How Quackery Sells
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6 pages in length. Drs. Jarvis and Barrett's article entitled How Quackery Sells attempts to educate the masses with regard to what they believe as being false – and sometimes harmful – claims made by alternative medicine practitioners. The authors explain that quackery, unproven medical claims that allegedly heal various ailments and illness, is running rampant in contemporary society, with people eagerly flocking to such practitioners as a means by which to cure themselves apart from conventional treatment. According to the article, quackery sells because of myriad elements employed by supersalesmen to reach people at their most vulnerable points, such as vanity, quick fix and the claim of using "all natural" components. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: TLCquack.wps

Humor and Laughter as a Therapeutic Tool
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An 8 page overview of the value of humor and laughter in physical and psychological therapy. Reviews the physiological effects of laughter and presents correlations which would indicate that it could be used an effective therapeutic tool in counseling. Emphasizes, however, that individual reaction to humor varies and that careful thought should be employed in its use in the counseling environment. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: PPhumor.wps

Hydrotherapy
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A 3 page research paper on the benefits of hydrotherapy. Subjects covered include mitochondrial myopathy, arthritis, sore muscles, and asthma. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: Hydro.wps

Hypnosis
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This 4 page report discusses hypnosis and its advantages in a wide variety of circumstances. It can be used in therapeutic settings to “recover” suppressed memories (i.e., past abuse, witnessing a crime), to assist in controlling chronic physical pain, and to ultimately gain a greater awareness of self. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: BWhypno.rtf

Lindlahr's "Philosophy Of Natural Therapeutics": Comparison To Five Short Articles
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5 pages in length. Dr. Henry Lindlahr, author of Philosophy of Natural Therapeutics, contends that within the world of physical and mental wellness, there are two very different approaches to the same goal: combative and preventive. In exchange for combative medicine, the preventive approach to health care seeks to treat the entire being as a single entity, rather than address it as many components. His views are compared with 5 other health articles. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: TLClindl.wps

Lower Back Pain And Chiropractic Care
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5 pages in length. Chiropractic lends itself to addressing spinal misalignment – subluxation – a situation that practitioners claim can overwhelmingly and adversely impact the entire body. When the spine is out of alignment, undesirable pressure points are formed that create a domino effect as the misalignment continues to worsen. If everything of bone and muscle is where it is supposed to be, the body can readily maintain good health. Clearly, the same applies to the relationship between lower back pain and chiropractic care. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: TLClowbk.wps

Marketing Traditional Chinese Medicine
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A 9 page paper discussing the feasibility of Good Health Hong Kong, manufacturer of formulations used in traditional Chinese medicine and operator of traditional pharmacies, expanding to London, San Francisco, New York and Sydney. The paper discusses the rise of the mainstream medical community in the US, the trend toward increased patient involvement in their own health care and the growing interest in traditional Chinese medicine formulations and techniques throughout the West. Australia is the most liberal of the three nations; England's medical community is trying to honestly assess traditional Chinese medicine; the medical community in the US continues to discount any value at all. Increased patient involvement in the US provides a positive environment there. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: KSmktgChinMed.wps

Massage Therapy / Overview
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A 3 page research paper on the benefits of massage therapy, including a recent study showing benefits in areas ranging from cancer to stress. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: Masther.wps

Massage Therapy – Tutorial
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A 10 page paper that offers a comprehensive overview of massage therapy beginning with an introduction and short history of this alternative treatment approach. Different massage techniques as well as models are described. Research studies, including data, are included that illustrate the benefits of massage. Also, the report of one patient who was injured as a result of deep tissue massage is reported. The paper begins with an Outline of the paper. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: PGmasg.rtf

Medical Evolution: From the Biomedical to the Biopsychosocial Approach
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A 6 page contention that medicine has shifted dramatically over the past several decades from a discipline which concentrates solely the science of our anatomy and physiology to a discipline which recognizes not only the hard scientific facts of physiology but also the importance of psychological and sociological factors. Medicine has shifted from the Cartesian way of viewing illness, injury and disease as components of a machine-like body to one which views illness from not only a biological perspective but also a psychosociological perspective. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: PPmedSoc.rtf

Medicare Benefits for Hospice Care -- Developing a Research Study
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This 7 page report discusses developing a research study that addresses the differences between utilization rates of hospice services before and after Congress passed the Medicare Hospice Benefit in 1982 and then the subsequent accreditation of hospice service providers. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: BWhosmed.rtf

Medicinal Herbs and Dentistry: Potential Complications
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A 5 page overview of the potential medicinal value of herbs. This paper emphasizes that benefit can be overshadowed by negative impacts when these drugs are combined with others or taken in high concentration such as in herbal tea. The author provides brief notes on aloe, echinacea, feverfew, garlic, ginger, gingko biloba, ginseng, goldenseal, and Saint John’s Wort. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
Filename: PPherbDn.rtf