
- 176.
exp back injuries/ or exp neck injuries/ or exp spinal cord injuries/ or exp spinal injuries/
- 177.
Neck Pain/
- 178.
exp spinal diseases/
- 179.
Sciatica/
- 180.
coccy$.tw.
- 181.
dorsalgia.tw.
- 182.
sciatica.tw.
- 183.
spondyl$.tw.
- 184.
lumbago.tw.
- 185.
facet joint?.tw.
- 186.
arachnoiditis.tw.
- 187.
failed back.tw.
- 188.
(stenosis adj3 spin$).tw.
- 189.
discitis.tw.
- 190.
(dis? adj3 (degener$ or prolapse or hernia$ or bulge or protrusion or extrusion or sequestration or disorder? or disease? or rupture?)).tw.
- 191.
backache?.tw.
- 192.
((back or neck or spine or spinal or lumb$) adj3 (ache? or pain?)).tw.
- 193.
or/174–192
- 194.
165 and 193
- 195.
limit 194 to yr=“1990 - 2007”
CINAHL - Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature <1982 to October Week 4 2007> Search Strategy (Nov5_07)
- 1.
Acupressure.tw.
- 2.
Acupuncture.tw.
- 3.
Alexander Technique.tw.
- 4.
Anthroposophy.tw.
- 5.
(Apitherapy or bee venom).tw.
- 6.
Applied Biomechanics.tw.
- 7.
Applied Kinesiology.tw.
- 8.
Aromatherapy.tw.
- 9.
(art therap$ not “state of the art”).tw.
- 10.
((autogenic adj3 (therap$ or treatment?)) or passive concentration).tw.
- 11.
(aversion adj2 (therap$ or treatment?)).tw.
- 12.
Ayurved$.tw.
- 13.
bach flower.tw.
- 14.
(Balneotherapy or therapeutic bath$).tw.
- 15.
Biofeedback.tw.
- 16.
Body Electronics.tw.
- 17.
(Bowen adj2 (Therap$ or technique?)).tw.
- 18.
(Breathwork or (breath$ adj (exercis$ or technique?))).tw.
- 19.
Holotropic?.tw.
- 20.
Cell Therapy.tw.
- 21.
(Cheirology or palmistry).tw.
- 22.
chelation.tw.
- 23.
Chiropract$.tw.
- 24.
molecular therap$.tw.
- 25.
((lumines$ or luminou$) adj2 (treatment? or therap$ or technique?)).tw.
- 26.
Cognitive Therapy.tw.
- 27.
((colon or colonic) adj2 (hydrotherapy or irrigation)).tw.
- 28.
Contact Reflex Analysis.tw.
- 29.
Craniosacral Therapy.tw.
- 30.
((crystal? or gemstone?) adj2 (treatment? or therap$)).tw.
- 31.
((cupping and mugwort) or moxibustion).tw.
- 32.
(Detoxification adj2 (Therap$ or treatment? or technique?)).tw.
- 33.
did?eridoo.tw.
- 34.
(Dream adj2 (Therap$ or analysis)).tw.
- 35.
((ear adj2 (candling or coning)) or thermal-auricular therapy).tw.
- 36.
(Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation or tens or electrotherapy).tw.
- 37.
(Emotional freedom technique? or (tapping and cupping) or thought field therap$).tw.
- 38.
(energy adj2 (medicine or field? or therap$)).tw.
- 39.
(Enzyme adj3 Therap$).tw.
- 40.
(essence? adj2 (therap$ or flower? or treatment?)).tw.
- 41.
(Eye Movement Desensiti?ation or emdr).tw.
- 42.
((fasting or cleansing) adj2 (therap$ or treatment?)).tw.
- 43.
(Feldenkrais or (body awareness adj2 (therap$ or treatment?))).tw.
- 44.
(Gerson Therapy or coffee enema?).tw.
- 45.
Gestalt Therap$.tw.
- 46.
Guided Imagery.tw.
- 47.
(healing touch or bodywork).tw.
- 48.
Hellerwork.tw.
- 49.
(herbal or herb?).tw.
- 50.
homeopath$.tw.
- 51.
((humo?r or laughter) adj3 (treatment? or therap$)).tw.
- 52.
Huna.tw.
- 53.
(Hydrogen Peroxide adj2 (Therap$ or treatment?)).tw.
- 54.
(Hydrotherapy or hydropathy).tw.
- 55.
(hyperbaric adj3 (treatment? or therap$ or oxygen$)).tw.
- 56.
(hyperthermia adj (treatment? or therap$)).tw.
