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Complementary Therapies for Pain Management

  • 1st Edition
  • October 26, 2007
  • Edzard Ernst
  • English
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 0 - 7 2 3 4 - 3 7 4 9 - 9
Pain is the single most common reason for patients to consult a CAM practitioner. This essential new book provides concise evidence-based information on complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in relation to pain. Each section has a clear and accessible design to enable quick decision-making, and includes an analysis of the most up-to-date research available.

Acupuncture Research

  • 1st Edition
  • October 12, 2007
  • Richard Hammerschlag + 3 more
  • English
  • Paperback
    9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 0 0 2 9 - 1
This is the first book to set out a full range of research strategies for evaluating the clinical practice of acupuncture. Leading acupuncturists and researchers with international reputations share their expertise. They illustrate their descriptions with practical examples of what has worked and what has not. It outlines many of the key challenges in the field. These challenges relate to the nature of acupuncture and the gap between current research evidence and the actual experiences of acupuncturists in the field. By focusing the chapters on key research questions, rather than methods, the book has a user-friendly feel. Each chapter is easily accessible with brief explanations of research designs as well as vignettes of relevant past research. The book is based on a deep understanding of acupuncture, with its inherent complexity in practice, whether based on traditional principles or more modern concepts. By incorporating a more sophisticated understanding of the field, this book details a range of strategies aiming to develop the evidence base with the utmost rigour. It is the first book on acupuncture research to take this unique view, integrating the very best of evidence-based medicine with a genuine sensitivity to the discipline of acupuncture, from its traditional and holistic roots to its more modern interpretations.

The Practice of Shiatsu

  • 1st Edition
  • September 28, 2007
  • Sandra K. Anderson
  • English
  • Paperback
    9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 0 4 5 8 0 - 3
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 0 7 0 9 3 - 5
Be prepared to answer certification questions about shiatsu, and develop the skills you'll need to become a successful practitioner! This comprehensive, easy-to-use textbook covers foundational information and methods, followed by more complex theory and practice. You'll learn how the channels (meridians) affect clients' health, how to conduct assessments, how to maintain proper body mechanics during practice, how to address imbalances in each of the Five Elements, and much more. The accompanying DVD includes over 90 minutes of video showing specific applications described in the book. Workbook-style exercises and questions at the end of each chapter improve your understanding and retention of the material. A title in the Mosby's Massage Career Development Series.

Prenatal Massage

  • 1st Edition
  • August 22, 2007
  • Elaine Stillerman
  • English
  • Paperback
    9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 0 4 2 5 3 - 6
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 0 7 5 4 6 - 6
Authored by a well-known expert on prenatal massage, this comprehensive text helps you understand the intricate physiology of pregnancy so you can confidently apply appropriate massage techniques for each trimester, and throughout labor and postpartum. You'll find clear, colorfully illustrated explanations of a wide range of techniques and procedures, including Swedish massage, acupuncture points, myofascial release, trigger point therapy, lymphatic drainage, and reflexology. A companion DVD packaged with the book enables you to watch demonstrations of techniques. Contraindications and precautions are also provided where necessary to help you provide safe and effective care for every client.

Homöopathie bei Multipler Sklerose

  • 1st Edition
  • June 14, 2007
  • Thomas Lorz
  • German
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 3 - 4 3 7 - 5 9 2 9 2 - 8
Informieren Sie sich über die vielfältigen Möglichkeiten der homöopathischen MS-Behandlung: Aktuelle schulmedizinische Fakten aus Klinik, Diagnostik und Therapie Praxisorientierte Darstellung der homöopathischen Therapiestrategien - ergänzend oder alternativ zur immunmodulatorischen Therapie Ausführliches neurologisches Repertorium mit Kommentaren und Praxistipps Wirksamkeitsnachweis der homöopathischen Behandlung anhand von zahlreichen Fallbeispielen mit Langzeitverläufen Begleitende Maßnahmen und psychosoziale Aspekte

Depressionen

  • 1st Edition
  • June 14, 2007
  • Anja Welsch
  • German
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 3 - 4 3 7 - 5 9 0 1 1 - 5
Informieren Sie sich über das Krankheitsbild der Depression und die Möglichkeiten und Grenzen einer naturheilkundlichen Behandlung. Diagnose-Leitfaden, der Ihnen hilft den depressiven Zustand Ihres Patienten frühzeitig zu erkennen und richtig einzuschätzenPräzise Anleitungen für den Einsatz verschiedener TherapieformenVor- und Nachteile der PharmakotherapieUmfassende Informationen und konkrete Anleitungen für das Behandeln mit unterschiedlichen komplementären Therapieverfahren

Integrating Conventional and Chinese Medicine in Cancer Care

  • 1st Edition
  • June 5, 2007
  • Tai Lahans
  • English
  • Paperback
    9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 0 0 6 3 - 5
This new clinical resource clearly explains how to approach integrated care in a way that combines Chinese herbal medicine with Western medicine to enhance and improve medical care for patients with cancer - without undermining or negatively impacting patients' medical treatment. Each chapter covers a different type of cancer, first introducing the conventional medical understanding of that cancer including its etiology, diagnosis, and treatment according to staging and type. The chapter then covers that cancer from the perspective of Oriental medicine. Case studies illustrate the integration of treatment for each cancer type, raising important issues and considerations associated with specific cancers and treatments.

Shen

  • 1st Edition
  • April 13, 2007
  • Elisa Rossi
  • English
  • Hardback
    9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 0 1 8 1 - 6
SHEN: PSYCHO-EMOTIONAL ASPECTS OF CHINESE MEDICINE fully explains how the emotional, mental, and physical elements of Chinese Medicine in illness are an extremely effective therapy in dealing with cases where the alterations of the shen are both obvious and subtle. The book focuses on the psycho-spiritual aspects of patient's conditions and is purposely constructed to facilitate practitioners' formulations of diagnosis and treatment. It reflects throughout on the patient-practitioner relationship, resources, and various characteristics, inherent problems and qualities of acupuncture.

Thai Massage

  • 2nd Edition
  • October 11, 2006
  • Richard Gold
  • English
  • Paperback
    9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 0 4 1 3 8 - 6
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 0 7 0 7 7 - 5
This practical and highly illustrated introduction to the principles and techniques of Thai massage discusses the theories of Thai medicine and its Chinese and Ayurvedic influences. It offers clear and easy-to-follow descriptions for all Thai massage techniques accompanied by full color photographs and drawings, with arrows to indicate direction of movement. Basic explanations describe how massage therapists can use elements of these techniques and apply them immediately in their own practice. The book includes a DVD with 45 minutes of video showing techniques and routines in real time, to demonstrate appropriate pacing.

Fascial and Membrane Technique

  • 1st Edition
  • October 6, 2006
  • Peter Schwind + 2 more
  • English
  • Paperback
    9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 0 2 1 9 - 6
The Fascial and Membrane Technique developed by Peter Schwind combines the fundamental thoughts from Ida Rolf´s Structural Integration with concepts of Osteopathy. With this a successful combination of form-stabilising and mobilising techniques has emerged. Due to this holistic approach the concept will appeal to all manual working therapists. The main emphasis of this book is on diagnostic and treatment of the breathing patterns manifest in the myofascial system; minimalistic as well as global application joint techniques; visceral techniques in the myofascial context; and special treatment techniques in the craniosacral area, eg for mandibular joint dysfunction, care of the upper jaw after implants and for the after effects of a whiplash injury.

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