Stress reduction techniques like biofeedback are a useful adjunct to treatment for some medical conditions. Stress can lead to or exacerbate medical conditions. Massage can be beneficial to an individual. Some of my patients might benefit from a structured exercise program. Supervised nutrition should be a part of medical treatment in particular cases.
Herbal medicines can be beneficial to some individuals.
Physicians were then asked if they believe the biomedical model on which orthodox or mainstream Western medicine is based is the only true or accurate description of how the human body and mind works. On the fourth and final page of the questionnaire, physicians were asked to indicate by means of a checklist whether they used, or were interested or were not interested in a variety of Integrative Medicine methods. The Strategic Initiative Physician Questionnaire provoked an extremely negative response according to All Saints Chief of Staff Michael Korenman, MD, who said that he had personally had a lot of angry feedback on it. Another physician called the survey insulting and a total farce that was tailored to get the desired answers in support of unproven and irrational methods. Others agreed with this assessment and voiced strong concerns about the threat to their reputations and the reputation of All Saints if the hospital began promoting alternative medicine.