Presents a practical introduction to a variety of approaches to relaxation, both somatic and cognitive, that may usefully contribute to patient care.

Endorsed by VTCT, this best selling book for Holistic Therapists by Francesca Gould has now been updated and revised with a new full colour design. It is written specifically for Holistic Therapists covering the Diploma in Holistic Therapy (VTCT) and now also provides full coverage of the Diploma in Complementary Therapies (ITEC).

Containing over 900 entries of general disease conditions and corresponding herbal treatments, this book covers therapeutic action, 550 monographs of medicinal plants, and the properties of herbs and preparations such as tinctures, liquid extracts, poultices and essential oils.

Includes review activities to help you to learn and apply muscle, bone, and palpation knowledge and exercises cover muscle identification and attachments, actions, stabilization functions, nerve innervation, palpation, and treatment considerations for each of those muscles. This title also helps you to study bone identification and more.

Endorsed by celebrities and embraced by the middle classes, alternative medicine's appeal is based on the spurious rediscovery of ancient wisdom and the supposedly benign quality of nature. Surrounded by an aura of unquestioning respect and promoted through uncritical airtime and column inches, alternative medicine has become a lifestyle choice.