Complementary Therapies and Wellness Practice Essentials for Holistic Health Care

Complementary Therapies and Wellness is the essential text for practical information about complementary care and wellness. Jodi Carlson and a team of leading experts in the field have compiled a complete resource for specific information about the many therapeutic approaches including reflexology, meditation, shiatsu, tai chi, yoga, and more. Comprehensive and complete, it also details all of the "need-to-know" basics from a historical summation to legal implications and documentation. Features: Cutting edge content, authoritatively written by leading authors. Comprehensive coverage of the many methods and modalities that are used in physical and occupational practice. Detailed discussion of foundational principles including Asian medical systems, energy therapies, and mind/body interventions. Application of principles to various groups of people and/or problems. Chapter-ending review questions. Focus Boxes highlight key issues within each chapter. Detailed Appendix with additional holistic therapies and resources.Carlson, Jodi L. is the author of 'Complementary Therapies and Wellness Practice Essentials for Holistic Health Care', published 2002 under ISBN 9780130319364 and ISBN 0130319368.