Overview
- Introduction to a topic not routinely taught in general medicine training
- Written by physicians who practice within allopathic settings but have an emphasis on integrative medicine
- Source of up to date information for students, residents and physicians
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Public Health (BRIEFSPUBLIC, volume 0)
Part of the book sub series: SpringerBriefs in Child Health (BRIEFSCHILD)
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In response to the rise in chronic medical conditions--and the growing use of complementary and alternative therapies--among pediatric and adolescent patients, healthcare practitioners are taking a serious look at pediatric integrative medicine (PIM). Although it dovetails with current concepts of preventive medicine, wellness, and patient control, PIM is still an evolving field with its own particular challenges and opportunities.
A Guide to Integrative Pediatrics for the Healthcare Professional explores its subject through the more familiar lens of integrative medicine. This concise comprehensive resource synthesizes the knowledge base on a range of therapies commonly associated with PIM, such as acupuncture, herbal remedies, clinical hypnosis, yoga, homeopathy, and therapeutic massage, with findings on their effective use with children. Case examples illustrate uses of PIM modalities with allopathic medicine to treat young patients at various developmental stages, and the authors pinpoint safety and appropriateness concerns, answer licensing questions, and note clinical areas requiring further study. The wide-ranging information contained here will help support interest in PIM at the research, training, and practice levels. Features of the Guide:
- An introduction to basic concepts in PIM.
- Trends in IM/PIM education.
- A survey of complementary and alternative therapies, including biologically-based, body-based, mind-body, energy-based, and alternative whole systems.
- Current evidence for IM in treating common pediatric conditions.
- The future of integrative pediatrics.
- References and links for further information.
Offering a front-row seat to the continued expansion of the field, A Guide to Integrative Pediatrics for the Healthcare Professional is a salient text not only for pediatricians but for all healthcare practitioners tasked with improving children's wellbeing. <
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: A Guide to Integrative Pediatrics for the Healthcare Professional
Authors: Sanghamitra M. Misra, Ana Maria Verissimo
Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Public Health
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-06835-0
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Behavioral Science, Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-06834-3Published: 08 July 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-06835-0Published: 20 June 2014
Series ISSN: 2192-3698
Series E-ISSN: 2192-3701
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 98
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 5 illustrations in colour
Topics: Maternal and Child Health, Pediatrics, Complementary & Alternative Medicine
Industry Sectors: Biotechnology, Health & Hospitals, Pharma