Fundamentals of complementary and alternative medicine /
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| Edition: | 4th ed. |
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| Imprint: | St. Louis, Mo. : Saunders/Elsevier, c2011. |
| Description: | xxvi, 598 p. : ill. ; 29 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8142134 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Section 1. Foundations
- Characteristics of Complementary and Alternative Medicine
- Translation from Conventional Medicine
- Issues in Integrative Medicine
- Ecological Pharmacology NEW!
- Social and Cultural Factors in Medicine
- Vitalism
- Section 2. Mind, Body and Spirit
- Mind-Body Thought and Practice in Early and Late America NEW!
- Neurohumoral Physiology and PNI
- Mind-Body Modalities
- Energy Medicine NEW!
- Biophysical Devices: Electricity, Light and Magnetism
- The Arts in Medicine
- Creative and Expressive Therapies NEW!
- Humor
- Section 3. Manual Therapies
- Principles of Bodywork: Manual and Manipulative Therapies NEW!
- Massage and Touch Therapies NEW!
- Osteopathy
- Chiropractic
- Reflexology NEW!
- Shiatsu
- Section 4. Alternative Western Therapies
- Naturopathic Medicine
- Western Herbalism, with Appendix: Common Herbs in Clinical Practice
- Aromatherapy
- Homeopathy
- Nutrition & Hydration NEW!
- Section 5. Traditional Ethnomedical Systems: Asia
- Traditional Medicine of China, with Appendix: Chinese Herbs
- Acupuncture NEW!
- Qi Gong
- Tibetan Medicine
- Traditional Medicine of India: Ayur Veda & Siddha NEW!
- Unani Medicine NEW!
- Yoga
- Contemporary Ayur Veda NEW!
- Sufism and Rapid Healing
- Section 6. Traditional Ethnomedical Systems: Africa and the Americas
- Indigenous Knowledge Systems-Southern African Healing
- Native American Healing, with Appendix: Native American Herbs
- South American Spiritism NEW!
- Latin American Curanderismo
- Global Perspectives NEW!
