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" Alternative treatments are making their way into the mainstream, and adults aren&amp;#039;t the only ones who are using them: 8.5 million children under the age of 17 have used some form of nontraditional medicine, says a recent survey by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine. &amp;quot;The smartest way to approach alternative medicine is to talk to your pediatrician about it so she can help you find the safest and least invasive options,&amp;quot; says Timothy Culbert, MD, medical director of the Integrative Medicine Program at Children&amp;#039;s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota in Minneapolis. Research is most promising for:   Herbs  A University of Missouri\u2014Columbia study found that 75% of kids with irritable bowel syndrome who took peppermint oil capsules had less pain after two weeks.   Acupuncture  Research from Children&amp;#039;s Hospital Boston shows that 70% of kids who got acupuncture for various ailments, including migraines and endometriosis, Montefiore said they felt much better after eight sessions.   Massage therapy A 2008 Northwestern University study showed that when pediatric outpatients with chronic pain had massages, their levels of distress, pain, tension and discomfort, as well as their mood, greatly improved.   Biofeedback  A 2006 University of Arizona study found that this technique, which helps you control body processes like muscle tension and breathing, helped relieve recurrent abdominal pain in children. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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