A client with multiple sclerosis (MS) reports an improvement of symptoms after apitherapy. The nurse knows that apitherapy falls under which category of treatment?
A) Mind–body medicine
B) Biologically based practices
C) Manipulative and body-based therapies
D) Energy medicine
B
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Apitherapy is the medicinal use of bee venom and falls under the category of biologically based practices. Mind–body, manipulative, and energy medicine are categories of complementary and alternative therapies but do not include apitherapy.
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