Integrative Clinical Research

This book provides insights and perspectives on clinical topics, emphasizing the integrative medical approach, and the increasing role of artificial intelligence in clinical methodologies, research, and patient-oriented care. It presents novel approaches in manual rehabilitative therapy and addresses the issues of providing long-range medical care to older adults burdened with chronic diseases. It also highlights the results of international cohort studies on predictive factors for the long-range progress of chronic atherosclerosis-based diseases. The book aims to meet the increasing interest and importance of integrative health therapies for patients.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 109 pages
Publication date: 23 April 2023
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG

This comprehensive volume delves into a wide array of research spanning various disciplines, offering valuable insights and innovative perspectives on clinical topics, with a strong emphasis on an integrative medical approach. Moreover, it explores the growing significance of artificial intelligence in the advancement of clinical methodologies, research, and patient-centered care. The authors, with extensive expertise in rehabilitation medicine, emphasize the profound healing effects that result from the interactive relationship between therapists and patients. The book comprises chapters that present novel approaches in manual rehabilitative therapy for common painful and disabling neuromuscular ailments, such as low back pain and migraine. These approaches include myofascial trigger point release therapy, which involves precise manipulations of muscles and connective tissue to alleviate pain. Other chapters address the challenges of providing long-term medical care to older adults grappling with chronic diseases, particularly hypoxia-related pathologies and their consequences. The book highlights the advantages of care provided by a single primary care physician in this context. Recognizing the need for a transformative shift in care for chronic atherosclerosis-based diseases like cardiovascular disorders and diabetes, the chapters provide results of international cohort studies on predictive factors for long-range progress based on anthropometric and lifestyle indicators. The book's primary objective is to cater to the growing interest and importance of integrative health therapies for patients. Medical rehabilitation and lifestyle changes are increasingly gaining scientific support in treating difficult-to-treat chronic conditions and should be seamlessly integrated into conventional medicine in a controlled manner.

This book is intended for physiotherapists, medical scientists, clinicians, and allied healthcare professionals.

Weight: 237g
Dimension: 254 x 178 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783030996321
Edition number: 1st ed. 2022