Learn to treat pain naturally using evidence-based therapies with Micozzi’s Common Pain Conditions: A Clinical Guide to Natural Treatments. This groundbreaking title provides in-depth information on current natural pain therapies that utilize the latest 21st scientific ideas, including the role of energy in medicine. Each chapter provides content on the biology and neuroscience, as well as social, psychological, and spiritual aspects of each natural treatment approach along with clinical data and pragmatic information about healing pain using these treatments. Whether your patients are suffering from anxiety, arthritis, back pain, chronic fatigue, depression, fibromyalgia, irritable bowel, migraine and tension headaches, phantom pain, post-traumatic stress, ulcers, or just general chronic pain and inflammatory conditions, this book offers the insights and evidence-based guidance you need to successfully treat pain naturally.
1. Cover image - p. iv 2. Title page - p. iv 3. Table of Contents - p. iv 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Foreword - p. v 6. About the Authors - p. xiii 7. Reviewers - p. xv 8. Preface - p. xvii 9. Section I: Fundamentals and Basic Sciences - p. xviii 10. Chapter 1: The Problem of Pain and Pain Management: Why Natural Alternatives Are Needed - p. xviii 11. Chapter 2: Bioenergetic Foundations of Pain and Inflammation - p. 5 12. Chapter 3: Geophysical and Biophysical Energy in Pain and Inflammation - p. 22 13. Chapter 4: Brain Biology and Neuroscience - p. 43 14. Section II: Mind-Body Medicine - p. 58 15. Chapter 5: Mind, Meditation, and Mindfulness - p. 58 16. Chapter 6: Stress Management, Relaxation, and Biofeedback Therapies - p. 77 17. Chapter 7: Mental Imagery, Visualization, and Hypnosis - p. 102 18. Chapter 8: Mental and Spiritual Healing, and Spiritually Based Rapid Healing - p. 129 19. Section III: Energy Healing, Hand-Mediated, and Biophysical Approaches - p. 150 20. Chapter 9: Energy Medicine and Therapeutic Touch - p. 150 21. Chapter 10: Electromagnetic Therapies: Electricity and Magnetism - p. 153 22. Chapter 11: Electromagnetic Therapies: Light and Phototherapies - p. 212 23. Chapter 12: Spinal Manual Therapy and Chiropractic - p. 214 24. Chapter 13: Massage, Manual Therapies, and Bodywork - p. 269 25. Section IV: Asian Medical Systems - p. 313 26. Chapter 14: Foundations of Chinese and East Asian Medicine - p. 313 27. Chapter 15: Acupuncture and Moxibustion - p. 340 28. Chapter 16: East Asian Manual and Movement Therapies Part One: Acupressure, Jin Shin Do, Qigong, Reflexology, T’ai Chi, and Tui Na - p. 342 29. Chapter 17: East Asian Manual and Movement Therapies Part Two: Reiki and Shiatsu - p. 390 30. Chapter 18: Ayurveda and Traditional Treatments of India - p. 392 31. Chapter 19: Yoga and Breathing - p. 411 32. Section V: Natural and Nutritional Remedies for Pain, Inflammation, and Diseases of Chronic Inflammation - p. 447 33. Chapter 20: Nutrition and Hydration Part One: Water, Vitamin, and Mineral Micronutrients: Efficacy of Vitamin Supplementation, Nutrients Found in Food and Water, and Preventative Actions - p. 447 34. Chapter 21: Nutrition and Hydration Part Two: Micronutrient Deficiencies and Dietary Supplementation - p. 490 35. Chapter 22: Nutrition and Hydration Part Three: Management of Pain and Inflammation with Micronutrients and Foods - p. 503 36. Chapter 23: Plant-Based Treatments Part One: Herbal Remedies for Pain, Inflammation, and Diseases of Chronic Inflammation - p. 523 37. Chapter 24: Plant-Based Treatments Part Two: Aromatherapy and Plant Essential Oils - p. 557 38. Appendix I: Psychometrics of Pain: Interactive Tools for Individualized Patient Pain Management - p. 571 39. Appendix II: Patient Monitoring Pain and Related Symptoms - p. 579 40. Illustration Credits - p. 582 41. Index - p. 583
Learn to treat pain naturally using evidence-based therapies with Micozzi’s Common Pain Conditions: A Clinical Guide to Natural Treatments. This groundbreaking title provides in-depth information on current natural pain therapies that utilize the latest 21st scientific ideas, including the role of energy in medicine. Each chapter provides content on the biology and neuroscience, as well as social, psychological, and spiritual aspects of each natural treatment approach along with clinical data and pragmatic information about healing pain using these treatments. Whether your patients are suffering from anxiety, arthritis, back pain, chronic fatigue, depression, fibromyalgia, irritable bowel, migraine and tension headaches, phantom pain, post-traumatic stress, ulcers, or just general chronic pain and inflammatory conditions, this book offers the insights and evidence-based guidance you need to successfully treat pain naturally.
