Integrative Medicine

Front Cover
David Rakel
Elsevier Health Sciences, Jan 1, 2007 - Medical - 1238 pages
Drawing on solid scientific evidence as well as extensive first-hand experience, this manual provides the practical information you need to safely and effectively integrate complementary and alternative treatment modalities into your practice. It explains how alternative therapies can help you fight diseases that do not respond readily to traditional treatments... presents integrative treatments for a full range of diseases and conditions, including autism, stroke, chronic fatigue syndrome, and various forms of cancer...explores how to advise patients on health maintenance and wellness...and offers advice on topics such as meditation, diet, and exercises for back pain. 24 new chapters, a new organization, make this landmark reference more useful than ever.

Provides dosages and precautions to help you avoid potential complications.Delivers therapy-based pearls to enhance your patient care.Facilitates patient education with helpful handouts.

Offers helpful icons that highlight the level and quality of evidence for each specific modality.Includes bonus PDA software that lets you load all of the therapeutic review sections onto your handheld device.Presents a new organization, with numerous section headings and subheadings, for greater ease of reference.Provides additional clinical practice and business considerations for incorporating integrative medicine into clinical practice.
 

Contents

Integrative Medicine
3
Contents
22
and Clinical Decision Making
47
The Business of Integrative Medicine
57
Acupuncture for Headaches
1157
Acupuncture for Nausea
1165
Integrating Spiritual
1171
Therapeutic Homeopathy
1177
Urology
635
Urolithiasis Kidney
645
Chronic Prostatisis
655
Musculoskeletal Disorders
665
Myofascial Pain Syndrome
677
Low Back Pain
687
Neck Pain
697
Gout
713

Creating Ceremony
1197
Integrative Medicine 1 Chapter 17 Parkinsons Disease
177
David Rakel MD and Andrew Weil MD
187
David Rakel MD and Wayne Jonas MD Marcia Shapiro MD
197
Salguero MD PhD Robert S Ivker
209
and Susan Fleishman BA Bruce Barrett MD
221
Victoria Maizes MD Benjamin Kligler MD MPH
229
EvidenceBased Medicine David Rakel MD
237
Opher Caspi MD PhD Tina M St John MD
257
Donald W Novey MD
263
Affective Disorders 71
269
Craig Schneider MD and Erica Lovett MD Chapter 27 Heart Failure
281
Anxiety 85 Russell H Greenfield MD
295
McDonoughMeans MD and Chapter 29 Peripheral Vascular Disease
309
Michael W Cohen MD
323
Alzheimers Disease 133 Disease
337
Dharma Singh Khalsa MD Lee Litvinas MD
345
Peripheral Neuropathy 157 John D Mark MD
359
Multiple Chemical Sensitivity
367
MetabolicEndocrine Disorders
377
Diabetes
393
Hypothyroidism
409
Osteoporosis
417
Obesity
429
Dyslipidemias
445
Gastrointestinal Disorders
461
Gastroesophageal Reflux
473
Peptic Ulcer Disease
479
Cholelithiasis
491
Recurring Abdominal Pain
499
Autoimmune Disorders
507
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
519
Rheumatoid Arthritis
531
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
541
ObstetricsGynecology
555
PostTerm Pregnancy
565
Daphne Goldberg MD ABHM FAAFP
571
Nausea and Vomiting
581
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
721
Lateral and Medial
733
Dermatology
741
Psoriasis
757
Urticaria
771
Recurrent Aphthous
779
Seborrheic Dermatitis
787
Acne Vulgaris and Acne
795
Human Papillomavirus
803
Cancer
809
Breast Cancer
821
Lung Cancer
841
Prostate Cancer
849
Colon Cancer
859
Skin Cancer
867
EndofLife Care
873
Substance Abuse
889
Ophthalmology
903
AgeRelated Macular
910
Longevity
925
Tools for Your Practice
939
Glycemic Index and Glycemic
955
Sarah K Kahn MS MPH
961
The DASH Diet
973
Patrick B Massey MD
999
MindBody Chapter 94 SelfHypnosis Techniques
1011
David Rakel MD
1017
Enhancing Heart Rate
1023
Guided Imagery and Interactive
1031
Journaling
1039
Healing through Forgiveness
1045
Biochemical
1213
1017
1220
1197
1224
1051
1226
1123
1236
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