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Understanding Complementary & Alternative Medicine (CAM)

The philosophy of The Wright House Wellness Center is to help people living with chronic illnesses make healthier life-style choices and employ integrated wellness therapies to delay the illness. Material on the linked web pages below will help you understand how CAM can benefit people living with chronic illnesses.

What is Complementary and Alternative Medicine?
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine-What is CAM?

Deciding whether to use CAM?
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine-Decisions

What is Chiropractic?
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine-Chiropractic

What about Acupuncture?
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine-Acupuncture

Acupuncture Myths & Facts
Complementary Alternative Medical Association-Acupuncture Myths & Facts

Massage Therapy Myths & Facts
Complementary Alternative Medical Association-Massage Myths & Facts

CAM Used for cancer
Web MD Article

Cancer Society Article

CAM Used by Breast Cancer patients
Web MD Article - Alternative Therapies
Popular With Breast Cancer Patients

CAM Used For Insomnia
Web MD Article - Insomnia:
Alternative Medicine Popular


White House Commission on Complementary
and Alternative Medicine Policy: Final Report
http://www.whccamp.hhs.gov/fr7.html

Our Vision

Everyone in our community affected by chronic illness will experience an improved quality of life.

Our Mission

The Wright House Wellness Center offers care and compassion to Central Texans living with or at risk of HIV and other chronic illnesses and provides resources for support, education and empowerment.

The Wright House Wellness Center is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization providing Disease Management and Disease Prevention and Education programs to people living in Travis, Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays or Williamson County. Services are provided at either no- or low-cost and eligibility is determined by service.