| Description |
1 online resource (x, 404 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
The physiologic basis of manipulation / Scott T. Stoll, David Russo -- The efficacy of manipulative treatment / James W. Atchison -- Chiropractic therapy in the rehabilitation of neuromusculoskeletal diseases / Ralph E. Gay, Craig F. Nelson -- Massage as a form of complementary and alternative healing modality for physical manipulation / Jackson C. Tan -- Tai Chi Chuan / Steven L. Wolf, Michael J. O'Grady, Tingsen Xu -- Yoga in medicine / Loren Fishman -- The Alexander technique / Glenna Batson -- Prayer, meditation, and spirituality in rehabilitation / Ann C. Cotter [and others] -- Biofeedback as an adjunct in rehabilitation medicine / Nomita Sonty -- Clinical hypnosis / Philip R. Appel -- Acupuncture: from Qi to biomedical science / Gary Kaplan -- Nutritional therapy in rehabilitation / Ronald L. Hoffman -- Research program of the NIH Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine in stroke and neurologic disorders: 1995-2000 / Samuel C. Shiflett -- Reading the complementary and alternative medicine literature / Mark A. Thomas -- Paying for complementary and alternative medicine / James Dillard -- Low back pain: an integrative treatment approach / Gary Kaplan, Robert Umlauf -- Alternative therapies for complications of diabetes mellitus / Richard K. Bernstein -- Qi Gong exercise in treatment of cumulative trauma disorder / Philip Harris -- Clinical applications of magnetic therapy for neuropathic pain / Michael I. Weintraub |
| Summary |
Although unconventional therapies have coexisted with traditional medicine for centuries, the extent of their utilization was only recently recognized; we now know between one third and one half of patients receiving traditional rehabilitation therapies have had some experience with what has come to be referred to variously as alternative, complementary, or integrative medicine. Given the pervasiveness and popularity of alternative medicine, physicians and other health professionals should be able to appropriately advise or counsel patients regarding the potential benefits or problems associat |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Medical rehabilitation.
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Alternative medicine.
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Rehabilitation.
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Therapeutics, Physiological.
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Complementary Therapies
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Rehabilitation
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pardons.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Alternative Therapies.
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MEDICAL -- Healing.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Healing.
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BODY, MIND & SPIRIT -- Healing -- General.
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Therapeutics, Physiological
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Rehabilitation
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Alternative medicine
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Medical rehabilitation
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Wainapel, Stanley F., 1946-
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Fast, Avital, 1947-
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| LC no. |
2002002773 |
| ISBN |
9781888799668 |
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1888799668 |
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1417552115 |
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9781417552115 |
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1934559032 |
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9781934559031 |
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