A recent study was conducted to determine if various forms of alternative therapy were being used as a substitutefor medical care or being used in conjunctionwith medical care.
According to the results, patients who receive alternative treatment are beginning to substitute medical care.  

• Chiropractic — 64% of patients
• Chinese Medicine— 64% of patients
• Acupuncture — 56% of patients
• Massage Therapy — 50% of patients
• Herbal Medicine — 41% of patients
• Vitamin Therapy 21% of patients

SOURCE: “Substitutes or Add-On,” Massage Today, April, 2001, Vol. 1, No. 4, p. 1; Stanford
University/American Specialty Health Plans, 1998; The Integrator, December 1998.