Research Article
Self-Reported Efficacy of Cannabis and Other Complementary Medicine Modalities by Parkinson’s Disease Patients in Colorado
Table 2
Most frequently used CAM treatmentsa.
| | Rank | Treatment | Number using treatment (%) | Number reporting any improvement (%) |
| | 1 | Vitamins | 137 (66%) | 52 (38%) | | 2 | Prayer | 124 (59%) | 83 (67%) | | 3 | Massage | 94 (45%) | 81 (86%) | | 4 | Relaxation | 66 (32%) | 46 (70%) | | 5 | Acupuncture | 61 (29%) | 33 (66%) | | 6 | Meditation | 57 (27%) | 44 (77%) | | 7 | Yoga | 55 (26%) | 40 (73%) | | 8 | Herbal | 52 (25%) | 21 (40%) | | 9 | Chiropractor | 44 (21%) | 34 (77%) | | 10 | Music | 44 (21%) | 36 (82%) | | 11 | Imagery | 33 (16%) | 25 (76%) | | 12 | Tai chi | 25 (12%) | 18 (72%) | | 13 | Spiritual therapy | 24 (11%) | 18 (75%) | | 14 | Art therapy | 21 (10%) | 18 (86%) | | 15 | Energy therapy | 19 (9%) | 10 (53%) | | 16 | Reflexology | 14 (7%) | 6 (43%) | | 17 | Homeopathy | 14 (7%) | 4 (29%) | | 18 | Biofeedback | 13 (6%) | 6 (46%) | | 19 | Fava beans | 11 (5%) | 5 (45%) | | 20 | Cannabis | 9 (4%) | 7 (78%) | | 21 | Hypnosis | 7 (3%) | 2 (29%) | | 22 | Qi gong | 6 (3%) | 2 (33%) | | 23 | Ayurveda | 6 (3%) | 2 (33%) |
| | | Exercise | 187 (89%) | 159 (85%) | | | Physical therapy (PT) | 114 (55%) | 94 (82%) | | | Multivitamin (MVI) | 116 (56%) | 38 (33%) | | | Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) | 20 (10%) | 18 (90%) |
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Exercise, PT, MVI, and CBT are not considered CAM but are included for comparison purposes.
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