"Rising Use of Complementary Health Approaches for Chronic Pain Management Revealed in National Study"
An analysis by the National Institutes of Health’s National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health reveals a significant increase in the use of complementary health approaches by American adults, particularly for pain management, from 2002 to 2022. The study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, shows a rise in the adoption of approaches such as yoga, meditation, and massage therapy. Factors contributing to this trend include expanded insurance coverage for approaches like acupuncture and higher quality research supporting their efficacy.