Abstract
Objective: Although there areeffective treatmentsforrheumatic diseases, patientsmay appeal for complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) methods. The aim ofthis studyis to determine CAM method referencefrequency, causes, andwhether patients with a diagnosis of Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) or Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) had benefit or not.Material and Methods: 391patients who were admitted to Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation clinics and diagnosed withRA andAS were included. All patients filled ‘The frequency and reasons for applying CAM methods in patients with rheumatic diseases’ questionnaire.Results: A total of211RA and180AS patients were included. 120 patients experienced a CAM method at least one time (69RA,51AS). 100 of them used CAM method because of pain. The patients were mostly
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