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Photographic Dissector for Physical Therapy Students (Paperback, Ed): James Sonne Photographic Dissector for Physical Therapy Students (Paperback, Ed)
James Sonne
R2,382 Discovery Miles 23 820 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. An accessible guide to anatomical structures and the tools used for dissection Learning and naming the many parts and systems of the human body can be a daunting task for medical and physical therapy students preparing for careers in various scientific and medical professions. With a combination of informative text and clear images, Photographic Dissector for Physical Therapy Students provides an unparalleled examination of anatomical structures and the tools used for dissection. Using visible external landmarks, students will learn how to locate internal structures and develop a better understanding of anatomy. The book offers thorough coverage of the types of tools for dissecting along with detailed photographic instructions for every step of dissection. Each tool is clearly defined with its purpose. Features * Modeled to follow the curriculum of Doctor of Physical Therapy programs, which often includes simultaneous courses in kinesiology and physiology * Clinical correlates throughout the book provide important information about function and dysfunction in order to inspire diagnostic thought * Examples are drawn from real cases in clinical practice * Each chapter contains a checklist of important structures * Exam-style multiple choice questions and answers, along with explanations and strategies for working through the questions

Therapeutic Art Directives and Resources - Activities and Initiatives for Individuals and Groups (Paperback): Ms Cathy A... Therapeutic Art Directives and Resources - Activities and Initiatives for Individuals and Groups (Paperback)
Ms Cathy A Malchiodi; Susan R. Makin
R1,014 Discovery Miles 10 140 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Susan Makin has written a unique resource for art therapists working with patients or clients who find the concept of spontaneous artmaking daunting, and feel more comfortable with a structured framework. Therapeutic Art Directives and Resources: Activities and Initiatives for Individuals and Groups consists of a series of directives or suggestions for group and individual activities, with guidance on the suitability of each directive for clients with specific needs and ideas for further development. Her directives protect clients' creative freedom while providing a safe environment for exploring difficult issues. Commentaries by Cathy Malchiodi alongside the directives highlight particular uses of the directives and possible adaptations. Included at the front of the book are useful sample forms and hand-outs to give clients at the beginning of therapy as well as forms for the therapist's own record-keeping. These forms, like all the directives, have been used many times in clinical practice.

Orthopedic Massage - Theory and Technique (Paperback, 2nd edition): Whitney W. Lowe Orthopedic Massage - Theory and Technique (Paperback, 2nd edition)
Whitney W. Lowe
R1,044 Discovery Miles 10 440 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

A second edition of the definitive resource for all those wanting to use massage therapy to treat pain and injury conditions. Fully updated and revised Orthopedic Massage has been written for those interested in understanding and applying massage as an intervention for soft-tissue disorders. Recent research into the physiological effects of massage has strengthened the justification for its use in the treatment of soft-tissue pain and injury conditions. Orthopedic soft-tissue problems are common among the general population, whether from sports, occupational activities, or chronic pain. This text presents a comprehensive and in-depth look at the physiological nature of these conditions and the massage treatments most effective for their relief. A particular contribution this text makes is its validation for the role of massage in treating orthopedic conditions. In the field of orthopedics the successful repair of soft-tissue damage is often a crucial factor in effective rehabilitation. However, most of those who are trained in the use of massage therapy techniques have little opportunity to learn about the orthopedic issues involved. Orthopedic Massage aims to help the clinician understand the relationship between the soft tissues to which they apply their techniques and the overall orthopedic disorder affecting their clients. Although written chiefly for massage practitioners, the lessons it teaches are relevant to any practitioner who is concerned with the treatment of soft-tissue injuries. Includes detailed technical information, extensive illustrations, and reliable reference material essential to everyday practice. Provides a comprehensive approach to treatment of common soft tissue pain and injury. Explains common orthopedic problems in detail, addressing biomechanics, kinesiology, and anatomy. Provides an in-depth discussion of the physiologic rationale for soft tissue treatments and explains those most effective for each condition. Integrates treatment approaches from across the field and gives detailed, easy-to-follow steps for their application. Compares traditional treatments with soft tissue manipulation for each problem discussed. Clearly links anatomy, physiology, and biomechanics with clinical practice. Designed for quick and easy reference with more than 200 high-quality full colour illustrations and numerous photos of treatment techniques. New clinical case studies and tips illustrate the techniques discussed. Now presented in full colour. New step-by-step photographs depict the techniques described in full detail. Increased artwork and photographs make learning more visual. Case studies demonstrate techniques and management in clinical practice Clinical hints and tips throughout. Greater guidance in treatment strategies to include 'Treatment Approaches' and 'Rehabilitation Protocol Considerations'.

