Are you a complementary therapist looking for a clear, comprehensive guide to medical conditions? Then Complete Pathology for Complementary Therapies has been written for you!
“It exceeds the NOS requirements for Beauty Therapy and would be suitable for Holistic Therapy too, more detail and depth than required. This is a straightforward, no frills reference book. A good source for reference during practical work as well as theory.” – Habia Standards and Qualifications Department
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Description
The new edition (2021) of Complete Pathology for Complementary Therapies provides need to know information on 250+ medical conditions. Just some of the conditions included are:
- Acne
- Addison’s Disease
- Alopecia
- Amenorrhoea
- Anaemia
- Angina
- Appendicitis
- Arthritis - Osteo
- Asthma
- Atherosclerosis
- Athlete’s Foot
- Bell’s Palsy
- Bladder Stones
- Bronchitis
- Bunions
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Cirrhosis
- Constipation
- Contact Dermatitis (Eczema)
- Cough
- Cramp
- Cushing’s Syndrome
- Cystitis
- Dandruff
- Diabetes Mellitus
- Endometriosis
- Fibroids
- Fibromyalgia
- Folliculitis
- Fractures
- Gallstones
- Genital Herpes
- Glandular Fever
- Gout
- Hay Fever
- Heartburn
- High Cholesterol
- Hiv And Aids
- Hydronephrosis
- Hypertension
- Hypothyroidism
- Ingrown Nail
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Kidney Stones
- Laryngitis
- Lupus
- Lymphadenopathy
- Lymphoedema
- Migraine
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Myalgic Encephalomyelitis
- Myasthenia Gravis
- Neuralgia
- Onycholysis
- Osteoporosisacne
- Parkinson’s Disease
- Paronychia
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- Premenstrual Syndrome
- Prostatitis
- Psoriasis
- Pyelonephritis
- Scars
- Sciatica
- Sinusitis
- Sprains And Strains
- Tendonitis
- Testicular Lumps (Benign)
- Tonsillitis
- Urinary Incontinence
- Varicose Veins
- Warts/VerrucaeAlzheimer’s disease
- Boils
- Breast lumps
- Bursitis
- Cancer
- Chilblains
- Congenital heart disease
- Corns and Calluses
- Crohn’s disease
- Deep vein thrombosis
- Depression
- Diabetes insipidus
- Diarrhoea
- Diverticular disease
- Dysmenorrhoea
- Ear problems (5)
- Emphysema
- Epilepsy
- Eye problems (3)
- Female infertility
- Flatulence
- Foot disorders (6)
- Frozen shoulder
- Ganglion
- Gangrene
- Gastroenteritis
- Glomerulonephritis
- Haemorrhoids
- Headache
- Heart Attack
- Heel fissures
- Hepatitis
- Hiatus hernia
- Hyperhidrosis
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypotension
- Impotence
- Indigestion
- Influenza
- Insomnia
- Jaundice
- Leg ulcers
- Mastitis
- Meningitis
- Menorrhagia
- Motor neurone disease
- Mouth ulcers
- Muscular dystrophy
- Nail conditions (8)
- Non-specific urethritis
- Nosebleeds
- Onychomycosis
- Osteogenesis imperfecta
- Osteomalacia
- Peptic ulcers
- Pernicious anaemia
- Pertussis
- Pharyngitis
- Pleurisy
- Pneumonia
- Poliomyelitis
- Postnatal depression
- Prolapsed intervertebral disc
- Pulmonary embolism
- Raynaud’s disease
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Seasonal affective disorder
- Sebaceous cysts
- Shingles
- Snoring
- Spinal disorders (3)
- Stroke
- Superficial thrombophlebitis
- Tennis elbow/Golfer’s elbow
- Tetanus
- Thrush
- Toothache
- Tuberculosis
- Ulcerative colitis
- Whiplash
For each condition the definition, possible causes, general signs and symptoms, conventional medical treatment, prognosis and holistic advice are covered, providing a solid reference to help therapists understand conditions that their clients may present.
Complete Pathology for Complementary Therapies was written in partnership with the Association of Reflexologists but it has no bias to reflexology. It is written as a generic guide to support ALL therapists.