I would say that Complimentary Medicine is just that.
If the patient has some severe acute condition Western
medicine may be the way to go. If the condition is chronic
or degenerative certain CAM approaches may be more
appropriate. Acupuncture and Chinese herbs sound very
appropriate in her case as does meditation and perhaps
Qi Gong or Tai Chi Chuan. Tibetan Medicine would also do
a world of good for her, but meeting a Tibetan Doctor is not
easy in the west. I know of a few in Calif. and a few in Mass.

Depending on her spiritual orientation, there are some very
good spiritual models with great track records. You need to
be discerning-- many "new age" energy healing methods are
fanciful and don't make much difference, but others do. A
holistic Chiropractor who deals in "energy medicine" may be
the way to go; I know one in Colorado.

There are some awesome psycotherapies that can pretty much
kill just about any psychological issue in a few sessions, notably
a neo-cognative approach called 'Health Realization."