| Type of CAM Therapy | No. of CAM Users | % Reporting
CAM as Extremely or Very Effective |
% Having "Bad Experience" With CAM Therapy | % Who Would Recommend CAM to Friends/Family |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personal therapies (including home remedies, herbal medicine, homeopathy, or vitamin therapy) | 425 | 62.0% | 4.0% | 87.8% |
| Relaxation techniques (including massage therapy, imagery, or visualization) | 399 | 64.1% | 2.4% | 92.0% |
| Chiropractors | 314 | 63.1% | 7.7% | 86.3% |
| Healing (including healers, spiritual, healing, Native American healers, or energy healing) | 73 | 79.3% | 3.2% | 89.2% |
| Commercial weight loss programs | 68 | 44.9% | 10.5% | 69.4% |
| Life-style diets | 65 | 72.0% | 7.4% | 82.3% |
| Self-help groups | 41 | 73.7% | 7.5% | 88.2% |
| Hypnosis or biofeedback | 29 | 59.8% | 10.9% | 80.7% |
| Any CAM use | 801 | 63.3% | 4.7% | 87.7% |