Naturopathic physical medicine: theory and practice for manual therapists and naturopaths

Naturopathic Physical Medicine provides a philosophical naturopathic perspective, as well as practical clinical applications, for manual and physical approaches to health care. A wide range of bodywork and movement approaches and modalities are evaluated in relation to their ability to be appropriately used innaturopathic treatment and rehabilitation settings. Naturopathic methodology suggests that therapeutic measures should match the ability of the individual to respond positively, without negative side-effects. The model of care emphasised in this text recognizes that naturopathically oriented therapeutic interventions usually focus on achieving one or all of the following: Enhancement offunction so that the person, system or part, can better self-regulate in response to adaptive demands. Modification or removal of adaptive load factors Symptomatic relief without creation of significant additional adaptive changes INDICE: Chapter 1 Physical Medicine in a Naturopathic ContextChapter 2 Adaptation and the evolution of disease and dysfunctionChapter 3 History of Naturopathic Physical MedicineChapter 4 Naturopathic Physical MedicineChapter 5 Assessment and palpation: Accuracy and reliability IssuesChapter 6 Assessment/palpation section: SkillsChapter 7 Modalities, methods and techniquesChapter 8 Integrated Naturopathic (manual) Physical Medicine ProtocolsChapter 9 Rehabilitation and Re-education (movement) approachesChapter 10 Naturopathic Physical Medicine Approaches to General Health Enhancement and Specific ConditionsChapter11 Naturopathic HydrotherapyChapter 12 Electrotherapy Modalities

• ISBN: 978-0-443-10390-2
• Editorial: Churchill Livingstone
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 594
• Fecha Publicación: 24/04/2008
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés