Complementary Medicine for Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors

The most up-to-date and comprehensive overview of the 14 therapies that nurses, midwives and health visitors have expressed particular interest in. Each therapy is discussed in detail and the implications for use in health care are examined. The vexed question of research is dealt with throughout and the book ends with a look at likely future trends. This text, written in response to the growth of interest in complementary medicine, amongst health professionals and the general public, is a must for those nurses, midwives and health visitors considering incorporating the use of complementary medicine into their practice.

List of contents

Preface.- Introduction.- Nursing and Complementary Medicine.- Massage Shiatsu Reflexology.- Aromatherapy.- Therapeutic Touch Nutritional Therapies.- Hypnotherapy.- Homoepathy.- Herbalism Naturopathy.- Acupuncture.- Chiropractic Osteopathy.- Alexander Technique Research.- Conclusion.- Acknowledgements.- Index.

Product details

• Authors: Brian Booth, Joanna Trevelyan
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.1994
• EAN: 9780333596012
• ISBN: 978-0-333-59601-2
• No. of pages: 251
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 19 mm x 216 mm
• Weight: 470 g
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General