- 57.
(hypnotherapy or hypnosis).tw.
- 58.
(iridology or iridodiagnosis).tw.
- 59.
Jaffe-Mellor.tw.
- 60.
Jin Shin Jyutsu.tw.
- 61.
Juice Therapy.tw.
- 62.
Kegel Exercise?.tw.
- 63.
((Light or helio or photo) adj2 (Therap$ or treatment?)).tw.
- 64.
Macrobiotic?.tw.
- 65.
(((magnet$ adj2 (therap$ or treatment?)) not “mri”) or magnetotherap$).tw.
- 66.
Manual Lymphatic Drainage.tw.
- 67.
marma.tw.
- 68.
(shiatsu or rolfing or massage).tw.
- 69.
medical intuiti$.tw.
- 70.
Meditation.tw.
- 71.
mind body.tw.
- 72.
(Music adj (Therap$ or treatment?)).tw.
- 73.
Nambudripad.tw.
- 74.
(NAET or allergy elimination).tw.
- 75.
Naprapath$.tw.
- 76.
(nasal adj (irrigation or lavage)).tw.
- 77.
Naturopath$.tw.
- 78.
((Neuro-Linguistic or neuro?linguistic) adj1 Programming).tw.
- 79.
((neuromuscular or trigger point) adj2 (therap$ or myotherapy)).tw.
- 80.
((nutri$ or diet$) adj (therap$ or treatment?)).tw.
- 81.
(Orthomolecular or optimum nutrition).tw.
- 82.
((ozone or oxygen) adj2 (therap$ or treatment?)).tw.
- 83.
Panchakarma.tw.
- 84.
past life.tw.
- 85.
((pet or animal) adj2 (therap$ or treatment?)).tw.
- 86.
Pilates.tw.
- 87.
(polarity adj2 (medicine or therap$ or treatment?)).tw.
- 88.
pranic.tw.
- 89.
Prayer.tw.
- 90.
Prolotherapy.tw.
- 91.
(QiGong or chi kung).tw.
- 92.
radiance technique?.tw.
- 93.
Rapid Eye Technology.tw.
- 94.
Reflexology.tw.
- 95.
Reiki.tw.
- 96.
(relaxation adj2 (therap$ or treatment? or technique?)).tw.
- 97.
(Somatic Ontology or Structural Integration).tw.
- 98.
Rosen Method.tw.
- 99.
Rubenfeld Synergy.tw.
- 100.
shaman$.tw.
- 101.
(spiritual$ adj3 (healing or therap$ or treatment? or practice?)).tw.
- 102.
Stress Management.tw.
- 103.
Tai Chi.tw.
- 104.
(tao or taoist or taoism or daoism or daoist).tw.
- 105.
(touch adj2 (therapeutic or treatment? or healing or therap$)).tw.
- 106.
((chinese or oriental) adj2 (medicine or treatment? or healing)).tw.
- 107.
transsage.tw.
- 108.
(Trager adj2 (Method or approach or technique? or work)).tw.
- 109.
(trepan$ or burr hole).tw.
- 110.
(Tuina or tui na).tw.
- 111.
Urani Medicine.tw.
- 112.
(Urine Therapy or urotherapy or urinotherapy).tw.
- 113.
(visuali?ation adj (therap$ or treatment?)).tw.
- 114.
Visceral Manipulation.tw.
- 115.
((vitamin or megavitamin) adj2 (therap$ or treatment?)).tw.
- 116.
Watsu.tw.
- 117.
Wave Work.tw.
- 118.
(yoga or yogic).tw.
- 119.
johrei.tw.
- 120.
qui gong.tw.
- 121.
speleotherapy.tw.
- 122.
halotherapy.tw.
- 123.
(hopi adj3 candle?).tw.
- 124.
biofield.tw.
- 125.
(holistic adj3 (medicine or healing or treatment? or therap$)).tw.
- 126.
Bioelectromagnetic.tw.
- 127.
kampo.tw.
- 128.
muti.tw.
- 129.
(microcurrent adj2 (therap$ or treatment?)).tw.
- 130.
((traditional or tibetan or Indian or Chinese or Arabic or African or mongolian) adj2 (medicine or healing)).tw.
- 131.
(Chromatotherapy or colo?r therapy).tw.
- 132.
(kirlian photography or gas discharge visuali#ation).tw.
- 133.
((complementary or alternative or unconventional or integrative) adj2 (medicine or healing)).tw.
- 134.
((complementary or unconventional or integrative) adj2 (treatment? or therap$)).tw.
