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Invited Review

An Overview of CAM

Components and Clinical Uses

David Kiefer, MD1
Jessica Pitluk, MD2
Kathryn Klunk, MD3

1 Bastyr Center for Natural Health, Seattle, Washington
2 Swedish Family Medicine
3 University of Washington

Correspondence: David Kiefer, MD, Clinical Faculty, Bastyr Center for Natural Health, 3670 Stone Way Avenue North, Seattle, WA 98103; e-mail: dockiefer{at}gmail.com.

Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), more recently known as integrative health or integrative medicine, is a diverse field comprising numerous treatments and practitioners of various levels of training. This review defines several of the main CAM modalities and reviews some of the research relevant to their clinical application. The goal is to provide healthcare providers with a basic understanding of CAM to start the incorporation of proven treatments into their clinical practice as well as guide them to working with CAM providers; ultimately, such knowledge is a fundamental part of a collaborative approach to optimal patient health and wellness.

Key Words: complementary therapies • integrative medicine • holistic health

Nutrition in Clinical Practice, Vol. 24, No. 5, 549-559 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/0884533609342437
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