Integrative Rheumatology

Integrative Rheumatology
Author: Randy Horwitz
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 375
Release: 2011
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0195311213
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In this volume, the authors describe a rational and evidence-based approach to the integrative therapy of rheumatologic, allergic, and autoimmune disorders, integrating the principles of alternative and complementary therapies into the principles and practice of conventional medical therapy.

Integrative Rheumatology

Integrative Rheumatology
Author: Alex Vasquez
Publisher: Debolsillo
Total Pages: 506
Release: 2007-03
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9780975285879
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UPDATE: This book has been replaced by Version 3.5 published as Naturopathic Rheumatology (900 pages in full color; ISBN:978-0990620426) with a shorter excerpt published as Functional Medicine Rheumatology (288 pages in color; ISBN: 978-1502481368). Integrative Rheumatology is a clinically-oriented textbook that extends beyond Integrative Orthopedics to outline treatment plans for autoimmune and systemic inflammatory disorders. Since approximately 1 of every 7 (14% of total) visits to a primary healthcare provider is for the treatment of musculoskeletal pain or dysfunction, every physician needs to have 1) knowledge of important concepts related to musculoskeletal medicine, 2) awareness of urgent and emergency conditions, 3) skills to competently perform orthopedic examination procedures and clinical assessments, 4) ability to interpret common laboratory tests, and 5) the knowledge and ability to design and implement effective treatment plans. Integrative Rheumatology empowers students and doctors with the insight necessary for the design and implementation of truly integrative treatment plans for conditions such as systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. Diagnostic, therapeutic, risk reduction and patient management strategies are emphasized throughout. Students in chiropractic and naturopathic medical colleges will find Integrative Rheumatology to provide a needed blend of concepts as well as the practical how to information on patient management that is often neglected in other textbooks or which can only be obtained after years of clinical experience. This book will help you synthesize your courses in physical examination, manipulation, physiotherapy, nutrition, botanical medicine, neurology and therapeutic exercise into a cohesive set of skills that enables you to effectively help your patients overcome their musculoskeletal problems while you simultaneously promote wellness by looking at the bigger picture of their overall health rather than simply focusing on the problem. Integrative Rheumatology provides the information and citations to the research literature that you need in order to feel confident about your skills and the responsibilities that you will face as a healthcare provider. Clinicians of all disciplines whether ND, DC, DO, Lac, MD, PA, or NP will find the blend of research and clinical pearls helpful in their integrative management of patients with systemic autoimmune and rheumatic disorders. The text is abundantly referenced to textbooks and peer-reviewed biomedical journals. Integrative Rheumatology will give you a clinical advantage and the research justification to help treat your patients in the most natural, safe, and holistic means possible. Accessing the website provides links to updates and recently published articles by Dr. Vasquez. Update 2014: This book has been replaced by "Integrative Rheumatology and Inflammation Mastery: Third Edition."

Naturopathic Rheumatology and Integrative Inflammology V3.5

Naturopathic Rheumatology and Integrative Inflammology V3.5
Author: Alex Vasquez
Publisher:
Total Pages: 900
Release: 2014-09-22
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9780990620426
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Naturopathic Rheumatology and Integrative Inflammology-Edition 3.5 combines the recently updated Functional Inflammology and Dr Vasquez's previous Integrative Rheumatology into a new colorized updated textbook of 900 pages. NOW REPLACED BY EXPANDED 4TH EDITION IN 2016 -- please see "Inflammation Mastery, 4th Edition" ISBN 0990620484 / 978099062048