The Psychology of Dieting (Paperback, 3rd Edition): Jane Ogden The Psychology of Dieting (Paperback, 3rd Edition)
Jane Ogden
R456 Discovery Miles 4 560 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Why do some of us become overweight? Why is it so difficult to lose weight? How can we adopt healthy attitudes towards food?

The Psychology of Dieting takes a broad and balanced view of the causes of weight gain and the challenges involved in dieting. Exploring the cognitive, emotional and social triggers which lead us to make poor decisions around food, the book considers what it means to diet well. By understanding our psychological selves, the book shows how we can change our unhealthy behaviours and potentially lose weight.

In an era of weight problems, obesity, and dangerous dieting, The Psychology of Dieting shows us that there is no such thing as a miracle diet, and that we must understand how our minds shape the food choices we make.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: A brief history of dieting

Chapter 2: Being overweight or obese

Chapter 3: Why do we overeat?

Chapter 4: Why are we not active enough?

Chapter 5: Dieting and its consequences

Chapter 6: Why do diets fail?

Chapter 7: Successful dieting

Chapter 8: Some strategies to change behavior

Chapter 9: Dieting well: making successful dieting happen

Chapter 10: Helping others to lose weight – for health professionals

Chapter 11: Helping others: top tips for children

Chapter 12: Concluding thoughts

A Clinician's Guide to Disclosures of Sexual Assault (Paperback): Amie R. Newins, Laura C. Wilson A Clinician's Guide to Disclosures of Sexual Assault (Paperback)
Amie R. Newins, Laura C. Wilson
R1,383 Discovery Miles 13 830 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Sexual assault is a worldwide public health concern, as it occurs to people of all genders at alarming rates and results in serious impacts to physical and mental health. Furthermore, the reactions that survivors receive from formal and informal supports can significantly influence survivors' recovery. Given the prevalence of sexual assault, practitioners need to be prepared to handle disclosures of sexual assault from clients. A Clinician's Guide to Disclosures of Sexual Assault provides guidance for service providers on how to interact with survivors of sexual assault, defined here as sexual contact or penetration without the explicit consent of the victim. The book highlights that there are specific populations (e.g., sexual minorities, men) and settings (e.g., military, higher education) that require unique considerations when discussing sexual violence. Beginning with a foundation of literature focused on sexual assault and survivor disclosure, chapters build upon current theory and offer recommendations for conducting effective assessments and psychotherapy with survivors. Finally, case examples are presented to illustrate how these approaches can be used in practice. Professionals across disciplines, such as medical or educational settings, law enforcement, and victim services, have an instrumental role in facilitating survivor recovery, and this book offers best practices for delivering services in an affirming manner.

