Your Guide to Alternative Medicine: Understanding, Locating, and Selecting Holistic Treatments and Practitioners

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Square One Publishers, 2003 - Health & Fitness - 208 pages

The world of complementary medicine offers safe and effective solutions to many health disorders, from backaches to headaches. You may be interested in alternative care approaches, but have a number of questions you'd like answered before choosing a treatment. "Will I feel the acupuncture needles?" "What is a homeopathic remedy?" Your Guide to Alternative Medicine provides the facts necessary to choose an effective complementary care therapy.

This comprehensive reference clearly explains numerous approaches in an easy-to-use format. For every complementary care option discussed, there is a description and brief history; a list of conditions that respond; information on cost and duration of treatment; credentials and educational background of practitioners; and more. To find those therapies most appropriate for a specific condition, a unique troubleshooting chart lists common disorders along with the complementary approaches best suited to treat them. Here is a reference that can help you make informed decisions about all your important healthcare needs.


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Acupuncture
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CranioSacral Therapy
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Larry P. Credit received his doctorate in Oriental medicine from SAMRA University, and is a graduate of the New England School of Acupuncture. Sharon G. Hartunian received a bachelor of science in psychology from Tufts University and a master of science in social work from Simmons College. Margaret J. Nowak is a graduate of the New Hampshire Institute for Therapeutic Arts.

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