{"id":37562,"date":"2022-01-28T21:59:38","date_gmt":"2022-01-28T19:59:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mssociety.org.il\/?p=37562"},"modified":"2022-01-28T21:59:38","modified_gmt":"2022-01-28T19:59:38","slug":"complementary-and-alternative-therapies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mssociety.org.il\/en\/complementary-and-alternative-therapies\/","title":{"rendered":"Complementary and alternative therapies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><strong>Complementary and alternative therapies for MS may be potentially beneficial, ineffective or harmful<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Last updated: 20th January 2021<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\">Complementary and alternative medicines (CAM) are treatments that generally fall outside the realm of conventional medicines. Current areas of MS research focus on the efficacy of a diverse range of treatments, from cannabis to vitamin supplements, and yoga to acupuncture. Studies suggest that these therapies are used by a large proportion of people with MS and often used alongside conventional medication.<\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><strong>Potentially beneficial therapies<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\">Several CAM therapies may provide relief to some MS symptoms and some may also have disease-modifying effects. Yoga may provide relief from MS fatigue, while various mind\/body approaches may be beneficial for several symptoms including anxiety, depression and pain.<\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><strong>Harmful or ineffective therapies<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\">Dietary supplements considered to be potentially harmful therapies for people with MS include skullcap, germanium, chaparral, comfrey, kava kava, echinacea, ashwagandha, alfalfa, astragalus, cat\u2019s claw, garlic, Asian and Siberian ginseng.<\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\">CAM therapies found to be ineffective include hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) and bee venon therapy.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">Image: Unsplash.com &#8211; Katherine Hanlon<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Complementary and alternative therapies for MS may be potentially beneficial, ineffective or harmful Last updated: 20th January 2021 Complementary and alternative medicines (CAM) are treatments that generally fall outside the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":37563,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[405],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37562","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-alternative-medicine"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - 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