- 135.
or/1–134
- 136.
exp Alternative Therapies/
- 137.
research, alternative therapies/ or research, chiropractic/
- 138.
Homeopathic Agents/
- 139.
exp Plants, Medicinal/
- 140.
exp Alternative Health Personnel/
- 141.
exp Plant Extracts/
- 142.
Chiropractic Practice/
- 143.
Osteopathy/
- 144.
balneology/ or exp hydrotherapy/ or exp hyperthermia, induced/ or exp massage/ or exp phototherapy/ or hyperoxygenation/ or exp oxygen therapy/
- 145.
exp Venoms/
- 146.
exp Psychotherapy/
- 147.
Energy Field/
- 148.
iridology/
- 149.
photochemotherapy/ or exp photodynamic therapy/ or exp diet therapy/
- 150.
exp Alternative Health Personnel/
- 151.
self care/ or self medication/
- 152.
exp Oils/
- 153.
nutritional support/ or exp dietary supplementation/
- 154.
Spirituality/
- 155.
or/136–154
- 156.
135 or 155
- 157.
exp Neck/
- 158.
exp spine/
- 159.
exp back/
- 160.
neck muscles/
- 161.
or/157–160
- 162.
pain/ or chronic pain/ or muscle pain/ or referred pain/
- 163.
(pain$ or ache?).tw.
- 164.
or/162–163
- 165.
161 and 164
- 166.
exp Back Pain/
- 167.
exp back injuries/ or exp neck injuries/ or exp spinal cord injuries/ or exp spinal injuries/
- 168.
neck pain/
- 169.
sciatica/
- 170.
exp Spinal Diseases/
- 171.
coccy$.tw.
- 172.
dorsalgia.tw.
- 173.
sciatica.tw.
- 174.
spondyl$.tw.
- 175.
lumbago.tw.
- 176.
(dis? adj3 (degener$ or prolapse or hernia$ or bulge or protrusion or extrusion or sequestration or disorder? or disease? or rupture?)).tw.
- 177.
facet joint?.tw.
- 178.
arachnoiditis.tw.
- 179.
failed back.tw.
- 180.
(stenosis adj3 spin$).tw.
- 181.
discitis.tw.
- 182.
((back or neck or spine or spinal or lumb$) adj3 (ache? or pain?)).tw.
- 183.
or/165–182
- 184.
156 and 183
- 185.
ut.fs.
- 186.
td.fs.
- 187.
tu.fs.
- 188.
(“use” or “used” or usage or utili?ation).tw.
- 189.
consumption.ti.
- 190.
exp Data Collection/
- 191.
exp Consumer Satisfaction/
- 192.
“quality of health care”/ or “process assessment (health care)”/ or “utilization review”/
- 193.
exp health care delivery/
- 194.
Trend Studies/
- 195.
or/185–194
- 196.
184 and 195
- 197.
limit 196 to yr=“1990 - 2007”
- 198.
limit 197 to english
- 199.
(letter or editorial).pt.
- 200.
198 not 199
EMBASE <1980 to 2007 Week 44> Search Strategy (Nov5_07)
- 1.
Acupressure.tw.
- 2.
Acupuncture.tw.
- 3.
Alexander Technique.tw.
- 4.
Anthroposophy.tw.
- 5.
(Apitherapy or bee venom).tw.
- 6.
Applied Biomechanics.tw.
- 7.
Applied Kinesiology.tw.
- 8.
Aromatherapy.tw.
- 9.
(art therap$ not “state of the art”).tw.
- 10.
((autogenic adj3 (therap$ or treatment?)) or passive concentration).tw.
- 11.
(aversion adj2 (therap$ or treatment?)).tw.
- 12.
Ayurved$.tw.
- 13.
bach flower.tw.
- 14.
(Balneotherapy or therapeutic bath$).tw.
- 15.
Biofeedback.tw.
- 16.
Body Electronics.tw.
- 17.
(Bowen adj2 (Therap$ or technique?)).tw.
- 18.
(Breathwork or (breath$ adj (exercis$ or technique?))).tw.
- 19.
Holotropic?.tw.
- 20.
Cell Therapy.tw.
- 21.
(Cheirology or palmistry).tw.
- 22.
chelation.tw.
- 23.
Chiropract$.tw.
- 24.
molecular therap$.tw.
- 25.
((lumines$ or luminou$) adj2 (treatment? or therap$ or technique?)).tw.
- 26.
Cognitive Therapy.tw.
- 27.
((colon or colonic) adj2 (hydrotherapy or irrigation)).tw.
