background: this study was done to assess the use of traditional/complementary and alternative medicine (tm/cam) during pregnancy and the reasons behind it from the mother’s perspective. materials and methods: in a cross-sectional study, 919 pregnant mothers attending at prenatal care units of governmental health centers recruited through a multistage sampling and completed a self-report questi...

objectives: complementary and alternative medicine methods (cam) are now used for a wide range of disorders. craniosacral therapy (cst) is one of cam methods in which manual maneuvers with light forces are used for different aspects of health. in the present research, the effects of cst were studied for reducing symptoms of attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (adhd). methods: twenty-fo...

complementary and alternative medicine (cam) is widely used by patients worldwide. financial factors may influence the decision to use cam. national health systems are requested to consider cam in their health plans.

background: despite the development of pediatric post-operative pain management and use of analgesic/narcotic drugs, post-operative pain remains as a common problem. some studies suggested, the most effective approach to controlling immediate post-operative pain may include a combination of drug agents and non-drug methods. the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of music therapy on...

background among all malignances, leukemia has the greatest effects on patients 'psychological aspects. anxiety is common problem in leukemia patients (especially in children). since no study has addressed the effect of slow-stroke back massage (ssbm) on anxiety in the pediatrics with chronic leukemia, this investigation aimed to controlling anxiety through a non-drug method (such as ssbm)...