Low Back Pain  Acupuncture  Herbal Medicine  Magnetic Therapy  Manual Therapies  Movement Therapies  Nutritional Approaches Complementary Approaches Numerous other approaches conventionally considered as complementary or alternative to mainstream medicine may be useful in an integrative approach to pain therapy. Like the mind-body approaches, some of these interventions, including acupuncture and some of the manual therapies, are actually considered to be mainstream by most pain specialists. Others are considered case by case, recognizing the sometimes limited supporting evidence of safety and efficacy.