- 28.
Contact Reflex Analysis.tw.
- 29.
Craniosacral Therapy.tw.
- 30.
((crystal? or gemstone?) adj2 (treatment? or therap$)).tw.
- 31.
((cupping and mugwort) or moxibustion).tw.
- 32.
(Detoxification adj2 (Therap$ or treatment? or technique?)).tw.
- 33.
did?eridoo.tw.
- 34.
(Dream adj2 (Therap$ or analysis)).tw.
- 35.
((ear adj2 (candling or coning)) or thermal-auricular therapy).tw.
- 36.
(Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation or tens or electrotherapy).tw.
- 37.
(Emotional freedom technique? or (tapping and cupping) or thought field therap$).tw.
- 38.
(energy adj2 (medicine or field? or therap$)).tw.
- 39.
(Enzyme adj3 Therap$).tw.
- 40.
(essence? adj2 (therap$ or flower? or treatment?)).tw.
- 41.
(Eye Movement Desensiti?ation or emdr).tw.
- 42.
((fasting or cleansing) adj2 (therap$ or treatment?)).tw.
- 43.
(Feldenkrais or (body awareness adj2 (therap$ or treatment?))).tw.
- 44.
(Gerson Therapy or coffee enema?).tw.
- 45.
Gestalt Therap$.tw.
- 46.
Guided Imagery.tw.
- 47.
(healing touch or bodywork).tw.
- 48.
Hellerwork.tw.
- 49.
(herbal or herb?).tw.
- 50.
homeopath$.tw.
- 51.
((humo?r or laughter) adj3 (treatment? or therap$)).tw.
- 52.
Huna.tw.
- 53.
(Hydrogen Peroxide adj2 (Therap$ or treatment?)).tw.
- 54.
(Hydrotherapy or hydropathy).tw.
- 55.
(hyperbaric adj3 (treatment? or therap$ or oxygen$)).tw.
- 56.
(hyperthermia adj (treatment? or therap$)).tw.
- 57.
(hypnotherapy or hypnosis).tw.
- 58.
(iridology or iridodiagnosis).tw.
- 59.
Jaffe-Mellor.tw.
- 60.
Jin Shin Jyutsu.tw.
- 61.
Juice Therapy.tw.
- 62.
Kegel Exercise?.tw.
- 63.
((Light or helio or photo) adj2 (Therap$ or treatment?)).tw.
- 64.
Macrobiotic?.tw.
- 65.
(((magnet$ adj2 (therap$ or treatment?)) not “mri”) or magnetotherap$).tw.
- 66.
Manual Lymphatic Drainage.tw.
- 67.
marma.tw.
- 68.
(shiatsu or rolfing or massage).tw.
- 69.
medical intuiti$.tw.
- 70.
Meditation.tw.
- 71.
mind body.tw.
- 72.
(Music adj (Therap$ or treatment?)).tw.
- 73.
Nambudripad.tw.
- 74.
(NAET or allergy elimination).tw.
- 75.
Naprapath$.tw.
- 76.
(nasal adj (irrigation or lavage)).tw.
- 77.
Naturopath$.tw.
- 78.
((Neuro-Linguistic or neuro?linguistic) adj1 Programming).tw.
- 79.
((neuromuscular or trigger point) adj2 (therap$ or myotherapy)).tw.
- 80.
((nutri$ or diet$) adj (therap$ or treatment?)).tw.
- 81.
(Orthomolecular or optimum nutrition).tw.
- 82.
((ozone or oxygen) adj2 (therap$ or treatment?)).tw.
- 83.
Panchakarma.tw.
- 84.
past life.tw.
- 85.
((pet or animal) adj2 (therap$ or treatment?)).tw.
- 86.
Pilates.tw.
- 87.
(polarity adj2 (medicine or therap$ or treatment?)).tw.
- 88.
pranic.tw.
- 89.
Prayer.tw.
- 90.
Prolotherapy.tw.
- 91.
(QiGong or chi kung).tw.
- 92.
radiance technique?.tw.
- 93.
Rapid Eye Technology.tw.
- 94.
Reflexology.tw.
- 95.
Reiki.tw.
- 96.
(relaxation adj2 (therap$ or treatment? or technique?)).tw.
- 97.
(Somatic Ontology or Structural Integration).tw.
- 98.
Rosen Method.tw.
- 99.
Rubenfeld Synergy.tw.
- 100.
shaman$.tw.
- 101.
(spiritual$ adj3 (healing or therap$ or treatment? or practice?)).tw.
- 102.
Stress Management.tw.