Urologisches Management bei Diabetes Mellitus (German, Hardcover): Johannes Kutzenberger Urologisches Management bei Diabetes Mellitus (German, Hardcover)
Johannes Kutzenberger
R1,978 R1,585 Discovery Miles 15 850 Save R393 (20%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition): John A. Kellum, Rinaldo Bellomo, Claudio Ronco Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)
John A. Kellum, Rinaldo Bellomo, Claudio Ronco
R1,882 Discovery Miles 18 820 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT) is the standard of care for management of critically ill patients with acute renal failure. Part of the Pittsburgh Critical Care series, Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy provides concise, evidence-based, bedside guidance about this treatment modality, offering quick reference answers to clinicians' questions about treatments and situations encountered in daily practice. Organized into sections on theory, practice, special situations, and organizational issues, this volume provides a complete view of CRRT theory and practice. Tables summarize and highlight key points, and key studies and trials are included in each chapter. The second edition has been updated to include a new chapter on the use of biomarkers to aid in patient selection and timing, extensive revisions on terminology and nomenclature to match current standards, and the most up-to-date information on newly developed CRRT machines.

Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine (Paperback, 2nd edition): Tori Hudson Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine (Paperback, 2nd edition)
Tori Hudson
R868 R790 Discovery Miles 7 900 Save R78 (9%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Use the power of nature to heal your body and enjoy a lifetime of good health . .

In "Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine," naturopathic physician Tori Hudson shows you how to safely and effectively combine conventional and natural medicine to maintain health and address specific medical conditions. Her groundbreaking work offers sound information on complementary therapies such as bio-identical hormones, vitamin supplementation, herbs, diet, and exercise and helps you make informed choices about your health. .

Learn how to: . Treat a whole range of female health issues, from contraception to menopause, heart conditions to infections. Safely integrate alternative therapies with traditional medicine. Determine when you should seek a practitioner's help . And much more. .

Compassionate and authoritative, "Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine" demonstrates that an informed, integrative approach to staying well is often the best medicine.. .

This is a book that should be in every woman's health library and every alternative practitioner's library. It is a resource for the new breed of conventional practitioners who are open to a more integrative health-care system.
. --Christiane Northrup, M.D., author of "Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom,"

Autism & Play (Paperback): Lone Gammeltoft, Jannik Beyer Autism & Play (Paperback)
Lone Gammeltoft, Jannik Beyer
R751 Discovery Miles 7 510 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Many children on the autistic spectrum seem to be at a very early developmental stage in their play, which tends to be less spontaneous, exploratory and varied than that of other children. This accessible handbook describes different play sequences which encourage the integration of social, emotional and cognitive development in autistic children. The easy-to-follow play strategies focus on the four key skills of visualizing, imitation, mirroring and turn-taking. The book is illustrated throughout with photographs, and includes a questionnaire for observing and assessing play interventions as an appendix. The authors combine an accessible developmental approach with practical tried-and-tested play strategies. Autism and Play will enable parents to nurture their children's social and cognitive development, and will inform the practice of professionals working in close contact with children on the autistic spectrum. Jannik Beyer, PhD is a psychologist and Director of broendagerskolen, a special school for autistic children. He is a member of the board of directors of the Danish Association of Special Schools and Treatment Centres for Autistic Children. Lone Gammeltoft is a speech and language therapist and teacher at the broendagerskolen. Both authors have been working with children with autism for more than twenty years.

Flexibility within Fidelity - Breathing Life into a Psychological Treatment Manual (Paperback): Philip C. Kendall Flexibility within Fidelity - Breathing Life into a Psychological Treatment Manual (Paperback)
Philip C. Kendall
R1,598 Discovery Miles 15 980 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Among mental health researchers, there is a consensus that empirically supported treatments (ESTs) have favorable outcomes and that the outcomes are typically better than other approaches. The majority of these are available as therapist manuals, brief books, or other extended volumes. However, among mental health service providers, there is often a view that these manuals and books can be formulaic and rigid, and likely insensitive to individual patient needs or presentations. With these conflicting perspectives in place, there is a need for accurate communication and reconciliation. Flexibility within Fidelity identifies how effective ESTs can be implemented with both integrity and flexibility. The book is comprised of chapters focusing on specific ESTs for identified problem areas amongst adults and children/adolescents, including anxiety disorders, PTSD, pain management, and depression among others. Chapter authors focus on the specific treatment components that are required to maintain fidelity and the features of the EST which can be applied with flexibility, promoting a personalized implementation. Written in an accessible style featuring in-depth clinical discussions, this book will equip mental health practitioners with the tools to implement ESTs across client presentations.

