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.
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‘Partial contents include:
Part I: Contemporary Issues in Complementary Health Practices
Section 1: Concepts and Issues
Theory…Role of Science…Research Base…Ethics…Energy…Bioavailability
Section 2. Economic and Practice Issues :
Economics of Complimentary Health Care Practices…Complimentary Health Centers and Networks…Managed Care and Provider Referral Relationships…Third Party Reimbursement… Naturopathy… Chiropractic…Osteopathic Medicine
Section 3. Education Issues:
Effects of Complimentary Health Practices on Medical Education…Effects of Complimentary Health Practices on Nursing Education and Practice…Pharmacy Education…Public Health Education…Education of Homeopaths…The Complimentary and Alternative Medicine Program at Stanford University
Section 4. Legal, Legislative, and Health Policy Issues:
Legal Rules Affecting Complimentary Practice…Federal Regulation of Complimentary Practice…State Legislation… National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Section 5. Historical Perspectives:
Self-Care in American History…The History of Homeopathy in the U.S.
Part II: Conditions
Aging…AIDS/HIV…Alcoholism…Allergies…Anger…Burns…Cancer…Chronic Fatigue Syndrome… Depression…Diabetes…Diarrhea…Epilepsy…Headache…High Blood Pressure…Incontinence… Infertility…Insomnia…Kidney Stones…Nausea and Vomiting…Obesity…Osteoporosis…Parkinsonís Disease…PMS…Skin Disorders…Stress…Ulcers…and more
Part III: Influential Substances
Aloe…Bee Pollen…Echinacea…Flaxseed…Garlic…Gingko…Ginseng…Milk Thistle… St. Johnís Wort…Saw Palmetto…Selenium…Zinc…and more
Part IV: Practices and Treatments
Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine…Afirmations…Aromatherapy…Ayurveda…Bach Flower Remedies…Biofeedback…Feldenkrais…Feng Shui…Healing Touch…Homeopathy…Humor… Imagery…Magnet Therapy…Music and Imagery in Healing…Native American Medicine…Nutrition…Qi Gong…Reflexology…Reiki…Shiatsu…Tíai Chi…Vegetarianism…Yoga…and more
Part V: Contributor Directory
Part VI: Resource Directory ‘
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