A
AA (Alcoholics Anonymous),
355
AANP (American Association of Naturopathic Physicians),
316
AATA (American Art Therapy Association),
180
Abrahamic traditions influences,
34-36
Access considerations,
19
Accountability issues,
316
Action (yoga of action),
488-490. See also Yoga.
Active QG (qigong),
439. See also QG (qigong).
Acupuncture,
403-437
electroacupuncture devices,
161
research on,
426-437
anatomy-physiology effects,
427-431
biomechanics
vs. acupuncture model,
427t
historical perspectives of,
426-427
needling chain reactions,
430,
430t
pain control and management,
434-435
theoretical basis of,
404-423
channel system theory,
404-413,
405t. See also Channel and network system theory.
traditions, schools, styles, and systems,
423-426
vitalism and,
71-72. See also Vitalism.
Adjunct
vs. replacement therapies,
9
Adjustment rationales,
262-263. See also Chiropractic.
assessment algorithm,
264f
indications
vs. contraindications,
262-263
manual intervention types,
263
Aesthetic aromatherapy,
335-336. See also Aromatherapy.
Aesthetics (spiritual),
176b
African and American traditional ethonomedical systems
Latin American curanderismo,
560-572
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
See AHRQ (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality).
AHCPR (Agency for Health Care Policy and Research),
259
AHRQ (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality),
20,
259
AK (applied kinesiology),
72
Alexander, Matthias,
144b
Allopathic medicine considerations,
9-15,
531. See also Conventional medicine translations.
Allyl isothiocyanate,
34b
Alternative and complementary medicine fundamentals
foundational contexts
conventional medicine translations,
9-16
ecological pharmacy,
27-41
integrative medicine,
17-26
social and cultural factors,
42-60
manual therapies
massage and touch therapies,
211-231
mind-body-spirit connections
historical perspectives of,
81-96
neurohumoral physiology and PNI,
97-105
traditional ethonomedical systems (African and American)
indigenous (Native American healing),
531-550
indigenous (South African healing),
522-530
Latin American curanderismo,
560-572
traditional ethonomedical systems (Asian)
Ayurveda (contemporary MAV),
495-508
Ayurveda (traditional and Siddha),
455-467
AMA (American Medical Association)
health care cost data,
293
Ambulatory
vs. residential CAM Care,
5b
American and African (traditional ethnomedical systems)
Latin American curanderismo,
560-572
American Association of Naturopathic Medicine,
366-367
American Association of Poison Control Centers,
361
American Chiropractic Association
Council on Diagnostic Imaging of,
261
spinal motion visual model of,
261b
American Herbal Products Association,
327-328
American Naturopathic Association,
297
AMTA (American Massage Therapy Association),
290
AMTA (American Music Therapy Association),
180
Anatomy-physiology effects,
427-431
ANS (autonomic nervous system),
99f
Anterior
vs. posterior segments,
261
Anthroposophical medicine,
144b
AOBTA (American Organization for Bodywork Therapies of Asia),
290
Aromatherapy,
332-342
evolutionary nature of,
333-336
medicinal aromatherapy,
334
safety considerations,
340-341
essential oil quality,
341
essential oil-medication conflicts,
341
therapeutic potential of,
336
subtle level impacts,
336
vibrational level impacts,
336
Aromatic medicine,
334. See also Aromatherapy.
Art therapy,
172. See also Arts in medicine.
Articulatory osseous techniques,
229,
243. See also Osseous techniques.
Arts in medicine,
163-176. See also Creative arts therapies.
action mechanisms of,
165-171
musculoskeletal movements,
166
neurobiological perspectives,
169
spiritual aesthetics,
176b
historical perspectives of,
163-165
special populations and,
175
Arts medicine (definitions),
165b
ASGPP (American Society of Group Psychotherapy and Psychodrama),
180-181
Asian traditional ethonomedical systems
Assessment algorithm,
264f
ATR (Art therapist Registered),
180
ATR-BC (Art Therapist Registered-Board Certified),
180
Auricular acupuncture,
422-423. See also Acupuncture.
Autonomic nervous system.
See ANS (autonomic nervous system).
Availability considerations,
19
Awareness through movement,
221
Ayurveda
contemporary MAV,
495-508
behavior, emotions, and senses,
506
classic characteristics,
502b
historical perspectives of,
495-496
purification therapies (Panchakarma),
505-506
traditional and Siddha,
455-467
disease classification,
458
historical perspectives of,
455-456
Siddha,
461-467. See also Siddha medicine.