Complementary and integrative therapies for cardiovascular disease /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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St. Louis, M.O. :
Elsevier Mosby,
[2005]
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Table of Contents:
- I. Introduction
- The placebo effect in cardiovascular disease
- Legal issues in integration of complementary therapies into cardiology practice
- II. Nutritional and herbal approaches
- Nutriceuticals and cardiovascular illness
- Herbal approach to cardiac disease
- III. Mind-body approaches
- Mind-body approach to cardiac illness
- Hypnosis for the relief of cardiac symptomatology
- Biofeedback in cardiovascular disease
- Cognitive-behavorial therapy in cardiac illness
- IV. Alternative medicine practices
- Ayurveda and yoga in cardiovascular diseases
- Heart qi and the heart of healing : qigong for the prevention and treatment of cardiac disease
- Qigong and tai chi : traditional Chinese health promotion practices in the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease
- Native American healing for the heart
- Homeopathy with a special focus on treatment of cardiovascular diseases
- Osteopathic manipulative medicine in the treatment of hypertension
- V. Specific approaches
- Acupuncture in cardiovascular diseases
- Auriculotherapy for cardiovascular disorders
- Chelation therapy
- Aromatherapy in cardiac conditions
- The effects of music therapy in cardiac healthcare
- Reflexology
- Sauna as a therapeutic option for cardiovascular disease
- Prayer and cardiovascular disease
- Animal-assisted therapy and cardiovascular disease
- Therapeutic massage and Asian bodywork
- Magnetic biostimulation : energy therapy
- Spinal cord stimulation for the treatment of angina pectoris
- VI. Special programs
- Integrative medicine in cardiothoracic surgery