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...

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.

Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Child and Adolescent Care highlights the contribution of complementary and alternative medicine to paediatric health care. In three clearly defined sections, it will be an invaluable guide for paediatric nurses, health visitors, and nursery nurses as well as other health practitioners including physiotherapists and occupational therapists : Se...

This book is an essential guide written for all students and practitioners of Reflexology. Completely revised, the new edition includes a two-colour design to further enhance its user-friendly approach. It provides extensive coverage and a balanced account of the fundamentals of practice in one readable and accessible volume. The new edition includes a full-colour chart of the feet at th...

This book explores the origins of qi, its workings, and the variety of its expressions and manifestations. These include methods of healing touch (acupuncture, shiatsu, do in, reiki); manifestations of energy, form, and spirit (tai chi, pa kua, hsing i, budo, aikido, iaido); and expressions of understanding and following nature (feng shui). Each topic is presented in lucid prose and acco...

The author reports on his seminars and the experiences of those who learn shinkiko (the light of divine energy), a method of ki healing requiring the practitioner to open to spiritual upliftment and awakening, acceptance, gratitude, detachment, and cultivation of affirming attitudes.

Acupuncture: Visible Holism provides a theoretical complement to currently available guides to the clinical practice of acupuncture.The author presents the groundbreaking concept of acupuncture as - ...

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...

This book differs from the majority of Chinese acupuncture textbooks because it is not government sponsored and is not bound by a predetermined curriculum. The work is written in the spirit of teach ...