Integrative Nursing

Integrative Nursing
Author: Mary Jo Kreitzer
Publisher: Weil Integrative Medicine Libr
Total Pages: 745
Release: 2018
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 019085104X
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Fully updated and revised, the second edition of Integrative Nursing is a complete roadmap to integrative patient care, providing a guide to whole person/whole systems assessment and clinical interventions for individuals, families, and communities. Treatment strategies described in this version employ the full complement of evidence-informed methodologies in a tailored, person-centered approach to care. This text explores concepts, skills, and theoretical frameworks that can be used by healthcare leaders interested in creating and implementing an integrative model of care within institutions and systems, featuring exemplar nurse-led initiatives that have transformed healthcare systems. This volume covers the foundations of the field; the most effective ways to optimize wellbeing; principles of symptom management for many common disorders like sleep, anxiety, pain, and cognitive impairment; the application of integrative nursing techniques in a variety of clinical settings and among a diverse patient population; and integrative practices around the world and how it impacts planetary health. The academic rigor of the text is balanced by practical and relevant content that can be readily implemented into practice for both established professionals as well as students enrolled in undergraduate or graduate nursing programs. Integrative medicine is defined as healing-oriented medicine that takes account of the whole person (body, mind, and spirit) as well as all aspects of lifestyle; it emphasizes the therapeutic relationship and makes use of appropriate therapies, both conventional and alternative. Series editor Andrew Weil, MD, is Professor and Director of the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona. Dr. Weil's program was the first such academic program in the U.S., and its stated goal is "to combine the best ideas and practices of conventional and alternative medicine into cost effective treatments without embracing alternative practices uncritically."

Integrative Rheumatology and Inflammation Mastery: Third Edition

Integrative Rheumatology and Inflammation Mastery: Third Edition
Author: Alex Vasquez
Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub
Total Pages: 628
Release: 2014-01-03
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9781495291067
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UPDATE: This book has been replaced by Version 3.5 published as Naturopathic Rheumatology (900 pages in full color; ISBN:978-0990620426) with a shorter excerpt published as Functional Medicine Rheumatology (288 pages in color; ISBN: 978-1502481368). Integrative Rheumatology & Inflammation Mastery translates important concepts and nutritional/biomedical science into easy and practical clinical applications for the prevention and treatment of disorders of sustained inflammation, which Dr Vasquez describes as "patterns of metabolic disturbance and inflammatory dysfunction" existing in three sequential and overlapping categories: metabolic, allergic, autoimmune. This updated and abbreviated version replaces Integrative Rheumatology (published in 2006 and 2007) and likewise focuses on autoimmune inflammation and related patterns of inflammation which manifest clinically as rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, Sjogren's syndrome, vasculitis, scleroderma and systemic sclerosis. The commonly encountered disorders fibromyalgia and Raynaud's phenomenon are also reviewed. This textbook Integrative Rheumatology & Inflammation Mastery introduces, reviews, substantiates the intellectual and empirical construct of a sufficiently/practically complete approach to the prevention and treatment disorders of *sustained inflammation*, previously termed "chronic inflammation."

Functional Medicine Rheumatology V3.5

Functional Medicine Rheumatology V3.5
Author: Alex Vasquez
Publisher: CreateSpace
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2014-09-23
Genre:
ISBN: 9781502481368
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Functional Medicine Rheumatology, Edition 3.5 is designed to accompany the recently updated Functional Inflammology, Volume 1 as the most recent version of Dr Vasquez's previous Integrative Rheumatology, Edition 3. This volume is not meant to be used as a stand-alone reference because it does not contain the full details of the patient assessments, concepts, and clinical interventions that are detailed and contextualized in Functional Inflammology, Volume 1; this book-clearly an extension of the first volume-is being made available so that recent purchasers of Functional Inflammology, Volume 1 or Integrative Rheumatology, Edition 3 will be able to append or update, respectively, their recent purchases and thereby to access the most complete and up-to-date versions of the clinical applications. The full and complete update to DrV's rheumatology protocol is now available as a single volume of 900 pages: Naturopathic Rheumatology v3.5 (ISBN: 978-0990620426 / 0990620425). This work-which originated from Dr Vasquez's teaching notes in the Rheumatology course at Bastyr University in 2001-is the culmination of several thousand research publications combined with Dr Vasquez's many years of clinical experience and teaching graduate-level students and doctorate-level clinicians worldwide. In the complete work, using radiographs, photos, acronyms, illustrations, flowcharts, and detailed-yet-simplifying explanations, Dr Vasquez makes it easier than ever for clinicians to grasp important concepts in integrative care and functional medicine and then to translate the basic science research and molecular biology into treatment plans that can be explained and used in "the real world" of clinical practice with patients. The associated video tutorials and recorded live conference presentations further help students and clinicians "get it" via Dr Vasquez's effective teaching style which embraces complexity while always emphasizing clinical applicability and psychosocial context. The Inflammation Mastery & Functional Inflammology series of books and videos translates important concepts and nutritional/biomedical science into easy and practical clinical applications for the prevention and treatment of disorders of sustained inflammation, which Dr Vasquez describes as "patterns of metabolic disturbance and inflammatory dysfunction" existing in three sequential and overlapping categories: 1) metabolic inflammation, 2) allergic inflammation, 3) autoimmune inflammation. This book includes access to video presentations which introduce the origin and components of the Functional Inflammology Protocol and FINDSEX(r) acronym. Post-publication updates to this information and important social and clinical contextualization are made available in videos and online repositories (access provided in the book), and the e-newsletter available from InflammationMastery and FunctionalInflammology.com. This textbook also provides access, via reprints or hyperlinks, to Dr Vasquez's published articles-an example of which is his recent paradigm-shifting editorial published in the journal Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine (2014 Jan). In the complete work, the updated section on pain management allows students and clinicians to understand and apply manual, pharmacologic, nutritional and botanical medicine treatments for musculoskeletal pain, thereby providing better relief for patients and avoiding the hazards of NSAIDs, coxibs, steroids, opioids, immunosuppressants/immunoparalytics and biologics.

