Acupuncture and Cancer Survivorship (eBook)

Recovery, Renewal, and Transformation

Beverley de Valois (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2023
464 Seiten
Jessica Kingsley Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-913426-28-6 (ISBN)

Infos

Acupuncture can play a vital role in helping the growing number of cancer survivors adjust to life after receiving cancer treatments, including surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy. This includes managing the physical and emotional after-effects of diagnosis and treatment, making healthy lifestyle choices, coping with fear of recurrence, learning how to manage a chronic condition, and establishing the "e;new normal"e; that is the legacy of a cancer diagnosis and its treatments.As a guide for practitioners, it aims to help acupuncturists to:* Understand the challenges faced by cancer survivors who have completed treatment (surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy)* Understand the biomedical context of the consequences of cancer treatments* Relate their patient's cancer experience to the principles of east Asian medicine* Treat some specific consequences of cancer treatment* Work safely with cancer survivors* Support cancer survivors on an emotional level* Help patients come to terms with a chronic condition and adjust to the "e;new normal"e; * Manage expectations of both patient and practitioner* Access the research that has been conducted in this field.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 21.7.2023
• Zusatzinfo: 30 photos, 34 redraws by artist
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Alternative Heilverfahren
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Onkologie
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Naturheilkunde ► Akupunktur / Akupressur
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Physiotherapie / Ergotherapie ► Behandlungstechniken
• Schlagworte: Bodywork • Fascia • Musculoskeletal • pain management • physical therapy • physiotherapy • Rehabilitation
• ISBN-10: 1-913426-28-9 / 1913426289
• ISBN-13: 978-1-913426-28-6 / 9781913426286