Integrative Therapies in Lung Health and Sleep
Integrative Therapies in Lung Health and Sleep provides an overview of integrative therapies to assist clinicians caring for patients with acute or chronic lung diseases and sleep disorders--emphasizing the scientific bases for these therap
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Linda Chlan
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Marshall I. Hertz
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Integrative Therapies in Lung Health and Sleep
Editors Linda Chlan School of Nursing University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA [email protected]
Marshall I. Hertz Department of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA [email protected]
ISBN 978-1-61779-578-7 e-ISBN 978-1-61779-579-4 DOI 10.1007/978-1-61779-579-4 Springer New York Dordrecht Heidelberg London Library of Congress Control Number: 2011944433 © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2012 All rights reserved. This work may not be translated or copied in whole or in part without the written permission of the publisher (Humana Press, c/o Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013, USA), except for brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis. Use in connection with any form of information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed is forbidden. The use in this publication of trade names, trademarks, service marks, and similar terms, even if they are not identified as such, is not to be taken as an expression of opinion as to whether or not they are subject to proprietary rights. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of going to press, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Humana Press is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Foreword
In Pursuit of Well-Being A question I often get from colleagues in medicine and nursing is some variation of “Why are people so interested in complementary or integrative therapies?” The question is sometimes posed in the context of a conversation around whether we should be teaching health professional students about these therapies, whether there is enough evidence to support their use in clinical settings, or whether they should be reimbursed or integrated into a comprehensive program of care. While evidence shows that the largest group of people who use integrative therapies are people with chronic conditions who are seeking symptom relief, conversations with patients and clinicians have convinced me that stories and studies together paint a clearer picture. Many years ago, a woman in her mid-thirties with advanced breast cancer came to see me explicitly to talk about her experiences in the healthcare system. She was a mother of two young children, unable to work or even care for her kids given the symptoms related to both her disease and treatment. She was grateful for the access she had to conventional cancer care—and she wisely recognized that she needed it all—chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery. The s
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