Sunday, April 12, 2009

What are Complementary and Alternative Medicines (CAMs)

Families with a child on the autism spectrum, often look to other resources for assistance in helping their child get better. Complementary and Alternative Medicines (CAMs). According to Miller-Kuhaneck, complementary interventions are those that complete the traditional intervention, while alternative intervention offers the parents a choice of interventions other than traditional. CAMs can be organized into the following categories that the interventions are based on:
Changes in Diet
GFCF Diet
Feingold Diet
Ketogenic Diet
Specific Carbohydrate Diet

Supplements
Vitamins
Homeopathy
Secretin Infusion
Melatonin
Orthomolecular

Remove Toxins
Immunotherapy
Chelation Therapy
Saunas

Structural Changes
Chiropractic
Therapeutic Massage
Craniosacral Therapy
Myofascial Release

Sensory Issues
Sensory Integration Therapy
Auditory Integration Therapy
Vision Therapy
Affolter Approach
Miller Method
Brain Gym
Neurofeedback

Other
Hyperbaric Oxygen
Traditional Chinese Medicine
Ayuverda Medicine
Acupuncture

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