Table 3

Complementary therapies used for asthma

Acupuncture
Kinesiology
Aromatherapy
Massage
Bowen Therapy
Nutritional therapy (and general changes to diet)
Breathing techniques (e.g. Buteyko Method)*
Osteopathy/cranial osteopathy
Chiropractic
Reflexology
Flower remedies
Relaxation
Homeopathy*
Visualisation/guided imagery
Herbal medicine
Yoga (including yoga breathing)

*Therapies most commonly used

Shaw et al. BMC Health Services Research 2006 6:76   doi:10.1186/1472-6963-6-76