Pharmacology in Rehabilitation (Hardcover, 5th Revised edition): Charles D. Ciccone Pharmacology in Rehabilitation (Hardcover, 5th Revised edition)
Charles D. Ciccone
R2,253 R1,974 Discovery Miles 19 740 Save R279 (12%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Up-to-date, must-know coverage Bring your understanding of the rapidly evolving world of pharmacological agents and their impact on rehabilitation up to date with the Updated 5th Edition of this groundbreaking reference. An easy-to-understand writing style and easy-to-follow design help you to understand the what, why, and how of this complex subject to ensure the most effective plans of care for your patients.

RAINBOW - A Child- and Family-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment for Pediatric Bipolar Disorder, Clinician Guide... RAINBOW - A Child- and Family-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment for Pediatric Bipolar Disorder, Clinician Guide (Paperback)
Amy E. West, Sally M. Weinstein, Mani N. Pavuluri
R2,143 Discovery Miles 21 430 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Bipolar spectrum disorders are characterized by severe mood dysregulation, rage, irritability, and depression, along with low self-esteem and interpersonal struggles. Children with bipolar symptoms also tend to have poor academic performance and disruptive school behavior, and their families often experience strained relationships and increased conflict. RAINBOW: A Child- and Family-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment for Pediatric Bipolar Disorder presents a 12-session family-based treatment intervention for children aged 7-13 with bipolar spectrum disorders. The CFF-CBT/RAINBOW program comprises four innovative aspects in that it: (1) is designed to be developmentally specific to children in this age group; (2) is driven by the distinct needs of these children and their families; (3) involves intensive work with parents parallel to the work with children in order to directly address parents' own therapeutic needs, as well as helping them develop an effective parenting style for their child; and (4) integrates psychoeducation, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and interpersonal therapy techniques, tailored to the unique needs of these children, to augment the effects of pharmacotherapy. This Clinician Manual includes a conceptual overview for each session as well as step-by-step instructions for clinicians with all accompanying handouts, worksheets, and in-session games/activities. It provides clinicians with a comprehensive set of tools and a structured approach to guiding children and families. RAINBOW has been shown to significantly reduce mood symptoms and improve overall functioning for children with bipolar spectrum disorders.

Effective Weight Loss - An Acceptance-Based Behavioral Approach, Workbook (Paperback): Evan M. Forman, Meghan L Butryn Effective Weight Loss - An Acceptance-Based Behavioral Approach, Workbook (Paperback)
Evan M. Forman, Meghan L Butryn
R1,962 Discovery Miles 19 620 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The obesity epidemic is one of the most serious public health threats confronting the nation and the world. The majority of overweight individuals want to lose weight, but the overall success of self-administered diets and commercial weight loss programs is very poor. Scientific findings suggest that the problem boils down to adherence. The dietary and physical activity recommendations that weight loss programs promote are effective; however, people have difficulty initiating and maintaining changes. Effective Weight Loss presents 25 detailed sessions of an empirically supported, cognitive-behavioral treatment package called Acceptance-Based Behavioral Treatment (ABT). The foundation of this approach is comprised of the nutritional, physical activity, and behavioral components of the most successful, gold-standard behavioral weight loss programs. These components are synthesized with acceptance, willingness, behavioral commitment, motivation, and relapse prevention strategies drawn from a range of therapies. ABT is based on the idea that specialized self-control skills are necessary for weight control, given our innate desire to consume delicious foods and to conserve energy by avoiding physical activity. These self-control skills revolve around a willingness to choose behaviors that may be perceived as uncomfortable, for the sake of a more valuable objective. The Clinician Guide is geared towards helping administer treatment, and the companion Workbook provides summaries of session content, exercises, worksheets, handouts, and assignments for patients and clients receiving the treatment. The books will appeal to psychologists, primary care physicians, nutritionists, dieticians, and other clinicians who counsel the overweight.

