A survey of more than 700 physicians revealed that approximately 36% believe it has a negative impact, 35% believe it has a positive impact and 20% feel complimentary and alternative medicine has no impact.

• 59% believed that acupuncture can be effective to some extent.
• 48% believed that chiropractic can be effective, while 29% indicated that it is ineffective, and 57% of physicians reported that massage therapies can be effective.
• Only 10% of physicians reported aromatherapy to be effective. Similarly, only 12% indicated that electromagnetic field therapies were effective, and 16% of physicians believed that homeopathy and naturopathy were effective to some degree.
• 46% felt that alternative approaches could be helpful to patients in some cases, 28% felt that they could be harmful. Thirteen percent believed that the putative helpfulness of CAM was due to the placebo effect.

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