- 103.
Tai Chi.tw.
- 104.
(tao or taoist or taoism or daoism or daoist).tw.
- 105.
(touch adj2 (therapeutic or treatment? or healing or therap$)).tw.
- 106.
((chinese or oriental) adj2 (medicine or treatment? or healing)).tw.
- 107.
transsage.tw.
- 108.
(Trager adj2 (Method or approach or technique? or work)).tw.
- 109.
(trepan$ or burr hole).tw.
- 110.
(Tuina or tui na).tw.
- 111.
Urani Medicine.tw.
- 112.
(Urine Therapy or urotherapy or urinotherapy).tw.
- 113.
(visuali?ation adj (therap$ or treatment?)).tw.
- 114.
Visceral Manipulation.tw.
- 115.
((vitamin or megavitamin) adj2 (therap$ or treatment?)).tw.
- 116.
Watsu.tw.
- 117.
Wave Work.tw.
- 118.
(yoga or yogic).tw.
- 119.
johrei.tw.
- 120.
qui gong.tw.
- 121.
speleotherapy.tw.
- 122.
halotherapy.tw.
- 123.
(hopi adj3 candle?).tw.
- 124.
biofield.tw.
- 125.
(holistic adj3 (medicine or healing or treatment? or therap$)).tw.
- 126.
Bioelectromagnetic.tw.
- 127.
kampo.tw.
- 128.
muti.tw.
- 129.
(microcurrent adj2 (therap$ or treatment?)).tw.
- 130.
((traditional or tibetan or Indian or Chinese or Arabic or African or mongolian) adj2 (medicine or healing)).tw.
- 131.
(Chromatotherapy or colo?r therapy).tw.
- 132.
(kirlian photography or gas discharge visuali#ation).tw.
- 133.
((complementary or alternative or unconventional or integrative) adj2 (medicine or healing)).tw.
- 134.
((complementary or unconventional or integrative) adj2 (treatment? or therap$)).tw.
- 135.
or/1–134
- 136.
exp psychiatric treatment/
- 137.
exp alternative medicine/
- 138.
exp traditional medicine/
- 139.
exp Acupuncture/
- 140.
homeopathy/
- 141.
ayurvedic drug/ or homeopathic agent/
- 142.
meditation/
- 143.
transcendental meditation/
- 144.
exp physical medicine/
- 145.
exp Medicinal Plant/
- 146.
exp Plant Extract/
- 147.
exp plant medicinal product/ or ayurvedic drug/ or homeopathic agent/
- 148.
exp Venom/
- 149.
exp diet therapy/
- 150.
exp edible oil/
- 151.
chelation therapy/
- 152.
phytotherapy/
- 153.
exp self care/
- 154.
religion/
- 155.
or/136–154
- 156.
135 or 155
- 157.
exp Back/
- 158.
exp neck/
- 159.
or/157–158
- 160.
pain/ or chronic pain/ or intractable pain/
- 161.
(pain$ or ache?).tw.
- 162.
or/160–161
- 163.
159 and 162
- 164.
exp Backache/
- 165.
Neck Pain/
- 166.
exp spine injury/
- 167.
exp neck injury/
- 168.
exp Spine Disease/
- 169.
Ischialgia/
- 170.
coccy$.tw.
- 171.
dorsalgia.tw.
- 172.
sciatica.tw.
- 173.
spondyl$.tw.
- 174.
lumbago.tw.
- 175.
facet joint?.tw.
- 176.
arachnoiditis.tw.
- 177.
failed back.tw.
- 178.
(stenosis adj3 spin$).tw.
- 179.
discitis.tw.
- 180.
(dis? adj3 (degener$ or prolapse or hernia$ or bulge or protrusion or extrusion or sequestration or disorder? or disease? or rupture?)).tw.
- 181.
backache?.tw.
- 182.
((back or neck or spine or spinal or lumb$) adj3 (ache? or pain?)).tw.
- 183.
or/163–182
- 184.
156 and 183
- 185.
(“use” or “used” or usage or utili?ation).tw.
- 186.
consumption.ti.
- 187.
exp Consumer Satisfaction/
- 188.
exp delivery of health care/
- 189.
“quality of health care”/ or “process assessment (health care)”/ or “utilization review”/
- 190.
health survey/
- 191.
patient participation/ or patient satisfaction/
- 192.
health care delivery/
- 193.
trend study/
- 194.
health care utilization/
- 195.
or/185–194
- 196.
184 and 195
- 197.
limit 196 to yr=“1990 - 2007”
- 198.
human.sh.
