Integrative Therapies in Rehabilitation : Evidence for Efficacy in Therapy, Prevention, and Wellness, Fourth Edition

For more than 20 years, Integrative Therapies in Rehabilitation continues to be a most researched resource on complementary and alternative therapies in rehabilitation. This renowned text, now in its Fourth Edition, relates the updated scientific evidence and the clinical efficacy of integrating what have now become well known complementary and alternative therapies in rehabilitation to successfully improve patient outcomes. This text has been developed to accompany university courses in complementary and alternative therapies, as a reference manual for clinical practices, and as a resource for those interested in the science behind holistic therapies. Holistic therapies are those therapies not commonly found in allopathic medicine that are intended to stimulate a therapeutic response from both the body – neuromusculoskeletal and cardiopulmonary systems – and the mind. Integrative Therapies in Rehabilitation, Fourth Edition by Dr. Carol M. Davis is particularly designed for those health professionals who want to understand the scientific foundation and peer reviewed research supporting complementary and alternative therapies. The Fourth Edition is divided into two parts. The beginning chapters describe the latest cellular biology science and explain the theories put forth on the overall mechanisms of action of the effect of these various therapies on the soft tissue, fascia and nervous systems. The first part also chronicles the advancement of scientific research in the various therapies since the 1980's to explain, in cellular physiology terms, the outcomes observed by using a number of holistic therapies. The second part presents various therapies commonly integrated with allopathic therapies in rehabilitation – body work therapies, mind/body therapies, and energy work therapies. The text describes each therapy with a history, cellular mechanism of action, and an up-dated reference section of the evidence of efficacy for the therapy as reported in the literature, often concluding with a case example. Integrative Therapies in Rehabilitation, Fourth Edition will be the go-to resource for health professionals to understand the scientific evidence and efficacy of complementary and alternative therapies for rehabilitation and improving patient outcomes.|For more than 20 years, Integrative Therapies in Rehabilitation continues to be a most researched resource on complementary and alternative therapies in rehabilitation. This renowned text, now in its Fourth Edition, relates the updated scientific evidence and the clinical efficacy of integrating what have now become well known complementary and alternative therapies in rehabilitation to successfully improve patient outcomes. Holistic therapies are those therapies not commonly found in allopathic medicine that are intended to stimulate a therapeutic response from both the body – neuromusculoskeletal and cardiopulmonary systems – and the mind. Integrative Therapies in Rehabilitation, Fourth Edition by Dr. Carol M. Davis is particularly designed for those health professionals who want to understand the scientific foundation and peer reviewed research supporting complementary and alternative therapies. The Fourth Edition is divided into two parts. The beginning chapters describe the latest cellular biology science and explain the theories put forth on the overall mechanisms of action of the effect of these various therapies on the soft tissue, fascia and nervous systems. The first part also chronicles the advancement of scientific research in the various therapies since the 1980's to explain, in cellular physiology terms, the outcomes observed by using a number of holistic therapies. The second part... Table of Contents: Energy techniques as a way of returning healing to health care / Carol M. Davis Psychoneuroimmunology : the bridge to the coexistence of two paradigms / Carol M. Davis Quantum physics and systems theory : the science behind complementary and alternative therapies / Carol M. Davis Advances in the science of energy medicine : vibration, photons, and the zero point field / Carol M. Davis Fascia and the extracellular matrix : latest science discoveries that forecast the importance of this tissue to health and healing / Carol M. Davis Myofascial release : the missing link in traditional treatment / John F. Barnes Therapeutic massage and rehabilitation / Janet Kahn Craniosacral therapies / Deborah A. Giaquinto-Wahl Complete decongestive therapy / Barbara Funk and Kevin R. Kunkel The Ida Rolf method of structural integration / Judith E. Deutsch T'ai chi : choreography of body and minds / Jennifer M. Bottomley Biofeedback : connecting the body and mind / Jennifer M. Bottomley Yoga therapeutics : an ancient practice in a 21st century setting / Matthew J. Taylor Feldenkrais method in rehabilitation : using functional integration and awareness through movement to explore new movements and solve clinical problems / James Stephens Pilates rehabilitation / Brent Anderson Reiki : a biofield therapy / Sangeeta Singg Qi Gong for health and healing / Jennifer M. Bottomley Acupuncture theory and acupuncture-like therapeutics in physical therapy / Patrick J. LaRiccia, Kerri Sowers, Lynn B. Littman and Mary Lou Galantino Dry needling / Jan Dommerholt Therapeutic touch / Ellen Zambo Anderson