A client with chronic lower back pain says, "My nurse practitioner told me that acupuncture may enhance the effect of the medications and physical therapy prescribed." What type of therapy is the nurse practitioner recommending?
1. Alternative therapy
2. Physiotherapy
3. Complementary therapy
4. Biopsychosocial therapy
3
Rationale: The nurse practitioner is recommending a type of complementary therapy. Acupuncture is a healing technique based on ancient Chinese philosophies that has gained wide acceptance in the United States by both patients and physicians.
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