Types of individual complementary and integrative medicine (CIM) therapies studied for various conditions and in various populations: 2001–2010 (reported as the ratio of the total number of economic evaluations to the number of full economic evaluations)
| Manipulative and body-based practices | Acupuncture | Natural products | Other mind-body medicine | Homeopathy | CIM in general | Other CIM therapies* | Totals† | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back pain | 28 : 19 | 11 : 10 | 2 : 2 | – | 1 : 1 | 3 : 0 | 2 : 2 | 42 : 29 |
| Rheumatic disorders | 9 : 5 | 6 : 4 | 6 : 6 | 2 : 2 | – | 1 : 0 | 4 : 3 | 27 : 19 |
| Mixed populations | 4 : 1 | 6 : 1 | 2 : 1 | 3 : 1 | 9 : 5 | 2 : 1 | 3 : 2 | 24 : 9 |
| Cardiovascular disease and diabetes | – | 1 : 0 | 8 : 6 | 6 : 4 | 1 : 1 | – | 3 : 1 | 18 : 12 |
| Infection (various) | – | – | 6 : 4 | – | 7 : 4 | – | – | 13 : 8 |
| Surgery | 1 : 1 | 2 : 2 | 4 : 3 | 5 : 4 | – | – | – | 12 : 10 |
| Members of insurance plans | 3 : 0 | 2 : 0 | – | – | 1 : 0 | 7 : 0 | – | 12 : 0 |
| Mental disorders (various) | – | 2 : 2 | – | 5 : 3 | 1 : 1 | 1 : 0 | 2 : 0 | 11 : 6 |
| Older populations | – | – | 6 : 3 | 2 : 0 | – | – | 3 : 1 | 11 : 4 |
| Headaches | 1 : 0 | 3 : 3 | – | 4 : 3 | 1 : 1 | – | – | 9 : 7 |
| Children (various conditions) | 1 : 0 | – | – | – | 6 : 4 | 1 : 0 | 1 : 0 | 9 : 4 |
| Cancer | 2 : 1 | 2 : 1 | 1 : 1 | 2 : 2 | – | 2 : 0 | – | 8 : 4 |
| Pregnancy and women's health | – | 5 : 5 | 1 : 0 | 1 : 0 | – | – | – | 7 : 5 |
| Allergies | – | 1 : 1 | – | – | 3 : 1 | – | 1 : 1 | 5 : 3 |
| Other conditions‡ | 1 : 1 | 1 : 1 | 3 : 3 | 5 : 4 | 2 : 1 | 2 : 0 | 6 : 2 | 19 : 11 |
| Totals† | 45 : 25 | 41 : 29 | 38 : 28 | 27 : 16 | 24 : 13 | 18 : 1 | 25 : 12 | 204 : 114 |
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*Other CIM therapies included aromatherapy, healing touch, Tai Chi, Alexander technique, spa therapy, music therapy, electrodermal screening, clinical holistic medicine, naturopathic medicine, anthroposophic medicine, water-only fasting, Ornish Program for Reversing Heart Disease, use of a corset and use of a traditional mental health practitioner.
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†Totals across (down) columns will not add to numbers in the totals column (row) due to individual studies addressing more than one CIM therapy (patients in more than one group).
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‡Other conditions studied included patients with multiple chemical sensitivities, respiratory disease, pharyngeal dysphagia, dyspepsia, functional bowel disorders, other functional disorders, venous leg ulcers, major burns and constipation; patients who rated themselves as physically ill or having low quality of life; patients in home hospice or with home nursing; long-term care workers and prisoners.
