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or all caps. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Fontaine, Karen Lee, 1943–
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and alternative medicinewas integrated into the curriculum.This page intentionally left
blankCONTENTSPreface ixAcknowledgments xiiiReviewers xivUNIT 1 Healing Practices:
Complementary and Alternative Therapies for Nurses 1Chapter 1 Integrative Healing
3Chapter 2 Basic Concepts Guiding Alternative Therapies 19Chapter 3 The Role of
Evidence-Based Health Care in Complementary and Alternative Therapies 37UNIT 2
Systematized Health Care Practices 47 Chapter 4 Traditional Chinese Medicine 49Chapter 5
Ayurvedic Medicine 70Chapter 6 Native American Healing and Curanderismo 90UNIT 3
Botanical Healing 111 Chapter 7 Herbs and Nutritional Supplements 113Chapter 8
Aromatherapy 133Chapter 9 Homeopathy 149Chapter 10 Naturopathy 162UNIT 4 Manual
Healing Methods 169 Chapter 11 Chiropractic 171Chapter 12 Massage 183Chapter 13
Pressure Point Therapies 202Chapter 14 Hand-Mediated Biofield Therapies 217Chapter 15
Combined Physical and Biofield Therapy 230 Chapter 13 Discussion: Pressure Point
Therapies.UNIT 5 Mind–Body Techniques 239 Chapter 16 Yoga 241Chapter 17 Meditation
256Chapter 18 Hypnotherapy and Guided Imagery 269vChapter 19 Dreamwork
286Chapter 20 Intuition 301Chapter 21 Music as a Therapeutic Tool 311Chapter 22
Biofeedback 320Chapter 23 Movement-Oriented Therapies 327UNIT 6 Spiritual Therapies
339 Chapter 24 Shamans 341Chapter 25 Faith and Prayer 352UNIT 7 Other Therapies 367
Chapter 26 Bioelectromagnetics 369Chapter 27 Animal-Assisted Therapy 378Appendix
Alternative Therapies for Common Health Problems 393Index 417vi ContentsTRY
THISviiEnergy 34 Massage 88 Positive Thoughts 107 Herbal Remedies 128 Soothing
Potions 144 Top 10 Remedies 157 Pet Remedies 158 Visualization 167 Energy Boosters
181 Massage 199 Foot Massage 213 Experience Your Energy Field 227 Emotional First Aid
235 Redirecting the Flow of Energy 236 Heart Breathing 252 Loving–Kindness Meditation
266Renovating Your Day 283 Shrinking AntagonisticForces 283 Improving Dream Recall
298 Positive Affirmations 308 Practice Intuition 309 Music for Stress Reduction 316 Mind
Control of MuscularStrength 324 Feel Your Qi 335 Wave Hands Like Clouds (WaterT’ai Chi)
336 Shamanic Journey 349 Absorbing Earth Energy 375 Going to the Mountains 376
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