Integrative Rheumatology offers a new and much-needed perspective in disease and symptom management, blending conventional medicine with alternative approaches not typically included in a Western medical practice. While conventional treatments can provide considerable symptomatic relief and can even slow the progression of many rheumatologic conditions, integrative treatment incorporating lifestyle interventions, mind-body approaches, and practices such as acupuncture and meditation into conventional medical therapies can improve quality of life, reduce medication dosages, and are generally better tolerated. In this book, researchers and clinicians highlight specific gaps in conventional rheumatologic care and examine how alternative approaches may be ideally suited to address these missed opportunities. Here, the authors introduce topics not typically addressed in conventional rheumatology texts, including nutritional therapies, exercise, herbal medicine, mind/body approaches, Ayurveda, and energy medicine. The contributors, all of whom have a background in academic medicine, share the approaches that they have found most effective in their own practices, basing their work on the best scientific evidence available. Ultimately, an understanding of complementary and alternative approaches to healing can help clinicians care for their patients using the best proven therapies to modify disease progress and relieve pain and disability.
Foreword I Foreword II Contributors
Chapter 1: The Use of CAM Therapies in Integrative Rheumatology Daniel Muller, MD, PhD
Chapter 2: Nutritional Interventions in Rheumatology in Integrative Rheumatology Kathleen Johnson, MS, RD
Chapter 3: Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids, Inflammatory Processes and Rheumatoid Arthritis Phillip C. Calder, PhD
Chapter 4: Physical Activity and Arthritis David E. Yocum, MD
Chapter 5: Herbal Medicine in Rheumatology Tieraona Low Dog, MD
Chapter 6: Supplements in Rheumatologic Disorders Sharon L. Kolasinski, MD
Chapter 7: Manual Medicine in Rheumatologic Disorders Anastasia Rowland-Seymour, MD
Chapter 8: Mind-Body Medicine in Rheumatology Joan E. Broderick, PhD and Doerte U. Junghaenel, PhD
Chapter 9: Sleep Disorders in Rheumatologic Conditions: An Integrative Medicine Approach Rubin R. Naiman, PhD and Paul D. Abramson, MD
Chapter 10: Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in Arthritis Peter White, PhD, BSc, MCSP and George Lewith, M.D., FRCP, MRCGP
Chapter 11: Energy Medicine Ann Marie Chiasson, MD, MPH
Chapter 12: Ayurveda and Rheumatologic Disorders Malynn Utzinger, MD
Chapter 13: Homeopathic Medicine and Rheumatological Disorders Iris R. Bell, MD, MD(H), PhD
Chapter 14: Rheumatoid Arthritis Daniel Muller, MD, PhD
Chapter 15: Fibromyalgia Syndrome Daniel Muller, MD, PhD and Nancy Selfridge, MD
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