Naturopathic Physical Medicine : Theory and Practice for Manual Therapists and Naturopaths

ISBN-13: 9780443103902 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 577 str.

Leon Chaitow

Opis

Provides a philosophical naturopathic perspective, as well as clinical applications, for manual and physical approaches to health care. This book evaluates a range of bodywork and movement approaches and modalities in relation to their ability to be appropriately used in naturopathic treatment and rehabilitation settings.

Spis treści

Chapter 1 Physical Medicine in a Naturopathic Context

Chapter 2 Adaptation and the evolution of disease and dysfunction

Chapter 3 History of Naturopathic Physical Medicine

Chapter 4 Naturopathic Physical Medicine

Chapter 5 Assessment and palpation: Accuracy and reliability Issues

Chapter 6 Assessment/palpation section: Skills

Chapter 7 Modalities, methods and techniques

Chapter 8 Integrated Naturopathic (manual) Physical Medicine Protocols

Chapter 9 Rehabilitation and Re-education (movement) approaches

Chapter 10 Naturopathic Physical Medicine Approaches to General Health Enhancement and Specific Conditions

Chapter 11 Naturopathic Hydrotherapy

Chapter 12 Electrotherapy Modalities