- 199.
nonhuman.sh.
- 200.
animal.sh.
- 201.
animal experiment.sh.
- 202.
199 or 200 or 201
- 203.
198 and 202
- 204.
or/202–203
- 205.
197 not 204
- 206.
limit 205 to english language
- 207.
editorial/ or letter/ or note/
- 208.
(editorial or letter or note).pt.
- 209.
or/207–208
- 210.
206 not 209
PsycINFO <1985 to November Week 1 2007> Search Strategy (Nov15_07)
- 1.
exp alternative medicine/
- 2.
exp biofeedback/
- 3.
dietary supplements/
- 4.
holistic health/
- 5.
exp hypnotherapy/
- 6.
massage/
- 7.
exp “medicinal herbs and plants”/
- 8.
exp religious practices/
- 9.
spirituality/
- 10.
osteopathic medicine/
- 11.
phototherapy/
- 12.
exp relaxation therapy/
- 13.
or/1–12
- 14.
Acupressure.tw.
- 15.
Acupuncture.tw.
- 16.
Alexander Technique.tw.
- 17.
Anthroposophy.tw.
- 18.
(Apitherapy or bee venom).tw.
- 19.
Applied Biomechanics.tw.
- 20.
Applied Kinesiology.tw.
- 21.
Aromatherapy.tw.
- 22.
(art therap$ not “state of the art”).tw.
- 23.
((autogenic adj3 (therap$ or treatment?)) or passive concentration).tw.
- 24.
(aversion adj2 (therap$ or treatment?)).tw.
- 25.
Ayurved$.tw.
- 26.
bach flower.tw.
- 27.
(Balneotherapy or therapeutic bath$).tw.
- 28.
Biofeedback.tw.
- 29.
Body Electronics.tw.
- 30.
(Bowen adj2 (Therap$ or technique?)).tw.
- 31.
(Breathwork or (breath$ adj (exercis$ or technique?))).tw.
- 32.
Holotropic?.tw.
- 33.
Cell Therapy.tw.
- 34.
(Cheirology or palmistry).tw.
- 35.
chelation.tw.
- 36.
Chiropract$.tw.
- 37.
molecular therap$.tw.
- 38.
((lumines$ or luminou$) adj2 (treatment? or therap$ or technique?)).tw.
- 39.
Cognitive Therapy.tw.
- 40.
((colon or colonic) adj2 (hydrotherapy or irrigation)).tw.
- 41.
Contact Reflex Analysis.tw.
- 42.
Craniosacral Therapy.tw.
- 43.
((crystal? or gemstone?) adj2 (treatment? or therap$)).tw.
- 44.
((cupping and mugwort) or moxibustion).tw.
- 45.
(Detoxification adj2 (Therap$ or treatment? or technique?)).tw.
- 46.
did?eridoo.tw.
- 47.
(Dream adj2 (Therap$ or analysis)).tw.
- 48.
((ear adj2 (candling or coning)) or thermal-auricular therapy).tw.
- 49.
(Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation or tens or electrotherapy).tw.
- 50.
(Emotional freedom technique? or (tapping and cupping) or thought field therap$).tw.
- 51.
(energy adj2 (medicine or field? or therap$)).tw.
- 52.
(Enzyme adj3 Therap$).tw.
- 53.
(essence? adj2 (therap$ or flower? or treatment?)).tw.
- 54.
(Eye Movement Desensiti?ation or emdr).tw.
- 55.
((fasting or cleansing) adj2 (therap$ or treatment?)).tw.
- 56.
(Feldenkrais or (body awareness adj2 (therap$ or treatment?))).tw.
- 57.
(Gerson Therapy or coffee enema?).tw.
- 58.
Gestalt Therap$.tw.
- 59.
Guided Imagery.tw.
- 60.
(healing touch or bodywork).tw.
- 61.
Hellerwork.tw.
- 62.
(herbal or herb?).tw.
- 63.
homeopath$.tw.
- 64.
((humo?r or laughter) adj3 (treatment? or therap$)).tw.
- 65.
Huna.tw.
- 66.
(Hydrogen Peroxide adj2 (Therap$ or treatment?)).tw.
- 67.
(Hydrotherapy or hydropathy).tw.
- 68.
(hyperbaric adj3 (treatment? or therap$ or oxygen$)).tw.
- 69.
(hyperthermia adj (treatment? or therap$)).tw.
- 70.
(hypnotherapy or hypnosis).tw.
- 71.
(iridology or iridodiagnosis).tw.
- 72.
Jaffe-Mellor.tw.
