Focusing on emerging therapies and those best supported by clinical trials and scientific evidence, Fundamentals of Complementary and Alternative Medicine describes some of the most prevalent and the fastest-growing CAM therapies in use today. Prominent author Dr. Marc Micozzi provides a complete overview of CAM, creating a solid foundation and context for therapies in current practice. Coverage of systems and therapies includes mind, body, and spirit; traditional Western healing; and traditional ethnomedical systems from around the world. Discussions include homeopathy, massage and manual therapies, chiropractic, a revised chapter on osteopathy, herbal medicine, aromatherapy, naturopathic medicine, and nutrition and hydration. With its wide range of topics, this is the ideal CAM reference for both students and practitioners!
An evidence-based approach focuses on treatments best supported by clinical trials and scientific evidence.
Coverage of CAM therapies and systems includes those most commonly encountered or growing in popularity, so you carefully evaluate each treatment.
Global coverage includes discussions of traditional healing arts from Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas.
Longevity in the market makes this a classic, trusted text.
Expert contributors include well-known writers such as Kevin Ergil, Patch Adams, Joseph Pizzorno, Victor Sierpina, and Marc Micozzi himself.
Suggested readings and references in each chapter list the best resources for further research and study.
New, expanded organization covers the foundations of CAM, traditional Western healing, and traditional ethnomedical systems from Asia, Africa, and the Americas, putting CAM in perspective and making it easier to understand CAM origins and contexts.
NEW content includes legal and operational issues in integrative medicine, creative and expressive arts therapies, ecological pharmacology, hydration, mind-body thought and practice in America, osteopathy, reflexology, South American healing, traditional medicines of India, and Unani medicine.
Revised and updated chapters include aromatherapy, classical acupuncture, energy medicine, biophysical devices (electricity, light, and magnetism), massage and touch therapies, traditional osteopathy, reflexology, vitalism, and yoga.
New research studies explain how and why CAM therapies work, and also demonstrate that they do work, in areas such as acupuncture, energy healing, and mind-body therapies.
Expanded content on basic sciences includes biophysics, ecology, ethnomedicine, neurobiology, and pschoneuroimmunology, providing the scientific background needed to learn and practice CAM and integrative medicine.
Expanded coverage of nutrition and hydration includes practical information on Vitamin D and healthy hydration with fluid and electrolytes.
I Basis and Context of Context of Complementary and Alternative Medicine 1 1 Characteristics of Complementary Medicine 3 2 Translational Issues in Conventional and Complementary Medicine 9 3 Social and Cultural Context of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Systems 18 4 History of Vitalism 43 5 The Development of an Integrated Medical Model 57 6 Global Context 72 II Alternative Medical Therapies 85 7 Homeopathy 87 8 Manual Therapies 100 9 Western Herbalism 10 Aromatherapy 146 11 Naturopathic Medicine 159 III Complementary Medical Approaches 193 12 Therapeutic Uses of Neurohumoral Mechanisms 195 13 Psychoneuroimmunology 200 14 Mind-Body Interventions 215 15 Energy Medicine 238 16 Expressive and Creative Arts Therapies 257 17 Humor as Context and Therapy 276 App Health and Humor Resources: Individuals, Organizations, and Publications 298 IV Traditional Medical Systems 301 18 Chinese Medicine 303 19 Traditional Ayurveda 345 App Yoga: Ancient Art and Modern Practice 358 20 Maharishi Ayurveda 366 21 The Islamic Sufi Tradition and Healing 381 22 Native American Healing: A Pan-Indian Perspective 387 App Native American Medicinal Plants 405 23 Curanderismo 411 24 Southern African Healing Traditions and Professional Considerations 429
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