Complementary and alternative medicine and therapies

Acupuncture can be a very effective way of strengthening the body's resistance to illness, and of eliminating potentially harmful pathogens.

Approximately 29 million Americans are diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes annually.

Wer ist der Mensch - ein verirrter Gott?

The Damanhur Federation, situated in Valchiusella, North-West Italy, is one of Europe's longest-lasting spiritual-esoteric communities.

The common focus of the essays in this book is the debate on the nature of science - often referred to by contemporaries as 'natural knowledge' - in Britain during the first half of the 19th century.

With recent clinical advances, millions of people survive many years after a cancer diagnosis.

Many people who suffer from headaches never consult a doctor, believing that no help is available, while others become frustrated and give up the search for relief.

The tremendous increase in migrations and diasporas of human groups in the last decades are not only bringing along challenging issues for society, especially related to the economic and political management of multiculturalism and culturally effective health care, but they are also creating dramatic changes in traditional knowledge, believes and practices (KBP) related to (medicinal) plant use.

Eine alternative Kosmologie?

What does scientific research show about the effectiveness of chiropractic care?

The main purpose of this book is to provide in-depth presentation of physical techniques for measuring water transport and their applications to a variety of biological membranes, from model membrane systems to cell membranes, and then from isolated cells to multicellular barrier systems, such as epithelia or even whole organisms.

"Ich habe mein Kind mit Neurodermitis getragen, gestützt, bestärkt, getröstet, mit ihm geweint, Kuren besucht, es von Arzt zu Arzt getragen, oft in der Nacht wach gelegen, Verbände angelegt, Baumwollhandschuhe in Schlafanzüge genäht.

Management of Medical Technology: A Primer for Clinical Engineers introduces and examines the functions and activities of clinical engineering within the medical environment of the modern hospital.

Bioethical issues are rarely out of view in Western societies.

This book fills a gap in providing specialist information on orthopaedics and trauma occupational therapy.

In this scientific non-fiction book, Rheumatologist and Professor of Experimental Medicine Rainer H.

What do you really want from your career, and how are you going to get it?

This book emphasizes the difference between religion and science as means for understanding causal relationships.

More and more health care professionals in obstetrics and gynecology are turning to complementary medicine to enhance their patients' comfort and wellness.

With increased demands on medical health care due to societal developments, the sole dependence on modern medicine or Western medicine is clearly insufficient.

There has been a global rise in the incidence of chronic illnesses, which may be partially attributed to the lengthening of the average human lifespan.

Drawing on comparative fieldwork in the UK, Pakistan and Australia, this book provides the first systematic assessment of pathways and access to CAM and how it is used in health practice and by individuals with cancer.

This research volume examines the available alternative, complementary, pharmaceutical and vaccine methods for treating, mitigating, or preventing COVID-19.

This invaluable book is aimed at those who are concerned about Chinese medicine - how it works, what its current state is and, most important, how to make full use of it.

Cupping therapy is a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) technique that has been used for thousands of years as a highly effective treatment for a variety of conditions, including skin conditions and musculoskeletal complaints.

The healing arts involve a complex range of skills which each practitioner draws together in a unique way.

This new volume focuses on the technology of bioactive compounds and nutraceuticals from fruit and vegetable sources, from cereal grain sources, and from cereal processing by-products.

Modern Western Medicine (MWM) and Ayurveda/Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) can be considered two extreme paradigms to complex systems.

The goal of this book is to give a systematic description of the main principles of affinity modification and applications, consideration of possibilities, and restrictions of the method.

One of the transformations facing health care in the twenty-first century is the safe, effective, and appropriate integration of conventional, or biomedical, care with complementary and alternative medical (CAM) therapies, such as acupuncture, chiropractic, massage therapy, herbal medicine, and spiritual healing.

This volume sheds new light on the immense potential of medicinal plants for human health from different technological aspects.

In the first comprehensive exploration of the history and practice of folk medicine in the Appalachian region, Anthony Cavender melds folklore, medical anthropology, and Appalachian history and draws extensively on oral histories and archival sources from the nineteenth century to the present.

Dieses Buch vereint viele Aspekte, sowohl aus sportlicher als auch aus medizinischer Sicht schlüssig miteinander und bietet Möglichkeiten zur Leistungssteigerung.

Ebook edition of the hardback bestseller.

FOUR STARS from Doody's Star RatingsA practical hands-on manual for surgeons of all levels, the Minimally Invasive Plate Osteosynthesis, Third Edition is a crucial guide to managing fractures using the minimally invasive plate osteosynthesis technique.

Consumer demand for integrative medicine has increased over recent decades, and cutting-edge research in neuroscience has identified opportunities for new treatment options.

The widespread use of nonconventional treatments, or complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), and the increasing evidence supporting their therapeutic benefits call for a concerted scientific effort to integrate treatments that work into mainstream medicines.

Dieser Buchtitel ist Teil des Digitalisierungsprojekts Springer Book Archives mit Publikationen, die seit den Anfängen des Verlags von 1842 erschienen sind.

Ginger: The Genus Zingiber is the first comprehensive volume on ginger.

This book discusses prospective alternative approaches to fight bacterial infections to minimize the indiscriminate use of conventional antibiotics.

"e;A book is like a garden carried in the pocket.

The modern materialist approach to life has conspicuously failed to explain such central mind-related features of our world as consciousness, intentionality, meaning, and value.

Eleven contributions review our knowledge of the characterization of glycoprotein hormone microheterogeneity, the relationships between biological activity and microheterogeneity, the endocrinological control mechanisms involved in the production of these forms and the underlying biochemical basis for glycoprotein hormone microheterogeneity.

The description and analysis of the Mexican and other countries desertic plants from the point of view of their use in traditional medicine and their potential use in integrative medicine is the overall theme of this book.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of cannabis use and abuse and will be an invaluable source of reference for anyone with an interest in the wide range of applications of this fascinating plant and its therapeutic and commercial potential