Encyclopedia of Complementary Health Practice C

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Carolyn Chambers Clark, Rena J. Gordon
Springer Publishing Company, 1999 - 638 páginas

Winner of an American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year Award!

This comprehensive resource of key terms and concepts in complementary health care addresses practices, health conditions, and research-based treatments. Over 300 entries by distinguished contributors to the field explain such alternative therapies as naturopathy, homeopathy, chiropractic, nutrition, and massage.

One section is devoted to pertinent issues in complementary health practice including economics, legal ramifications, education, and historical perspectives.

Contenido

Infection
6
Allergies
8
The Role of Science in Complementary Health Care
12
Ethics and Complementary Modalities
18
Infertility
22
Factors Influencing the Use of Complementary Health Practices
24
Energy and Its Relationship to Disease
30
Selenium
34
Horse Chestnut
267
Thyme
274
Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine
281
Affirmations
291
Anthroposophical Philosophy
299
Aromatherapy
305
Color Therapy
310
AstonPatterning
311

The Economics of Complementary Health Practices
39
Managed Care and Provider Referral Relationships
45
The Womens Movement and Choices in Childbirth
52
Effects of Complementary Health Practices on Medical Education
67
The Education of Homeopaths
75
Legal Legislative and Health Policy Issues
83
Historical Aspects
99
The History of the Hydropathic Movement in the United States
105
Abuse
111
Alzheimers Disease
116
Alcoholism
119
AnxietyPanic
130
Balance Disorders
145
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
162
Diabetic Retinopathy
177
Head Injury
190
High Cholesterol
203
Insulin Sensitivity
209
ObsessiveCompulsive Symptoms
222
Pressure Sores
235
Adaptogen
249
Capsaicin
255
Flavonoids
261
Ayurveda
319
Biofeedback
326
Centropic Integration
333
CognitiveBehavioral Interventions
340
Cooling and Multiple Sclerosis
347
Electromagnetic Heating for Cancer Treatment
360
Healing Retreat for People with
374
Molecular Basis
387
Hypnotherapy
401
Jin Shin Jyutsu
414
Massage for Cancer Patients
424
Myotherapy Bonnie Prudden
437
Orthomolecular Medicine
450
Qi Gong
463
Russian Massage
477
Tai
490
Part V
513
Part VI
525
References
535
Subject Index
603
Contributor Index
637
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Carolyn Chambers Clark, ARNP, EdD, FAAN, AHNC, founded the Wellness Institute and now runs a website that provides continuing education materials, newsletters, seminars, and practice management consultation. As a certified advanced holistic nurse and mental health nurse practitioner, she has maintained a private practice with clients for more than 30 years, focusing on whole person wellness.

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