The 2nd edition of this highly successful essential clinical reference provides concise, evidence-based information on 69 popular forms of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), and 46 common conditions frequently treated with CAM. Each section has a clear and accessible design for quick decision-making, and includes an analysis of the most up-to-date research available. This hand...

Dans ce livre, Albert Piette décrit sa passion de l'anthropologie, en même temps qu'il précise les grands enjeux intellectuels de celle-ci : d'une part, la question des origines de l'homme,

LaStone-massagetherapie is een nieuwe, veelbelovende vorm van `bodywork', die voortkomt uit een eeuwenoude traditie. De Indianen gebruikten warme en koude stenen die ze op het lichaam legden.

This completely revised new edition provides an essential guide for all level 3 and 4 students of massage and aromatherapy. Includes material on baby massage, sports massage, and Indian head massage.

"It is happiness toward which our own nature obliges us eternally to tend" (Baron d'Holbach)

Voilà dix ans paraissait aux Etats-Unis la première édition de Psychiatric Rehabilitation. Entre-temps, la réhabilitation psychiatrique a acquis ses lettres de noblesse en tant que domaine de pratique et d'étude reconnu. Les Etats-Unis et de nombreux pays considèrent à présent la réhabilitation psychiatrique comme un élément important parmi les services contribuant au rétablissement des ...

Whether you're an aspiring health-care or fitness professional or you're dealing with serious illness, having a basic knowledge of the human body is a must. Covering everything from cells and tissues to organs and the various systems, this friendly guide clearly explains what the various parts of the human body are and how they work together to keep us alive.

Since most diabetics usually rely on pharmacotherapy without due attention to non-pharmacotherapies, their condition is often aggravated rapidly which brings not only adverse impact on their physical and mental health but also a burden on their families. This book concentrates on such non-pharmacotherapies as psychotherapy, kinesitherapy, Qigong therapy, acupuncture and moxibustion thera...

All problems, even substance abuse problems, have exceptions; that is, times when the problem could have happened but somehow did not - when the client could have had a drink but did not, could have driven while drunk but gave the keys to a friend, could have gotten high before breakfast but went straight to work instead. Solution-focused therapy is based on this simple idea. Berg and Re...

Presents basic principles needed to understand human kinesiology and pathokinesiology, and discusses new research and hypotheses in the field. Material is organized around general principles of structure and function that are then applied to individual joint complexes using a cephalo-caudal, proximal-distal approach. Concepts developed in earlier chapters are integrated with and applied ...