Table of Contents
Section I. Fundamentals and Basic Sciences 1. The Problem of Pain and Pain Management: Why natural alternatives are needed 2. Bioenergetic Foundations of Pain&Inflammation 3. Geophysical and Biophysical Energy in Pain&Inflammation 4. Brain Biology and Neuroscience
Section II. Mind-Body Medicine 5. The Mind, Meditation and Mindfulness 6. Stress Management, Relaxation and Biofeedback Therapies 7. Mental Imagery, Visualization and Hypnosis 8. Mental and Spiritual Healing, and Spiritually-Based Rapid Healing Section III. Energy Healing, Hand-Mediated&Biophysical Approaches 9. Energy Medicine and Healing Touch 10. Electro-Magnetic Therapies: Electricity and Magnetism 11. EM Therapies: Light and Phototherapies 12. Spinal Manual Therapy and Chiropractic 13. Massage, Manual Therapies and Bodywork Section IV. Asian Medical Systems 14. Foundations of Chinese and East Asian Medicine 15. Acupuncture and Moxibustion 16. East Asian Manual&Movement Therapies, Part One: Acupressure, Jin Shin Do, Reflexology, Qi Gong, Tui Na 17. East Asian Manual and Movement Therapies, Part Two: Reiki, Shiatsu 18. Ayurveda and Traditional Treatments of India 19. Yoga and Breathing
Section V. Natural Remedies for Pain, Inflammation and Diseases of Chronic Inflammation 20. Nutrition and Hydration, Part One: Vitamin and Mineral Micronutrients 21. Nutrition and Hydration, Part Two: Micronutrient Deficiencies 22. Nutrition and Hydration, Part Three: Pain Management with Micronutrients 23. Plant –Based Treatments, Part One: Herbal Remedies 24. Plant-Based Treatments, Part Two: Aromatherapy and Plant Essential Oils
Appendix Psychometric Evaluation of Pain