Alternative Medicine Sourcebook: Basic Consumer Health Information About Alternatives to Conventional Medicine, Including Acupressure, Acupuncture, ... bioelectrom (Health Reference Series) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0780802004 ISBN 13: 9780780802001

Publisher: Omnigraphics Inc, 1999

Synopsis

Alternative and complementary medicine offers a different perspective on medical treatment than traditional Western medical practices. Alternative medicine focuses on the patient's natural ability and desire to heal as an appropriate basis for medical therapy. Rather than seeking a cure to the disease, alternative medicine seeks to help the patient heal and achieve a holistic balance, both within the individual and of the individual within society. Alternative Medicine Sourcebook helps the layperson understand the issues and controversies surrounding alternative and complementary medicine. It provides an overview of the different families of therapies as well as in-depth descriptions of some of the most common practices. A glossary of terms and a directory of resources are also presented.

Edition details

• Publisher: Omnigraphics Inc
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0780802004
• ISBN 13: 9780780802001
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 736
• Editor: Cook Allan R.