Alternative Healing: The Complete A-Z Guide to More Than 150 Alternative Therapies - Softcover

Kastner, Mark; Burroughs, Hugh

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0805046704 ISBN 13: 9780805046700

Publisher: Owlet, 1996

Synopsis

Alternative healing provides one of the most thorough introductions available to a wide variety of modern nontraditional medicine and healing practices. This completely updated, revised and expanded edition takes the mystery out of more that 150 different healing modalities by supplying clear, responsible, and practical information on each therapy, including its background, history, founders, common uses, terms, types of practitioners and goals. You will find such therapies as Acupuncture, Aromatherapy, Guided Imagery, Herbal Medicine, Hydrotherapy, Past Lives Therapy, Rolfing, Shiatsu, and many more.
This comprehensive guide also offers a valuable appendix that matches more than 100 health concerns with the five most widely used therapies for each and an extensive list of resources and organizations, a glossary, a listing of appellations, and a bibliography.

About this title

Synopsis

A reference providing information on the background, founders, history, common uses, terms, types of practitioners, and goals of each of the therapies outlined.

Edition details

• Publisher: Owlet
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0805046704
• ISBN 13: 9780805046700
• Binding: Paperback