Complementary and alternative medicines
It is estimated that between 50 and 75 per cent of people with MS have used complementary or alternative medicine as part of their lifestyle. These pages have information about the different medicines and therapies available. Other organisations have general information on complementary medicine in general and on individual therapies. See our Further information page.
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What are complementary and alternative therapies?
- For overall information on what is meant by this term.
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Complementary and alternative therapies and MS
- Are complementary and alternative therapies often used by people with MS?
- Are there any complementary and alternative therapies recommended for MS?
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Information and research on complementary therapies
- Can I trust all the information about complementary and alternative therapies?
- Do people with MS find that complementary therapies help?
- Have clinical trials tested what works?
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Choosing an alternative or complementary therapy
- How can I choose which complementary or alternative medicine is suitable for me?
- What should I expect at the appointment?
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Getting complementary and alternative therapies
- Are complementary and alternative therapies available on the NHS?
- Does private health insurance cover alternative and complementary therapies?
- What do health professionals think about complementary and alternative therapies?
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Are complementary and alternative practitioners regulated?
- Regulation of complementary and alternative medicine in the UK
- What sort of questions should I ask a regulatory body?
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Finding and checking good practitioners
- How do I find a practitioner?
- What should I find out from a practitioner?
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If things go wrong
- What should I do if I’m unhappy with a complementary or alternative medicine?
- If the treatment was received via the NHS
- If you are seeing your practitioner as a private client
- False advertising
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Types of alternative and complementary therapies
- Acupuncture and acupressure
- Alexander Technique
- Aromatherapy
- Chiropractic
- Healing
- Herbal medicine
- Homeopathy
- Massage
- Multi-modal therapy
- Osteopathy
- Pilates
- Reflexology
- Reiki
- Relaxation and meditation
- T’ai chi
- Shiatsu
- Yoga
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Other types of non-standard therapies
- Cannabis and cannabis extracts
- Cooling
- Honey bee venom
- Hydrotherapy
- Hyperbaric oxygen therapy
- Low dose naltrexone
- Magnetic field therapy
- Neural therapy
- Replacement of mercury amalgam filling
- Transcutaneous nerve stimulation (TENS)