Integrative Healthcare in Pediatric Rheumatology

Integrative Healthcare in Pediatric Rheumatology
Author: Penelope Callaway
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019
Genre: Alternative medicine
ISBN:
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Integrative healthcare, also known as functional medicine, is the incorporation of complementary and/or alternative medicine (CAM) with conventional medical approaches. Use of complementary and alternative health care is growing among children with chronic health needs. Medical providers need more information to meet the demand for complementary and alternative health care information in clinics that treat pediatric patients with chronic health conditions. The human becoming school of thought, the health promotion model, and Lewin’s change theory guided this pilot study. The aim of the study was to explore and facilitate the integration of complementary and alternative medicine approaches in a pediatric rheumatology practice. Parents/caregivers and providers at three pediatric rheumatology clinics were surveyed to determine information and CAM interest, usage, and barriers. Data about CAM interest, CAM utilization, and CAM usage disclosure was collected from a non-probability sample of parents/caregivers. Beliefs about CAM usage, degree of comfort in providing CAM information, and CAM interest level among providers were ascertained by using comparative methodology to survey providers before and after a presentation about their patients’ CAM survey results. Data analyses, including descriptive statistics, were used to determine the current usage of CAM/functional medicine and the subsequent need for integrative medicine, in an existing rheumatology clinic, from the perspectives of both patients and providers.

Integrative Environmental Medicine

Integrative Environmental Medicine
Author: Aly Cohen
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 419
Release: 2017
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0190490918
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'Integrative Environmental Medicine' looks at the history and changing landscape of environmental issues in the United States, including water supply, air quality, extensive plastic pollution, harmful chemicals in cleaning and personal care products, radiofrequency radiation, food additives, pesticides, and medications

Integrative Oncology

Integrative Oncology
Author: Donald Abrams
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 916
Release: 2009-03-09
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0199885850
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People facing a new diagnosis of cancer are unsettled by their prognosis and treatment options, and they often seek to integrate complementary modalities into their conventional care plan, hoping to improve their chances of cure and decrease side effects. Many do so without informing their oncologist, for fear of alienating them or not convinced that their physician would be informed about complementary therapies. Integrative Oncology, the first volume in the Weil Integrative Medicine Library, provides a wealth of information for both practitioners and consumers on the emerging field of integrative oncology. Noted oncologist Donald Abrams and integrative medicine pioneer Andrew Weil and their international panel of experts present up-to-date and extensively referenced chapters on a wide spectrum of issues and challenges, bound in one comprehensive, reader-friendly text in a format featuring key points, sidebars, tables, and a two-color design for ease of use. It is destined to emerge as the definitive resource in this emerging field.