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As the human body moves, muscles contract and relax, creating subtle changes in body contours and shifting patterns of light and shadow on the skin's surface. Visualising exactly what happens beneath the skin to cause these changes on the surface is an essential skill for artists, physicians, physical therapists, and body builders-for anyone who needs to understand the body in motion. But how do you teach this skill? Why not paint a live model to look as though his skin had been stripped off and then photograph him in multiple poses? From that idea comes Visualizing Muscles, an innovative aid to drawing, sculpting, and learning surface anatomy. More than 100 static and active poses are included in Visualizing Muscles. Paired photographs - one painted and labelled, one not - show how the simulated muscles produce the subtle lights and darks, hills and valleys, on the model's unpainted skin. Captions highlight the muscles called into play by a given pose. Dr. Cody, who experimented with techniques for two years, pioneers the use of a model on whose skin muscles, tendons, and fascial sheaths are painted with scientific accuracy. Because of the elasticity of the skin and paint, the painted musculature expands and contracts along with the underlying muscles. Thus Cody's technique enables students of anatomy to visualize the muscles beneath the skin and the changes brought about by movement. 'A valuable book that every serious art student will need' - M. Stephen Doherty, Editor-in-Chief, American Artist. 'This is one of the most imaginative and novel approaches to anatomical studies I have seen in over 20 years of teaching life drawing. It is a valuable resource for serious teachers of figure drawing' - Robert Brawley, Chairman, Department of Art, University of Kansas. 'Visualizing Muscles is a unique and exciting approach for studying surface anatomy ... accomplished in a painstakingly precise and beautifully executed manner ... It offers a tremendous amount of accurate visual information, which helps one understand not only the form of the human figure, but also the changes in form that occur during movement. This book is a must for medical illustrators' - Gary P. Lees, Chairman and Director, Art as Applied to Medicine, Johns Hopkins University. John Cody, M.D., a retired psychiatrist, received his training in medical illustration at Johns Hopkins' Department of Art as Applied to Medicine and spent 11 years as a medical and scientific illustrator. (For this item please quote stock ID 5992) ISBN: 9780700604265

Invaluable for all students and practitioners who need to become familiar with, or are working in, research in any complementary therapy. There is a considerable and increasing interest in research related to complementary therapies, to establish a base of research results which will support practice. However, not all therapies can be treated the same way, either from the same perspective of what health and treatment are, or channelled through the process of randomised controlled trials. This book analyses the key questions often asked and the controversies debated in complementary medicine research, and offers clear guidance written by experts in this field. Features: >Describes & analyses general research issues which would have a specific significance in complementary therapy (CT) research >Suggests both general & specific factors which need to be considered in assessing or planning CT research >Pinpoints aspects of research which are different in orthodox research & CT research >Reviews briefly the types of research carried out in specific complementary therapies & analyse issues which arise >Includes information on measuring the economic cost & benefits of complementary medicine, clinical audit, & the value of placebos >Suggests ways in which future research should be modelled & which are the key issues to address. Contents: Section 1: Methods & Strategies: >Balanced research strategies for complementary & alternative medicine >The role of outcomes research in evaluating complementary & alternative medicine >Inspiration & perspiration: what every researcher needs to know before they start >Possible research strategies for evaluating CAM interventions >Evaluating complementary medicine: lessons to be learned from evaluation research >Improving patient care in complementary medicine: using clinical audit >The placebo effect in complementary medicine >Conducting multicentre & large trials in complementary & alternative medicine >The importance of patient selection >Investigating the safety of complementary medicine >Systematic reviews & meta-analyses >Economic evaluation of complementary therapies. Section 2: The Therapies: >Herbal medicine >Homeopathy >Manual therapies >Massage therapy research methods >Research aspects of environmental medicine >Acupuncture research methodology >Research methodology for studies of prayer & distant healing >Clinical research in naturopathic medicine >Index. (For this item please quote stock ID 17011) ISBN: 9780443063671

Whether you initiate alternative therapies for children, or simply need to respond when asked for information or advice, it's crucial to have the most current, evidence-based information so that you can safely and effectively integrate CAM therapies with conventional treatment. This innovative and reliable reference is the ideal resource to have at hand. With its focus on integrating conventional medicine with the best complementary therapies for children, it familiarizes you with the scientific evidence and rationales for various CAM therapies, and clearly describes how to use them, in conjunction with conventional medicine. You'll find the information you need to distinguish among those therapies with good evidence, those that are safe but not yet proven to be effective, and those contraindicated for certain conditions. About the author May Loo, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Pediatrics and Department of Pediatric Anesthesiology, Stanford Medical Center, Palo Alto, CA; Director, Neurodevelopmental Program, Department of Pediatrics, Santa Clara County Valley Medical Center, San Jose, CA. (For this item please quote stock ID 29584) ISBN: 9781416022992