- 73.
Jin Shin Jyutsu.tw.
- 74.
Juice Therapy.tw.
- 75.
Kegel Exercise?.tw.
- 76.
((Light or helio or photo) adj2 (Therap$ or treatment?)).tw.
- 77.
Macrobiotic?.tw.
- 78.
(((magnet$ adj2 (therap$ or treatment?)) not “mri”) or magnetotherap$).tw.
- 79.
Manual Lymphatic Drainage.tw.
- 80.
marma.tw.
- 81.
(shiatsu or rolfing or massage).tw.
- 82.
medical intuiti$.tw.
- 83.
Meditation.tw.
- 84.
mind body.tw.
- 85.
(Music adj (Therap$ or treatment?)).tw.
- 86.
Nambudripad.tw.
- 87.
(NAET or allergy elimination).tw.
- 88.
Naprapath$.tw.
- 89.
(nasal adj (irrigation or lavage)).tw.
- 90.
Naturopath$.tw.
- 91.
((Neuro-Linguistic or neuro?linguistic) adj1 Programming).tw.
- 92.
((neuromuscular or trigger point) adj2 (therap$ or myotherapy)).tw.
- 93.
((nutri$ or diet$) adj (therap$ or treatment?)).tw.
- 94.
(Orthomolecular or optimum nutrition).tw.
- 95.
((ozone or oxygen) adj2 (therap$ or treatment?)).tw.
- 96.
Panchakarma.tw.
- 97.
past life.tw.
- 98.
((pet or animal) adj2 (therap$ or treatment?)).tw.
- 99.
Pilates.tw.
- 100.
(polarity adj2 (medicine or therap$ or treatment?)).tw.
- 101.
pranic.tw.
- 102.
Prayer.tw.
- 103.
Prolotherapy.tw.
- 104.
(QiGong or chi kung).tw.
- 105.
radiance technique?.tw.
- 106.
Rapid Eye Technology.tw.
- 107.
Reflexology.tw.
- 108.
Reiki.tw.
- 109.
(relaxation adj2 (therap$ or treatment? or technique?)).tw.
- 110.
(Somatic Ontology or Structural Integration).tw.
- 111.
Rosen Method.tw.
- 112.
Rubenfeld Synergy.tw.
- 113.
shaman$.tw.
- 114.
(spiritual$ adj3 (healing or therap$ or treatment? or practice?)).tw.
- 115.
Stress Management.tw.
- 116.
Tai Chi.tw.
- 117.
(tao or taoist or taoism or daoism or daoist).tw.
- 118.
(touch adj2 (therapeutic or treatment? or healing or therap$)).tw.
- 119.
((chinese or oriental) adj2 (medicine or treatment? or healing)).tw.
- 120.
transsage.tw.
- 121.
(Trager adj2 (Method or approach or technique? or work)).tw.
- 122.
(trepan$ or burr hole).tw.
- 123.
(Tuina or tui na).tw.
- 124.
Urani Medicine.tw.
- 125.
(Urine Therapy or urotherapy or urinotherapy).tw.
- 126.
(visuali?ation adj (therap$ or treatment?)).tw.
- 127.
Visceral Manipulation.tw.
- 128.
((vitamin or megavitamin) adj2 (therap$ or treatment?)).tw.
- 129.
Watsu.tw.
- 130.
Wave Work.tw.
- 131.
(yoga or yogic).tw.
- 132.
johrei.tw.
- 133.
qui gong.tw.
- 134.
speleotherapy.tw.
- 135.
halotherapy.tw.
- 136.
(hopi adj3 candle?).tw.
- 137.
biofield.tw.
- 138.
(holistic adj3 (medicine or healing or treatment? or therap$)).tw.
- 139.
Bioelectromagnetic.tw.
- 140.
kampo.tw.
- 141.
muti.tw.
- 142.
(microcurrent adj2 (therap$ or treatment?)).tw.
- 143.
((traditional or tibetan or Indian or Chinese or Arabic or African or mongolian) adj2 (medicine or healing)).tw.
- 144.
(Chromatotherapy or colo?r therapy).tw.
- 145.
(kirlian photography or gas discharge visuali#ation).tw.
- 146.
((complementary or alternative or unconventional or integrative) adj2 (medicine or healing)).tw.
- 147.
((complementary or unconventional or integrative) adj2 (treatment? or therap$)).tw.
- 148.
or/14–147
- 149.
148 or 13
- 150.
spinal column/ or exp spinal cord/
- 151.
“back (anatomy)”/
- 152.
