Articles about Clinical Practice

Note about this page: The latest issue of Positive Health magazine is published on the 4th Thursday of each month. The articles from that issue are placed on this web site on or about the same date.

Ten Steps to a Healthy Complementary Therapy Practice by Celia Johnson Based on her 13 year career as a massage therapist, Celia Johnson sets out a 10-point plan to advise newly qualified therapists how to create a successful and fulfilling practice.

How Can Complementary Therapists Make a Living? by Bob Wilmington This article gives some insight into the approaches that a newly qualified complementary therapist can take in getting established in their chosen career and making a decent living, emphasizing the importance of planning a working strategy, doing the sums, seeking some business advice, doing plenty of groundwork and networking with other therapists to find out their experiences.

Influence of the Placebo Effect upon the Healing Process by Carol Squire In this article the author attempts to dispel the negative connotations associated with the term placebo effect (the power to please) and, using comprehensive evidence from recent research studies, illustrates how the placebo effect can have a positive role in the healing process.

Healthy Bristol Integrated Medicine Project by Rosy Daniel Dr Daniel started the three-year Healthy Bristol Integrated Medicine Project in April 2001, with the aim of making Complementary and Alternative medicine, Psychological Support Services and Self-help Approaches freely available to the general public and truly integrated within conventional medicine services.

Integrated Treatment Approach for Emotional and Behavioural Problems by George Andruszkiewicz The author, a qualified homeopath, describes the work of the Crossroads Centre, part of the City of London and Hackney Alcohol Service, for whom he offers homeopathic services and nutritional advice on a part-time basis.

What Therapists Need from a Professional Association – An Aromatherapy Perspective by Sue Jenkins and Ian Smith It is really important that therapists understand what they should get in return for their hard-earned subscriptions and, in turn, how they can influence the professional association and the whole profession to which they belong.

How To Find a Qualified, Competent Practitioner by Sarah Noble This article addresses the some of challenges presented to patients and practitioners, including: how, as a patient, you can find your way through the maze of qualifications and titles to locate a therapist who is qualified and competent for your needs; and how, as a practitioner, you can determine which training or associations will provide you with the most credible training and qualifications.

Links to other Clinical
Practice web sites

hospitaljobsonline.com Hospital jobs Online offers employment opportunities online for healthcare positions and medical jobs!

Altdoc250x Maintained by Timothy Simmons, MD - with helpful information for physicians curious about complementary medicine.

Integrated Medical Approach by Dr Atul K. Shah, and Dr (Mrs) Rupa A. Shah, We are at the end of this century and in the process of making a quantum leap into the next century.

An Integrated Clinical Approach to Optimum Health by Dr Rajendra Sharma, a fully qualified doctor who specialises in the use of Complementary Medicine. A member of the Faculty of Homoeopathy, London, he has a broad knowledge of diagnostic techniques and therapies.