Integrative Rehabilitation Practice : The Foundations of Whole-Person Care for Health Professionals

Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Integrative Rehabilitation PracticeThe Foundations of Whole-Person Care for Health Professionals\nAuthor(s): Matt Erb, Arlene A. Schmid\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, United Kingdom\nImprint: Singing Dragon\nISBN-13: 9781787751507, 978-1787751507\nSynopsis\nThis edited collection is the first complete guide for rehabilitation professionals seeking to engage a whole-person, biopsychosocial, and mind-body medicine integrated approach to care. Drawing on the foundations of integrative medicine, Integrative Rehabilitation Practice (IRP) goes beyond the treatment of symptoms to explore multiple levels, roots, and possible contributing factors to individual's health experience. IRP acknowledges the complex inseparability of biological, behavioral, psychosocial, spiritual, and environmental influences.\nThe book covers both the theoretical foundations of IRP and applications to practice in the fields of physical therapy, occupational therapy, yoga therapy, speec.