Natural/alternative health care practices used by women with chronic pain: findings from a grounded theory research study.

Findings from a grounded theory research study provide insights into making health care practices more beneficial for the needs and concerns of women with chronic pain. This article focuses on how healthy women advantageously used natural/alternative health care and pain management practices. The "healthiest" women primarily used self-care with a wide, holistic range of natural/alternative modalities.

PMID: 8012250 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]