Report: The story of RESF

From 2005-2020, NAFKAM systematized data from reports provided Scandinavian patients, about their experiences from using complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) and how they perceived

Testing How Arctic Residents Respond to Touch, Pressure, and Temperature

Ola Lillenes | 16. Dec 2025

How sensitive is the skin to pressure, temperature, and pain among people living in Arctic regions? Do these responses differ from those of people in, say, Central Europe? Could local climate play a role?

How sensitive is the skin to pressure, temperature, and pain among people living in Arctic regions? Do these responses differ from those of people in, say, Central Europe? Could local climate play a role?

December thoughts from NAFKAM

Miek Jong | Leder for NAFKAM og professor | 15. Dec 2025

As I look out of my office window on a December morning, with the holiday season approaching, I take a moment to reflect on the ye

The MeCNeck Study: Aims to Improve Treatment for Chronic Neck Pain

Ola Lillenes | 15. Dec 2025

Chronic pain affects nearly one in three adults in Norway, often leading to reduced quality of life, long-term sick leave, and disability. While painkillers remain common, they carry risks of side effects and dependency—prompting many to seek other ways for relief, such as physical and manual therapies such as massage.

Chronic pain affects nearly one in three adults in Norway, often leading to reduced quality of life, long-term sick leave, and disability. While painkillers remain common, they carry risks of side effects and dependency—prompting many to seek other ways for relief, such as physical and manual therapies such as massage.

Different Perspectives on Safety and Risk in Patient–Provider Encounters

Ola Lillenes | 15. Nov 2025

This October, NAFKAM hosted its annual conference on patient safety in complementary and alternativ medicine (CAM), gathering participants from most Norwegian providers’ associations and training schools; as well as patients’ societies to present and discuss different aspects of safety and risk in complementary and alternative medicine (CAM).

This October, NAFKAM hosted its annual conference on patient safety in complementary and alternativ medicine (CAM), gathering participants from most Norwegian providers’ associations and training schools; as well as patients’ societies to present and discuss different aspects of safety and risk in complementary and alternative medicine (CAM).

High-Quality Information on Complementary Cancer Treatments Soon Available in Polish

Ola Lillenes | 07. Nov 2025

The research summaries from the international expert group CAM Cancer will now be translated and made accessible to Polish healthcare professionals, following a licensing agreement between the polish cancer league Polska Liga Walki z Rakiem and NAFKAM.

The research summaries from the international expert group CAM Cancer will now be translated and made accessible to Polish healthcare professionals, following a licensing agreement between the polish cancer league Polska Liga Walki z Rakiem and NAFKAM.

QST in Research on Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM)

Solveig Johansson | 15. Sep 2025

Quantitative Sensory Testing (QST) is widely used in pain research and for assessing pain patients.

WHO Collaborating Centre

Redaksjonen | 23. Jun 2025

NAFKAM was designated as a WHO Collaborating Centre in Traditional Medicine by the World Health Organization in 2008.

NAFKAM was designated as a WHO Collaborating Centre in Traditional Medicine by the World Health Organization in 2008.

Investigating the academic institutionalization of Traditional, Complementary and Integrative Medicine research

Silje Sveen | 06. Jun 2025

Dr. Pia Vuolanto is a Research Fellow at Tampere University, Finland.

Colonic irrigation

Redaksjonen | 13. May 2025

Colonic irrigation is a procedure for quickly emptying and cleansing the bowel by using laxatives or enemas. In the official healthcare system, these are common and standardized procedures, used ie. before colonoscopy, image procedures and colorectal surgery. It is also available as a form for complementary and alternative medicine (CAM).
Colonic irrigation is a procedure for quickly emptying and cleansing the bowel by using laxatives or enemas. In the official healthcare system, these are common and standardized procedures, used ie. before colonoscopy, image procedures and colorectal surgery. It is also available as a form for complementary and alternative medicine (CAM).
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