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The use of complementary therapies is exploding, increasing the pressure to establish a rigorous science to support its practice. Clinical Research in Complementary Therapies: Principles, Problems and Solutions provides students with the tools they need to research complementary and integrative medicine (CIM) and so fill this gap. Essential for both undergraduate and postgraduate students, this second edition is significantly updated and enhanced. Part 1 deals with research strategies and methods, explaining the major types of clinical research in CIM and how these inter-relate. New chapters are included on whole systems research, qualitative research and questionnaire development. Not all t...
Acupuncture, once regarded with scepticism i n the West, has gained acceptance in recent years. In this b ook, George Lewith (a qualified doctor) presents an introduc tion to the subject of acupuncture. '
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As increasing numbers of patients consult complementary therapists, this book answers the need for a critical, balanced, and comprehensive guide to the workings and applications of alternative medicine for primary care physicians and other members of the primary care team. An introductory chapter describes each of the major therapeutic techniques and their applications, including homeopathy, acupuncture, manipulative medicine, environmental medicine, healing, and hypnosis. The main part of the book takes a unique, disease-oriented approach, examining the role of these therapies, and their interaction with conventional treatments, in the management of twenty common medical disorders: back pain, asthma, eczema, migraine, premenstrual syndrome, irritable bowel syndrome, and others. The evidence for the effectiveness of complementary thrapies is carefully investigated throughout. chronic health problems. The knowledge gained from reading the book will allow health professionals to answer patients' queries confidently and accurately, to assess the suitability of complementary treatments in individual cases, and to refer appropriately
First published in 1992. Reprinted 1996.