CAM refers to diverse medical and health care practices that are not considered part of conventional medicine. For example these include accupunture, yoga, ayurveda. How these systems are used lead to different classification. Alternative Medicine is used in place of conventional medicine,  Integrative medicine combines CAM treatments into conventional medicine, and Complementary Medicine uses CAM treatments alongside conventional medicine.

NCCAM (the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine) recently released a report on the 2007 statistics on CAM use. 38% of adults use some form of CAM. This is 4 in 10 people. That is close to 130 million US adults. 

Looking at this statistics closely I found that if we take deep breathing, meditation, and yoga combined together account of 28%. And it shows a 4% rise from 2004. I havent determined if the combining is a correct thing to do you.

 

I recently sprained my neck. In addition to using Advil to reduce the inflammation. I added several complementary therapies and was able to improve my condition in a couple of days. In the past I have had these go on for over a week.

1.  I used Rheumavedic oil and had it massaged it on my neck. Rheumavedic oil is an Anti-Rheumatic and Anti-inflammatory Musculo-Skeletal Pain Reliever based on an Ayurvedic combination.
2. I also used a Herbal Therapy Pack called Natural Balance. You stick it in the microwave for a few mins and used it on my neck. It has a number of herbs and has a very good smell to it.
3. I also learned about accu pressure points underneath my ear and between my shoulder blade and spine.
4. I incorporated some simple yoga neck exercises.
5. I added anti-inflammatory herbs like turmeric, and ginger aggressively to my diet.