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Complementary and integrative medicine in pain management / Michael I. Weintraub, Ravinder Mamtani, Marc S. Micozzi, editors.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Pain--Alternative treatment.
- Pain.
- Analgesia.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (457 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Springer Pub. Co., c2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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 soci
- Contents:
- Contents; Editors' Biographies; Contributors; Preface; Introduction; PART I. MIND-BODY AND BIOENERGETIC MODALITIES; PART II. MANUAL AND HAND-MEDIATED MODALITIES; PART III. ASIAN MEDICAL THERAPIES; PART IV. HERBAL MEDICINE, PLANT-BASED THERAPIES AND HOMEOPATHY; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-281-81317-6
- 9786611813178
- 0-8261-2875-0
- OCLC:
- 476261861
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