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Alternative Medicine for the Elderly

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Editors:
  1. E. Paul Cherniack

    1. Division of Geriatrics, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami VA, Medical Center (11A), Miami, USA

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  2. Neil Cherniack

    1. School of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey at Newark University Hospital, University of New Jersey-Newark, Newark, USA

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  • Critical and objective evaluation of alternative medical therapy for the elderly

  • Focus on practical aspects such as adverse effects and pitfalls in various therapeutic methods

  • Covers all major areas of alternative medicine, including lifestyle "fads"

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Table of contents (31 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XVII
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  3. Types of CAM Used

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 89-89
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    2. Alternative Therapy: Vitamin Use in the Elderly

      • J. E. Thurman, A. D. Mooradian
      Pages 91-109

    3. Herbal Therapy and the Elderly

      • B. A. Bauer
      Pages 111-132

    4. The Use of Green Tea by the Elderly

      • F. Afaq, V. M. Adhami, H. Mukhtar
      Pages 133-143

    5. Chiropractic Spinal Manipulation for the Elderly?

      • E. Ernst
      Pages 145-152

    6. Unconventional Western Medicine

      • R. McCarney, P. Fisher
      Pages 153-172

    7. The Use of Traditional Japanese and Chinese Medicine for the Elderly

      • K. Miyamoto
      Pages 173-193

    8. Acupuncture in the Context of Traditional Chinese Medicine

      • N. S. Cherniack, E. P. Cherniack
      Pages 195-201

    9. Current Practice of Acupuncture — Use in Common Diseases of the Elderly

      • Xiao Chun Yu, Jiang Hong Ye, Wen Hsien Wu
      Pages 203-225

    10. Tai Chi Use and the Elderly

      • S. J. Farrell
      Pages 227-234

    11. Ayurveda — The Ancient Scientific Medicine with Natural Healing

      • I. Ramakrishna Krishna
      Pages 235-255

    12. Herbal Folk Medicine

      • E. P. Cherniack
      Pages 257-263
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About this book

The explosion of information about complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has demanded the attention of health professionals and responsible consumers, in­ cluding the elderly. Increasingly, medical schools are providing education about CAM. This book brings together for academicians and interested mainstream practitio­ ners much of the current information on CAM and its role in the health of the elderly. The individual chapters are thoroughly researched and quite readable, even for patients and the lay public concerned with the state of the evidence and art supporting CAM's role in prevention and management of illness and well-being. This book provides edu­ cators with much necessary information needed to prepare coursework and learning activities. Although definitive data are lacking regarding efficacy and even safety of CAM methodologies, many chapters in this book summarize the existing evidence in a us­ able way. The topics analyzed range from well-accepted therapies, such as vitamin E for dementia and zinc tablets for the common cold, to far less conventional therapies such as transcendental meditation. The conclusions are often surprising, but well-presented and defended. Even the most highly controversial areas, such as the use of acupuncture to treat low back pain and osteoarthritis of the knee, are thoroughly and fairly re­ viewed. Finally, the chapters address some of the political issues that challenge CAM. These issues include who should be allowed to practice a CAM discipline whose efficacy is not based on the scientific method, and some of the state-to-state variations in prac­ tice standards and licensure.

Reviews

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"... a well-written objective format...All practitioners caring for older persons will find this book of use...The range of topics here is wonderful, ranging from mediation to Ayurvedic medicine, Native American practices, popular Latino remedies and much more. Chapters on epidemiology and the ethical dimensions of care are excellent....This is the best book on complementary medicine around...The style of writing and editing is superb in its clarity. This is a wonderful addition to the literature...(4 stars)" (DOODY'S REVIEW)

"The book Alternative Medicine for the Elderly is an important completion for the well-accepted therapies in geriatrics. … All chapters of this book are clearly arranged and expanded by extensive references. The data are critically discussed. The book can be recommended to all geriatricians, specialists of internal medicine, psychiatry, neurology, and everybody interested in alternative medicine and geriatrics." (Dieter Platt, Gerontology, Vol. 50 (2), 2004)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Division of Geriatrics, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami VA, Medical Center (11A), Miami, USA

    E. Paul Cherniack

  • School of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey at Newark University Hospital, University of New Jersey-Newark, Newark, USA

    Neil Cherniack

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Alternative Medicine for the Elderly

  • Editors: E. Paul Cherniack, Neil Cherniack

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-05185-6

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2003

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-44169-4Published: 23 April 2003

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-07913-9Published: 01 December 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-05185-6Published: 18 April 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 473

  • Topics: Complementary & Alternative Medicine, Medicine/Public Health, general

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