title: Complementary and integrative treatments: rhinosinusitis.
abstract: Rhinosinusitis is characterized by inflammation of the mucosa involving the paranasal sinuses and the nasal cavity and is one of the most common health care problems, with significant impairment of quality of life. There is a growing amount of interest in the use of complementary and integrative medicine for the treatment of rhinosinusitis. This article focuses on an integrative approach to rhinosinusitis.
authors.affiliation: UCLA Center for East-West Medicine, Department of Medicine, Santa Monica, CA 90404, USA. mtaw@mednet.ucla.edu
authors.forename: Malcolm B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Taw
authors.forename: Chau T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.forename: Marilene B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000529:Complementary Therapies / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D055048:Integrative Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D008519:Medicine, Traditional / Q000379:methods*; D012220:Rhinitis / Q000628:therapy*; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome