Alternative Medicine Alert articles from December 2007

Alternative Medicine Alert archives from December 2007

Is Massage Beneficial for Pregnant Women and their Infants?
December 1, 2007... Is Massage Beneficial for Pregnant Women and their Infants? By Bridget S. Bongaard MD, FACP, Fellow in Integrative Medicine; Director of the Integrative Medicine Service Line, CMC-Northeast Medical Center in Concord, NC; she reports no...

Hydrotherapy for Arthritis.
December 1, 2007... Hydrotherapy for Arthritis By Marissa Blum, MD, and Sharon L. Kolasinski, MD; Dr. Blum is a rheumatology fellow in the Division of Rheumatology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine; she reports no financial relationship...

Clinical Briefs With Comments from Russell H. Greenfield, MD.
December 1, 2007... Clinical Briefs With Comments from Russell H. Greenfield, MD; Dr. Greenfield is Clinical Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC; and Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Arizona,...

Supplement: Patient Handout: Massage Therapy as CAM.
December 1, 2007... Patient Handout: Massage Therapy as CAM Massage therapy is a practice that dates back thousands of years. There are many types of massage therapy; all involve manipulating the muscles and other soft tissues of the body. In the United...

CME Questions.
December 1, 2007... CME Questions 46. Depressed pregnant women are at higher risk for which of the following? a. abortion b. pre-eclampsia c. preterm labor d. low birth weight e. All of the above 47. Massage therapy for pregnant...