Energy Medicine: What Is It, How Does It Work, and What Place Does It Have in Orthopedics?
Energy medicine is a field of complementary therapy based on the interactions of the human energy field with other energy fields (human or other). The human body is surrounded by and emits various kinds of energy: electrical, magnetic, light, and subtle. Health and disease appear to be related to the flow or lack of flow […]
Integrative Treatments Can Help Relieve Digestive Ailments
Modern medicine is understanding more and more that the different systems of the body are interconnected and cannot be treated in isolation. Consider the brain-gut connection, says Michelle Dossett, MD, PhD, MPH, a Diplomate of the American Board of Integrative Medicine® (ABOIM) in a recent blog for Harvard Health Publishing. Your brain can affect how […]
Integrative Medicine in America—How Integrative Medicine Is Being Practiced in Clinical Centers Across the United States
Glob Adv Health Med. 2012 Jul; 1(3): 18–94. Published online 2012 Jul 1. doi: 10.7453/gahmj.2012.1.3.006 Bonnie Horrigan, Sheldon Lewis, Donald I. Abrams, MD, and Constance Pechura, MD Executive Summary The impetus for developing and implementing integrative medicine strategies is rooted in the desire to improve patient care. The Bravewell Collaborative, a philanthropic organization that works […]