Take Mastery of Your Health - Understanding And Controlling Hypertension (Paperback): Robert E. Wright Take Mastery of Your Health - Understanding And Controlling Hypertension (Paperback)
Robert E. Wright
R246 Discovery Miles 2 460 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Secrets of Therapeutic Breast Massage - A Haase Myotherapy Course Curriculum (Paperback): Robert B Haase Lmt Secrets of Therapeutic Breast Massage - A Haase Myotherapy Course Curriculum (Paperback)
Robert B Haase Lmt
R581 Discovery Miles 5 810 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Perfect Essential Oils - What You Wish You Knew About Essential Oils (Paperback): Jamie J Perfect Essential Oils - What You Wish You Knew About Essential Oils (Paperback)
Jamie J
R271 R247 Discovery Miles 2 470 Save R24 (9%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Tendinitis: its etiology and treatment (Hardcover): William Stanish, Sandra Curwin, Scott Mandell Tendinitis: its etiology and treatment (Hardcover)
William Stanish, Sandra Curwin, Scott Mandell
R5,757 Discovery Miles 57 570 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Disorders of the tendon are extremely common, both in sporting and non-sporting groups. These disorders are notoriously difficult to treat, and can present a considerable challenge for specialist physicians. Stanish, Curwin and Mandell are the leading authorities world-wide on disorders of the tendon, and have produced an authoritative book that will provide a practical approach to the assessment and management of tendon disorders. Heavily illustrated, and clearly presented, the book will be an invaluable reference work for sports physicians, musculoskeletal specialists, orthopaedic surgeons, and rheumatologists.

Counseling Persons with Parkinson's Disease (Hardcover): Allan Hugh Cole Counseling Persons with Parkinson's Disease (Hardcover)
Allan Hugh Cole
R1,261 Discovery Miles 12 610 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

What is it like to live with a chronic illness? How can counselors support those living with one? Allan Hugh Cole Jr. offers answers to these two questions and so many more in Counseling Persons with Parkinson's Disease. In ten succinct chapters, Cole offers a glimpse into life with Parkinson's and presents an insightful approach to counseling someone living with a chronic illness. Cole was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease in 2016, and-though it hardly happened overnight-he has since discovered a new passion and drive for life. A teacher of social workers and counselors for many years, Cole has unique insight into chronic illness and the care required to help someone diagnosed with one. He delves into the importance of accepting a chronic illness and how this can create an opportunity for personal transformation, newfound meaning, and rejuvenated purpose. In addition to emphasizing the importance of self-reflection, he also offers evidence-based approaches to counseling. Cole's approaches to counseling draw on task-centered social work practice. Throughout the book, he engages with five purposeful actions tied to principles of constructivism, Aristotelian thought, American pragmatism, and theories of interpretation (hermeneutics). At once informative, realistic, humorous, and hopeful, this is a thoughtful guide for clinicians who give counsel, educators who teach counseling, people supporting someone else, and anyone living with a chronic illness.

