Complementary Therapies / / edited by Mario Bernardo-Filho [and three others].

• TeilnehmendeR: Bernardo-Filho, Mario,
• Place / Publishing House: London : : IntechOpen,, 2022.; ©2022
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (262 pages)

Traditional, complementary, and integrative medicine are terms used to try to define practices in the maintenance of health as well as in the prevention, diagnosis, and management of physical and mental conditions. These practices are based on the knowledge, skill, theories, beliefs, and experiences acquired by different cultures in the world throughout the years. This book presents a comprehensive overview of the qualities and applications of complementary therapies. It includes thirteen chapters in four sections: "Complementary Therapies and Knowledge of Some Cultural Practices," "Complementary Therapies and Mental Disorders," "Complementary Therapies and Clinical Rehabilitation," and "Complementary Therapies, Technologic and Science Perspectives."

Table of Contents

1. Traditional Islamic Herbal Medicine and Complementary Therapies -- 2. African Traditional and Complementary Therapies -- 3. Mibyou Care is A Key for Healthy Life Elongation: The Role of Mibyou-Care Functional Foods -- 4. Cognitive Hypnotherapy and EMDR: Two Effective Psychodynamic Therapies for the Rapid Reduction of Cognitive Anxiety -- 5. Intervention of Yoga in Stress, Anxiety and Depression -- 6. Medicinal Plants Used in the Management of Psychosis -- 7. Non-pharmacological Therapies in Integrative Rehabilitation and Physiotherapy -- 8. An Introduction to Chiropractic BioPhysics® (CBP®) Technique: A Full Spine Rehabilitation Approach to Reducing Spine Deformities -- 9. Complementary Treatment for Women with Breast Cancer: A Psychomotor Therapy Approach -- 10. The Role of Complementary and Alternative Medicines in the Treatment and Management of COVID-19 -- 11. The Use of Evidence-Based Acupuncture: Current Evidence -- 12. Vibration Therapy for Health Promotion -- 13. Methods and Tools for Assessing Muscle Asymmetry in the Analysis of Electromyographic Signals.