Without underestimating the many difficulties entailed in the treatment of cancer, the sheer volume of these cases, illustrating Dr. Ramakrishnan's often successful method & reflecting his vast experience, is intended to encourage the prescriber to try administering the homeopathic remedies in conjunction with the appropriate Western medical procedures. The book contains over 100 cases as well as details of his prescribing method & was co-authored by Catherine R. Coulter. The book describes in detail the protocol he recommends so that patients & practioners alike can benefit. There are also statistical charts documenting the success rates with many types of cancer. ...

At last we have a serious & enchanting book which approaches the story of these extraordinary people in a historical & critical light. The clarity of Rima Handley's careful & fascinating research allows us to see homeopathy as its founders saw it, from within their own time & without the dogma or interpretations of the gurus which have colored it since. This book is a must for any lover of biography as well as anyone interested in the history of medicine or homeopathy. ...

From the author: After three years of writing, my book
- "A Living Miracle"
- is now complete & has been published. This book

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Since its publication in 1998, The Manual of Acupuncture's comprehensive text has rapidly become the standard acupuncture point book for students & practitioners throughout the English-speaking world. Detailed exposition of the names, locations, indications & actions of every point, it is characterised by hundreds of beautiful & anatomically exacting illustrations (one for every point), lengthy commentaries on the points, numerous point combinations drawn from classical texts & comprehensive indexes. ...

The entire contents of A Manual of Acupuncture in digital form. * Point location & needling videos * A video for every point * Shows how to locate & needle* Voiceover gives location, location notes, needling instructions & cautions * Self-testing modules: Test your point location on images from the book; Test according to channels, point categories, body areas or random points; Customise your own tests, flag difficult points & re-test them, keep score & compete with yourself or others, add your own notes; Test your knowledge of Chinese points names; Test your knowledge of all the channel pathways; Multi-choice tests for US exam preparation. Plus: * View, print & search every word in the book * High quality colour graphics * Clickable icons on every point page bring up body area illustrations & Chinese pronunciation of point names * Full indexes * Suitable for Windows or Macintosh formats. Minimum system requirements: DVD-ROM drive & 450MB hard drive space. Computers with floppy disc drives may cause slight errors. PC: Windows 2000, XP or Vista with Pentium III, 600 M Hz, 128MB RAM. Macintosh: OSX 10.3 running on a G3/G4 Power or Pentium Mac with 128MB RAM. ...

A Massage Therapists Guide to Lower Back & Pelvic Pain describes in detail the background to the evolution of non-specific back-ache as well as the assessment & treatment methods ideal to be used in combination with massage therapy, deriving from physical therapy, osteopathic, & chiropractic sources. The book describes these methods individually & then integrates them into a detailed description of a massage session focusing on the person with back-ache. This unique book takes care to consider the needs of the massage therapist, who previously may have had to adapt his/her own methodology from descriptions aimed at other health care professionals. A DVD demonstrating the palpation & treatment methods supplements the text. ...

The massage therapist's guide to treating headaches & neck pain is a practical guide for the massage therapist to assist them in identifying appropriate massage treatment for those experiencing headaches & neck pain. The book describes the most common headache types & causes for neck pain that can be effectively addressed with therapeutic massage & associated methods easily incorporated into massage. Assessment procedures are provided both to identify appropriate treatment & to alert the massage therapist to more serious conditions that could be responsible for the symptoms & require a referral for further diagnosis & treatment. Protocols for treatment using massage & other soft tissue methods are provided. The text is written in a practical way that is user friendly.  Incorporates a DVD demonstrating the palpation & treatment methods. ...

This guide offers an easy-to-read, easy-to-underst&, evidence-based explanation of myofascial trigger points. Information is presented in a simple format, with short explanatory paragraphs, bullet-point summaries, numerous line drawings & photographs, key concepts boxes in each chapter, & a full glossary. The book is supported by a DVD-ROM which contains video clips demonstrating the palpation & treatment methods described within the text. ...

Phytotherapy or herbal medicine is the most important therapy within Chinese medicine & is being used increasingly in the West.  A Materia Medica for Chinese Medicine: plants, minerals & animal products describes 400 of the most important plants, minerals & animal substances used as treatments by Chinese medical practitioners.  The items included have been selected according to their degree of clinical relevance. Each remedy is clearly described & illustrated on two facing pages, making this an easily accessible reference for both students & practitioners of Chinese herbal medicine.  The clearly laid out text presents the following details for each herb or substance included: a detailed description of the characteristic features; indictions for safe use; medicinal & toxic effects; possible combinations with other substances; full-colour illustrations, generally two for each substance, showing the detailed characterisitcs of the item described. A Materia Medica for Chinese Medicine has been written by two medically trained doctors who have worked as TCM therapists specializing in the use of Chinese herbs for more than 30 years.  Based on their many years of teaching & practice, the book has been carefully compiled & designed to provide a concise & accurate practice-based reference for both students & practitioners. ...

This invaluable guide lists common names of symptoms & helps you find the most suitable rubric in the repertory. Numerous cross-references, related rubrics, & synonyms are provided. Excellent for locating the repertory phrases & rubrics in Kent's Repertory. The book gives the meanings of Mind rubrics [in appreciation of the fact that the meaning of Kent's language has changed radically since the 1880's] from the late 19th century Webster's dictionary the one that Kent would have used. This book saves your valuable time in your use of Kent's Repertory. It gives synonyms, & points you to the main rubric, sub-rubrics & related rubrics, which are often widely scattered throughout the repertory. ...