Pain is the most common complaint amongst all patients seeking care from all types of health practitioners. It is estimated that 40% of patient visits to health care practitioners are for the management of pain.
The problem of pain and other functional complaints is an ever larger proportion of the practice of integrative medicine. Complementary and alternative medical modalities have much to offer in managing pain and functional complaints, as well as presenting new and unique perspectives on the phenomenon of pain.
This book is also unique in taking into account cultural, historical and social factors in pain and pain management. While not a topic in itself (with the exception of the introductory chapter) it is a perspective that infuses all the topics of the book.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
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Contributors
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Mind-Body and Bioenergetic Modalities
Social and Cultural Perspectives on Complementary/Alternative Medicine and Pain,
Marc Micozzi
Biofeedback, Angele Mc Grady
Hypnosis for Pain Management, Arthur Fass
Music Therapy, Suzanne Hanser and Peggy Codding
Laser Biostimulation: (Phototherapy), Michael I. Weintraub
Magnetic Field Biostimulation Therapy, Michael I. Weintraub
Animal-Assisted Therapy, Amy Tyberg and William Frishman
Headache: An Intraoral Etiology And Non-Invasive Treatment, Mark Friedman
Manual and Hand-Mediated Modalities
Therapeutic Massage, Elaine Calenda and Sharon Weinstein
Therapeutic Touch in Neurology, Eric Leskowitz
Chiropractic, Dan Redwood
Reflexology, Donald Bisson
Asian Medical Therapies
Acupuncture, Ravinder Mamtani and William Frishman
Auricular Acupuncture, Terry Oleson
Ayurveda and Yoga, Ravinder Mamtani and William Frishman
Herbal Medicine, Plant-based Therapies and Homeopathy
Herbal Remedies and Micronutrients, Marc Micozzi
Aromatherapy, Alan R Hirsch
Homeopathy, Ronald Whitmont and Ravinder Mamtani
Prolotherapy, Donna Alderman
Ethical and Legal Implications, Michael Cohen and Marc Micozzi
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Über den Autor
Marc S. Micozzi, MD, Ph D, is the Founding Director of the Policy Institute for Integrative Medicine in Washington, DC, and a Senior Fellow of the Health Studies Collegium, and he maintains a part-time counseling practice in forensic medicine.