Pain is the most frequent cause of disability in America. And pain specialists estimate that as many as thirty to sixty million Americans suffer from chronic pain. Chronic pain is a complex phenomenon-often extremely difficult to treat, and surprisingly difficult to define.Just as medical literature..
How Navajos navigate the complex world of medicineSurgery, blood transfusions, CPR, and organ transplantation are common biomedical procedures for treating trauma and disease. But for Navajo Indians, these treatments can conflict with their traditional understanding of health and well-being. This bo..
Recounts the tragic events that followed the arrest of Fred Coe, a conservative, clean-cut young man, for a series of rapes committed in the city of Spokane and led to revenge and murder Author: Olsen, Jack Publisher: Atheneum Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 0689114087 ISBN-13: 9780689..
'Being Alive Well': Health and the Politics of Cree Well-Being is a critical medical anthropological analysis of health theory in the social sciences with specific reference to the James Bay Cree of northern Quebec. In it the author argues that definitions of health are not simply reflections of phy..
Mixed race studies is one of the fastest growing, as well as one of the most important and controversial areas in the field of race and ethnic relations. Bringing together pioneering and controversial scholarship from both the social and the biological sciences, as well as the humanities, this reade..
This program of facial exercise, massage, and cleansing offers an effective means to delay the onset of age-related skin decline and can be incorporated to supplement alternative forms of skin care. Those who rely on off-the-shelf solutions will find essential information on products’ ingredients an..
Want to be pampered, revitalized, and refreshed Select from 100 carefully chosen spas in more than thirty countries. From detailed descriptions of facilities and services to contact information and rates, this guidebook provides everything new and experienced spa-goers need to know to get the most ..
An outstanding reference for the millions of adults suffering from adult ADHD, their families, and their friends. 100 Questions & Answers About Adult ADHD provides authoritative, practical answers to your questions about symptom recognition, proper diagnosis, and treatment. This book is an excellent..
Whether you're newly diagnosed with diabetes, or a friend or relative of yours has been diagnosed with the disease, this book offers help. 100 Questions & Answers About Diabetes is a timely, authoritative resource for anyone coping with the physical and emotional turmoil of this disease. Author: Bry..
EMPOWER YOURSELF! It is estimated that between 10 and 20 percent of American women of childbearing age have endometriosis. About 5.5 million women in the U.S. and Canada are diagnosed with the disease each year. Whether you're a newly diagnosed patient, or are a friend or relative of someone sufferi..
Whether you are a newly diagnosed patient or a loved one of someone suffering from the disease, this book offers help. The only text to provide the doctor's and patient's views, 100 Questions & Answers About Epilepsy gives you authoritative, practical answers to your questions about symptoms, diagno..
There are 37,000 cases of kidney (renal cell) cancer in the US and 13,000 related deaths annually. 100 Questions and Answers About Kidney Cancer explains all aspects of the disease resulting in full awareness of what to expect when battling kidney cancer. Author: Campbell, Steven Publisher: Jones & ..
There are over 10 million cancer survivors in the United States and the number is growing as a result of better treatment, longer lives, and earlier detection. Whether you're a survivor yourself, or a loved one of a survivor, this book offers help. The only text available to provide both the doctor'..
Whether you’re a newly diagnosed ovarian cancer patient, a survivor, or a friend or relative of either, this book offers help. Completely updated, the new second edition of 100 Questions & Answers About Ovarian Cancer gives you authoritative, practical answers to your questions about treatment optio..
Whether you’re a newly diagnosed pancreatic cancer patient, a survivor, or a friend or relative of someone with pancreatic cancer, this book offers help. The only text to provide a doctor’s and patient’s view, 100 Questions & Answers About Pancreatic Cancer, Second Edition gives you authoritative, p..
Whether you're newly diagnosed with Parkinson Disease, a long-term PD patient, or a friend or relative of either, this book offers help. The only text to provide the doctor and patient's view, 100 Questions & Answers About Parkinson Disease gives authoritative, practical answers to questions about t..
100 Questions & Answers About Cancer Symptoms and Cancer Treatment Side Effects, Second Edition provides authoritative answers to the most commonly asked questions about cancer symptoms and treatments. Written by cancer professionals and featuring comments from actual patients, this handy guide give..
Most people think there is little or nothing you can do to avoid Alzheimer's. But scientists know this is no longer true. In fact, prominent researchers now say that our best and perhaps only hope of defeating Alzheimer's is to prevent it.After best-selling author Jean Carper discovered that she had..
This is the second edition of a tremendous bestseller ÿ2D 30 printings in sixteen years. There is approximately one-third new material and activities with many new quotes and cartoons. The activities and examples show teachers how to build a validating, searching, positive, and success-oriented comm..
Building on children's natural inclinations to pretend and reenact, play therapy is widely used in the treatment of psychological problems in childhood. 101 Favorite Play Therapy Techniques incorporates methods developed to elicit the best responses from children by therapists representing cognitive..
This book is an amazing resource for play therapy techniques. The contributors come from a diverse group including child-centered, cognitive-behavioral, gestalt, Jungian, psychodynamic, and prescriptive play therapy. Author: Schaefer, Charles Publisher: Jason Aronson, Inc. Binding: Hardcover Languag..
Using folktales and other metaphoric stories can aid the healing processJust as stories have the power to enrich our lives, shape the way we perceive and interact with the world, and reveal the wonders of the human spirit, so too can they play an important and potent role in therapy-helping people d..
14-Day Herbal Cleansing is a powerful two-week body purification program that cleanses your system as it boosts your immune power, helping your body create an "inner shield" to block out the harmful toxins that lead to health breakdowns and disease.Combining an enjoyable diet with nutritional advice..