Adrenal Fatigue Diet Cookbook - Beginners' Guide to Overcome Fatigue, Balance Hormones and Boost Energy level (Paperback):... Adrenal Fatigue Diet Cookbook - Beginners' Guide to Overcome Fatigue, Balance Hormones and Boost Energy level (Paperback)
Amos Jacobs Rdn
R323 Discovery Miles 3 230 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders in Children - Workbook (Paperback): Jill Ehrenreich-May,... Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders in Children - Workbook (Paperback)
Jill Ehrenreich-May, Sarah M. Kennedy, Jamie A. Sherman, Emily L. Bilek, David H. Barlow
R1,958 Discovery Miles 19 580 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The Unified Protocols for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders in Children and Adolescents, based in groundbreaking research from Jill Ehrenreich-May, David H. Barlow, and colleagues, suggest that there may be a simpler and more efficient method of utilizing effective strategies, such as those commonly included in CBT and third-wave behavior therapies, in a manner that addresses the broad array of emotional disorder symptoms in children and adolescents. The Unified Protocols for children and adolescents include a Therapist Guide with two full courses of therapy described (a modular, individual therapy for adolescents; and, a more structured, group therapy for children, complete with a full parent-directed component), as well as two Workbooks, one for children along with their parents or caregivers, and one for adolescents. The child and adolescent Unified Protocols frame effective strategies in the general language of strong or intense emotions and promote change through a common lens that applies across emotional disorders, including anxiety, depression, obsessive compulsive disorders and others. Specifically, the child and adolescent Unified Protocols help youth by allowing them to focus on a straightforward goal across emotional disorders: reducing intense negative emotion states by extinguishing the distress and anxiety these emotions produce through emotion-focused education, awareness techniques, cognitive strategies, problem-solving and an array of behavioral strategies, including a full-range of exposure and activation techniques.

Childhood Obesity - Causes, Prevention and Management (Hardcover): Roya Kelishadi Childhood Obesity - Causes, Prevention and Management (Hardcover)
Roya Kelishadi
R4,668 Discovery Miles 46 680 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Childhood obesity has several early-onset adverse effects on all body organs and the metabolism. Moreover, as obesity tracks from childhood to adulthood, it can be an underlying factor for the development of chronic non-communicable diseases, which are the worldwide leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Such chronic diseases can result from lifelong accumulation of some risk factors, including obesity. Therefore, sustained interventions are necessary to tackle the onset or progression of childhood obesity. Childhood obesity is no more limited to high-income countries; it has a rapid growing trend in low and middle-come countries. In addition to genetic background, environmental disruptor chemicals and their epigenetic effects are of important underlying factors for the escalating trend of childhood obesity and the trans-generational aspects of obesity. It is noteworthy to consider the early life determinants of childhood obesity, including prenatal, perinatal and post-natal factors, are usually preventable. Dietary habits are formed in the first years of life; therefore it is of crucial importance to establish healthy habits from early life. Food industry, food environment, and social media are important factors influencing the food choices for families and their children. On the other hand, parents are the most important role models for lifestyle habits of their children. In addition to preventative measures, it is important to know how to manage excess weight in growing children, who need enough macro- and micronutrients for their growth, but need to have controlled food intake. Various family-based and school-based interventions are suggested in this regard. In addition to energy intake, it is essential to increase the energy expenditure by regular exercise. Most healthcare providers are not aware of appropriate physical activity for weight control in the pediatric age group. Sometimes the process of weight gain is not correctly prevented or controlled in children and adolescents, and they would suffer from morbid obesity necessitating surgical treatment. Limited evidence-based information is available about these aspects of childhood obesity. This book is written with collaboration of international experts with different scientific backgrounds, who contributed in gathering the updates and findings from their experience on how to deal with the complex factors related to childhood obesity. The main focus of this book is on providing updated information on all above-mentioned aspects related to childhood obesity. It is expected that researchers, health care providers, physicians, health decision makers, and families would find this book as a beneficial tool for implementing widespread measures for prevention and control of childhood obesity.

Music Therapy for the Autistic Child (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition): Juliette Alvin, Auriel Warwick Music Therapy for the Autistic Child (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)
Juliette Alvin, Auriel Warwick
R1,543 Discovery Miles 15 430 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

"Music Therapy for the Autistic Child" was first published in 1978, and was the first book of its kind to analyze the effect of music therapy on the whole development of the autistic child. It contained detailed accounts of the music therapy techniques found to be effective with different types of autistic children, and it illustrated these with case studies drawn from the author's original research. This second edition retains all the text of the first and adds three new chapters to it, reflecting the depth of research music therapy has received over the last 10 years and its important position within the whole therapy of autistic children. Written by Auriel Warwick, herself a music therapist and student of Juliette Alvin, these chapters describe how mothers can be involved with their autistic children in the therapeutic process, and illustrates the problems and rewards found in the musical and personal relationships which evolve.

