Integrative Rheumatology (Weil Integrative Medicine Library) - Hardcover

Book 4 of 21: WEIL INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE LIBRARY

Horwitz M.D., Randy; Muller M.D., Daniel

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9780195311211: Integrative Rheumatology (Weil Integrative Medicine Library)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0195311213 ISBN 13: 9780195311211
Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2010

Synopsis

Integrative Rheumatology offers a new and much-needed perspective in disease and symptom management, blending conventional medicine with alternative approaches not typically included in a Western medical practice. While conventional treatments can provide considerable symptomatic relief and can even slow the progression of many rheumatologic conditions, integrative treatment incorporating lifestyle interventions, mind-body approaches, and practices such as acupuncture and meditation into conventional medical therapies can improve quality of life, reduce medication dosages, and are generally better tolerated. In this book, researchers and clinicians highlight specific gaps in conventional rheumatologic care and examine how alternative approaches may be ideally suited to address these missed opportunities. Here, the authors introduce topics not typically addressed in conventional rheumatology texts, including nutritional therapies, exercise, herbal medicine, mind/body approaches, Ayurveda, and energy medicine. The contributors, all of whom have a background in academic medicine, share the approaches that they have found most effective in their own practices, basing their work on the best scientific evidence available. Ultimately, an understanding of complementary and alternative approaches to healing can help clinicians care for their patients using the best proven therapies to modify disease progress and relieve pain and disability.

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About the Author

Randy Horwitz, MD, PhD is Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine and Medical Director of the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona.
Daniel Muller, MD, PhD is Associate Professor of Medicine, Section of Rheumatology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health

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Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication date
2010
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0195311213
ISBN 13 
9780195311211
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
376
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