Common pain conditions : a clinical guide to natural treatment / Marc S. Micozzi, MD, PhD, Adjunct Professor, Department of Physiology & Biophysics, Department of Pharmacology, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, Former Director, Center for Integrative Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Sebhia Marie Dibra, Editorial Board Member, European Journal of Physics Education, Kayseri, Turkey, Member, Biophysical Society, Rockville, Maryland, Research Collaborator and Chief Editor, Resonance Science Foundation, San Clemente, California, Managing Editor, Hawaii Institute of Unified Physics, Kauai, Hawaii, Biofeedback Retreat Facilitator, Academy of Wellness, Toronto, Canada ; with foreword by James L. Oschman, PhD, Nature's Own Research Association.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The problem of pain and pain management : why natural alternatives are needed -- Bioenergetic foundations of pain and inflammation -- Geophysical and biophysical energy in pain and inflammation -- Brain biology and neuroscience -- Mind, meditation, and mindfulness -- Stress management, relaxation, and biofeedback therapies -- Mental imagery, visualization, and hypnosis -- Mental and spiritual healing, and spiritually based rapid healing -- Energy medicine and therapeutic touch -- Electromagnetic therapies : electricity and magnetism -- Energy medicine therapies : light and phototherapies -- Spinal manual therapy and chiropractic -- Massage, manual therapies, and bodywork -- Foundations of Chinese and East Asian medicine -- Acupuncture and moxibustion -- East Asian manual and movement therapies -- East asian manual and movement therapies : part two: reiki and shiatsu -- Ayurveda and traditional treatments of India -- Yoga and breathing -- Nutrition and hydration : part one: water, vitamin, and mineral micronutrients -- Nutrition and hydration : part two : micronutrient deficiencies and dietary supplementation -- Nutrition and hydration : part three : management of pain and inflammation with micronutrients and foods -- Plant-based treatments : part one : herbal remedies for pain, inflammation, and diseases of chronic Inflammation -- Plant-based treatments : part two : aromatherapy and plant essential oils.