“neck (anatomy)”/
- 153.
or/150–152
- 154.
exp pain/
- 155.
(pain$ or ache?).tw.
- 156.
pain management/
- 157.
or/154–156
- 158.
153 and 157
- 159.
exp back pain/
- 160.
coccy$.tw.
- 161.
dorsalgia.tw.
- 162.
sciatica.tw.
- 163.
spondyl$.tw.
- 164.
lumbago.tw.
- 165.
facet joint?.tw.
- 166.
arachnoiditis.tw.
- 167.
failed back.tw.
- 168.
(stenosis adj3 spin$).tw.
- 169.
discitis.tw.
- 170.
(dis? adj3 (degener$ or prolapse or hernia$ or bulge or protrusion or extrusion or sequestration or disorder? or disease? or rupture?)).tw.
- 171.
backache?.tw.
- 172.
((back or neck or spine or spinal or lumb$) adj3 (ache? or pain?)).tw.
- 173.
exp spinal cord injuries/
- 174.
or/158–173
- 175.
149 and 174
- 176.
limit 175 to yr=“1990 - 2007”
- 177.
limit 176 to english language
- 178.
limit 177 to human
Index to Chiropractic Literature (ICL)
Searched February 4, 2008
S1 Subject:“BACK PAIN / THERAPY” OR Article Title:“back pain” OR Subject:“BACK PAIN / REHABILITATION”, Year: from 1990 to 2008 586 2008-02-04 08:42:55
S2 All Fields:utilization OR All Fields:rates OR Subject:“UTILIZATION REVIEW”, Year: from 1990 to 2008, Publication Type:Article 66 2008-02-04 08:46:16
S3 All Fields:utilization OR All Fields:rates OR Subject:“UTILIZATION REVIEW”, Year: from 1990 to 2008, Publication Type:Clinical Trial 3 2008-02-04 08:48:27
S4 All Fields:utilization OR All Fields:rates OR Subject:“UTILIZATION REVIEW”, Year: from 1990 to 2008, Publication Type:Randomized Controlled Trial 3 2008-02-04 08:48:51
S5 S2 OR S3 OR S4 72 2008-02-04 08:49:09
S6 S1 AND S5 8 2008-02-04 08:49:17
S7 All Fields:Usage, Year: from 1990 to 2008 27 2008-02-04 09:15:02
S8 S2 OR S3 OR S4 OR S7 96 2008-02-04 09:15:23
S9 S1 AND S8 10 2008-02-04 09:15:43
Separate Search:
Subject:“CHIROPRACTIC / UTILIZATION” OR Subject:“CHIROPRACTIC / UTILIZATION / CANADA” OR Subject:“CHIROPRACTIC / UTILIZATION / NEW YORK”, Year: from 1990 to 2008
Separate Search:
Subject:“CHIROPRACTIC / STATISTICS & NUMERICAL DATA” OR Subject:“CHIROPRACTIC / TRENDS / CANADA” OR Subject:“CHIROPRACTIC / TRENDS”, Year: from 1990 to 2008
ACUBRIEFS
Search Terms: low back pain (subject heading) OR neck pain (keyword in Title)
Agricola
Search Terms: Back pain
Micromedex
Search Terms: back
Hom-Inform
Search Terms: Spin* OR Spondy* OR Back* OR complementary (in all fields); Use OR Usage (in title); Utilization (in all fields)
Other Search Sources
New York Academy of Medicine Grey Literature Database
Search Terms: CAM OR alternative medicine OR complementary medicine
Bandolier
Search Terms: Complementary and alternative therapies (subject)
National Library of Health: Complementary and Alternative Medicine Specialist Library
Search Terms(back pain)
Specific Web Sites Searched
https://www.kaiserpermanente.org/
http://theintegratorblog.com/site/
http://healthpromotionjournal.com
http://www.compmed.umm.edu/default.asp
http://www.fraserinstitute.org/
http://www.landmarkhealthcare.com/
http://www.landmarkhealthcare.com/
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Dogpile
Complete Planet
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- AMED (Allied and Complementary Medicine) <1985 to November 2007> Search Strategy (Nov5_07)
- EBM Reviews - Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials <4th Quarter 2007> Search Strategy (Nov05_07)
- CINAHL - Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature <1982 to October Week 4 2007> Search Strategy (Nov5_07)
- EMBASE <1980 to 2007 Week 44> Search Strategy (Nov5_07)
- PsycINFO <1985 to November Week 1 2007> Search Strategy (Nov15_07)
- Index to Chiropractic Literature (ICL)
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