1. Cover image - p. iv 2. Title page - p. iv 3. Table of Contents - p. iv 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Foreword - p. v 6. About the Authors - p. xiii 7. Reviewers - p. xv 8. Preface - p. xvii 9. Section I: Fundamentals and Basic Sciences - p. xviii 10. Chapter 1: The Problem of Pain and Pain Management: Why Natural Alternatives Are Needed - p. xviii 11. Chapter 2: Bioenergetic Foundations of Pain and Inflammation - p. 5 12. Chapter 3: Geophysical and Biophysical Energy in Pain and Inflammation - p. 22 13. Chapter 4: Brain Biology and Neuroscience - p. 43 14. Section II: Mind-Body Medicine - p. 58 15. Chapter 5: Mind, Meditation, and Mindfulness - p. 58 16. Chapter 6: Stress Management, Relaxation, and Biofeedback Therapies - p. 77 17. Chapter 7: Mental Imagery, Visualization, and Hypnosis - p. 102 18. Chapter 8: Mental and Spiritual Healing, and Spiritually Based Rapid Healing - p. 129 19. Section III: Energy Healing, Hand-Mediated, and Biophysical Approaches - p. 150 20. Chapter 9: Energy Medicine and Therapeutic Touch - p. 150 21. Chapter 10: Electromagnetic Therapies: Electricity and Magnetism - p. 153 22. Chapter 11: Electromagnetic Therapies: Light and Phototherapies - p. 212 23. Chapter 12: Spinal Manual Therapy and Chiropractic - p. 214 24. Chapter 13: Massage, Manual Therapies, and Bodywork - p. 269 25. Section IV: Asian Medical Systems - p. 313 26. Chapter 14: Foundations of Chinese and East Asian Medicine - p. 313 27. Chapter 15: Acupuncture and Moxibustion - p. 340 28. Chapter 16: East Asian Manual and Movement Therapies Part One: Acupressure, Jin Shin Do, Qigong, Reflexology, T’ai Chi, and Tui Na - p. 342 29. Chapter 17: East Asian Manual and Movement Therapies Part Two: Reiki and Shiatsu - p. 390 30. Chapter 18: Ayurveda and Traditional Treatments of India - p. 392 31. Chapter 19: Yoga and Breathing - p. 411 32. Section V: Natural and Nutritional Remedies for Pain, Inflammation, and Diseases of Chronic Inflammation - p. 447 33. Chapter 20: Nutrition and Hydration Part One: Water, Vitamin, and Mineral Micronutrients: Efficacy of Vitamin Supplementation, Nutrients Found in Food and Water, and Preventative Actions - p. 447 34. Chapter 21: Nutrition and Hydration Part Two: Micronutrient Deficiencies and Dietary Supplementation - p. 490 35. Chapter 22: Nutrition and Hydration Part Three: Management of Pain and Inflammation with Micronutrients and Foods - p. 503 36. Chapter 23: Plant-Based Treatments Part One: Herbal Remedies for Pain, Inflammation, and Diseases of Chronic Inflammation - p. 523 37. Chapter 24: Plant-Based Treatments Part Two: Aromatherapy and Plant Essential Oils - p. 557 38. Appendix I: Psychometrics of Pain: Interactive Tools for Individualized Patient Pain Management - p. 571 39. Appendix II: Patient Monitoring Pain and Related Symptoms - p. 579 40. Illustration Credits - p. 582 41. Index - p. 583
