With all the most relevant therapies you need to know discussed in detail, Complementary Therapies for Physical Therapy: A Clinical Decision-Making Approach includes the information you need to incorporate evidence-based complementary therapies into your PT practice. Organized and based on the National Center for Complimentary and Alternative Medicine’s classification system, this book begins with a basic overview of CAM therapies and progresses to clinical decision-making and integration of CAM therapies into physical therapy. Helpful boxes and tables throughout the book summarize literature searches, examination findings, and goals for treatment. Plus, case scenarios written by expert CAM practitioners help illustrate the practical uses of alternative therapies within the physical therapy setting to help you incorporate CAM therapies into your everyday practice.
1. Complementary Therapies for Physical Therapy - p. i 2. Cover - p. i 3. Copyright - p. iv 4. Contributors - p. v 5. Reviewers - p. vii 6. Dedication - p. ix 7. Preface - p. xvii 8. Acknowledgments - p. xix 9. Foreword - p. xi 10. Foreword - p. xiii 11. Chapter 1 CAM Use in Illness and Wellness - p. 1 12. Chapter 2 Conceptual Framework for Clinical Decision Making in Complementary and Alternative Medicine - p. 10 13. Chapter 3 Modifiers of Complementary Therapy: Legal, Ethical, and Cultural Issues - p. 24 14. Chapter 4 Whole Medical Systems - p. 36 15. Chapter 5 Acupuncture - p. 53 16. Chapter 6 Arnica - p. 75 17. Chapter 7 Overview of Mind-Body Therapies - p. 84 18. Chapter 8 Yoga - p. 121 19. Chapter 9 Tai Chi - p. 139 20. Chapter 10 Overview of Biologically Based Therapies in Rehabilitation - p. 156 21. Chapter 11 Ginkgo Biloba - p. 176 22. Chapter 12 Glucosamine Chondroitin - p. 188 23. Chapter 13 Energy Therapy - p. 196 24. Chapter 14 Therapeutic Touch - p. 206 25. Chapter 15 Qigong - p. 215 26. Chapter 16 Magnets - p. 227 27. Chapter 17 Reiki - p. 239 28. Chapter 18 Manipulative and Body-Based Therapies - p. 249 29. Chapter 19 The Ida Rolf Method of Structural Integration - p. 264 30. Chapter 20 Feldenkrais - p. 273 31. Chapter 21 The Alexander Technique - p. 287 32. Chapter 22 Craniosacral Therapy - p. 298 33. Chapter 23 Pilates - p. 310
With all the most relevant therapies you need to know discussed in detail, Complementary Therapies for Physical Therapy: A Clinical Decision-Making Approach includes the information you need to incorporate evidence-based complementary therapies into your PT practice. Organized and based on the National Center for Complimentary and Alternative Medicine’s classification system, this book begins with a basic overview of CAM therapies and progresses to clinical decision-making and integration of CAM therapies into physical therapy. Helpful boxes and tables throughout the book summarize literature searches, examination findings, and goals for treatment. Plus, case scenarios written by expert CAM practitioners help illustrate the practical uses of alternative therapies within the physical therapy setting to help you incorporate CAM therapies into your everyday practice.
1. Complementary Therapies for Physical Therapy - p. i 2. Cover - p. i 3. Copyright - p. iv 4. Contributors - p. v 5. Reviewers - p. vii 6. Dedication - p. ix 7. Preface - p. xvii 8. Acknowledgments - p. xix 9. Foreword - p. xi 10. Foreword - p. xiii 11. Chapter 1 CAM Use in Illness and Wellness - p. 1 12. Chapter 2 Conceptual Framework for Clinical Decision Making in Complementary and Alternative Medicine - p. 10 13. Chapter 3 Modifiers of Complementary Therapy: Legal, Ethical, and Cultural Issues - p. 24 14. Chapter 4 Whole Medical Systems - p. 36 15. Chapter 5 Acupuncture - p. 53 16. Chapter 6 Arnica - p. 75 17. Chapter 7 Overview of Mind-Body Therapies - p. 84 18. Chapter 8 Yoga - p. 121 19. Chapter 9 Tai Chi - p. 139 20. Chapter 10 Overview of Biologically Based Therapies in Rehabilitation - p. 156 21. Chapter 11 Ginkgo Biloba - p. 176 22. Chapter 12 Glucosamine Chondroitin - p. 188 23. Chapter 13 Energy Therapy - p. 196 24. Chapter 14 Therapeutic Touch - p. 206 25. Chapter 15 Qigong - p. 215 26. Chapter 16 Magnets - p. 227 27. Chapter 17 Reiki - p. 239 28. Chapter 18 Manipulative and Body-Based Therapies - p. 249 29. Chapter 19 The Ida Rolf Method of Structural Integration - p. 264 30. Chapter 20 Feldenkrais - p. 273 31. Chapter 21 The Alexander Technique - p. 287 32. Chapter 22 Craniosacral Therapy - p. 298 33. Chapter 23 Pilates - p. 310