The Oxford Handbook of Medical Ethnomusicology (Paperback): Benjamin Koen, Jacqueline Lloyd, Gregory Barz, Karen Brummel-Smith The Oxford Handbook of Medical Ethnomusicology (Paperback)
Benjamin Koen, Jacqueline Lloyd, Gregory Barz, Karen Brummel-Smith
R1,751 Discovery Miles 17 510 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Medical Ethnomusicology is a new field of integrative and holistic research and applied practice that approaches music, health, and healing anew, engaging the biological, psychological, emotional, social, and spiritual domains of human life that frame and inform our experiences of health and healing, illness and disease, life and death. The power of music to create health and healing at the individual, community, and societal levels is not only linked to these domains of human life, but is intimately interwoven with the ever present and multifaceted frame of culture, which is often where meaning lies, and is a key factor that creates or inhibits efficacy.
The Oxford Handbook of Medical Ethnomusicology appeals to all those interested in music, medicine, and culture, and represents a new stage of collaborative discourse among researchers and practitioners who embrace and incorporate knowledge from a diversity of fields. Importantly, such knowledge, by definition, spans the globe of traditional cultural practices of music, spirituality, and medicine, including biomedical, integrative, complementary, and alternative models; is rooted in new physics, philosophy, psychology, sociology, cognitive science, linguistics, medical anthropology, and of course, music, dance, and all the healing arts.
The book is more than the first collected volume to establish the discipline of medical ethnomusicology and express its broad potential; it is also an expression of a wider paradigm shift of innovative thinking and collaboration that fully embraces both the health sciences and the healing arts. The authors encourage the development of this new paradigm through an openness to and engagement of knowledge from diverse research areas and domains of human life conventionally viewed as disparate, yet laden with potential benefits for an improved or vibrant quality of life, prevention of illness and disease, even cure and healing.

Water, Birth and Sexuality - Our Primeval Connection to Water, and its Use in Labour and Therapy (Paperback, Revised ed.):... Water, Birth and Sexuality - Our Primeval Connection to Water, and its Use in Labour and Therapy (Paperback, Revised ed.)
Michel Odent
R314 R285 Discovery Miles 2 850 Save R29 (9%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

'After the historic student revolt in France a period of audacious creativity resulted. The watchword was: "It is forbidden to forbid". We took advantage of this transient cultural folly to do what would have been impossible ten years before or ten years after, introducing in the maternity unit of a state hospital an inflatable outdoor pool as a way to replace drugs during birth.' - from the Introduction In this groundbreaking book, Dr Odent takes as his starting point the world-famous work on childbirth at Pithiviers, where he first noticed the strong attraction to water that many women have during labour. As well as discovering the practical advantages of water during the birthing process, he began to consider the meaning and importance of water as a symbol. Water, Birth and Sexuality examines the living power of water and its erotic connotations. Odent evaluates what water meant in different cultures throughout history, through myths and legends, and what it means for us today: from an advertiser's tool to a metaphor for aspects of the psyche. He also studies humanity's special relationship to dolphins, and the related 'aquatic ape' theory.A practical section on the use of water during birth and in various therapies, particularly sex therapy, is included. This edition of this classic work features a new Introduction.

From Fat to Fit In 3 Months - How to Lose Weight through H.A.B.I.T.S and Keep It Off Permanently (Paperback): Vanessa Lum From Fat to Fit In 3 Months - How to Lose Weight through H.A.B.I.T.S and Keep It Off Permanently (Paperback)
Vanessa Lum
R804 Discovery Miles 8 040 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
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