Alternative Medicine, 70% of The Over 50 Crowd Use It

A study by Dr. Gong-Soog Hong of Ohio State University concluded that more than 70% of adults aged 50 or older use some type of alternative therapy. Hong and her team interviewed 848 people aged 50 and above about their use of chiropractic medicine, acupuncture, massage therapy, breathing exercises, herbal medicine and meditation. 71% of respondents said they had tried at least one of the six types of alternative therapy. The most popular remedy was chiropractic, used by 43% of older adults. The least popular remedy was acupuncture, likely because few insurance companies cover it, Hong noted.