Complementary and integrative treatments: thyroid disease

Jennifer E Rosen; Paula Gardiner; Stephanie L Lee

doi:10.1016/j.otc.2013.02.004

Complementary and integrative treatments: thyroid disease

Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2013 Jun;46(3):423-35. doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2013.02.004. Epub 2013 Apr 12.

Authors

Jennifer E Rosen¹, Paula Gardiner, Stephanie L Lee

Affiliation

¹ Section of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Boston University, Boston, MA 02118, USA. Jennifer.Rosen@bmc.org

PMID: 23764819
DOI: 10.1016/j.otc.2013.02.004

Abstract

Complementary and integrative medicine (CIM) is defined by the National Institutes of Health as a group of diverse medical and health care systems, practices, and products not generally considered part of conventional medicine. CIM practices are grouped into 4 categories: natural products, mind and body medicine practices, manipulative practices, and body-based practices. CIM use in patients is common and a working knowledge is relevant to practicing physicians. This article presents an overview of common forms of CIM and their theoretic framework to review the data regarding CIM use in thyroid disease. The intent is to facilitate communication between patients and physicians regarding CIM.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Complementary Therapies / methods*
Humans
Integrative Medicine / methods*
Thyroid Diseases / therapy*
Treatment Outcome