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Chapter 1 - Energy Medicine Chapter 2 - Acupuncture Chapter 3 - Energy (Esotericism) Chapter 4 - Polarity Therapy and Therapeutic Touch Chapter 5 - Reiki Chapter 6 - Electrotherapy and Energy Field Disturbance Chapter 7 - Australian Bush Flower Essences Chapter 8 - Chromotherapy Chapter 9 - BDORT Chapter 10 - Holotropic Breathwork Chapter 11 - Magnet Therapy and Emotional Freedom Technique

The first evidence that electrical changes can cause muscles to contract was p- vided by Galvani (1791). Galvani's ideas about ‘animal electricity'were explored during the 19th and 20th century when it was firmly established that ‘electricity'is one of the most important mechanisms used for communication by the nervous system and muscle. These researches lead to the development of ever more soph- ticated equipment that could either record the electrical changes in nerves and muscles, or elicit functional changes by electrically stimulating these structures. It was indeed the combination of these two methods that elucidated many of the basic principles about the function of the nervous system. Following these exciting findings, it was discovered that electrical stimulation and the functions elicited by it also lead to long-term changes in the properties of nerves and particularly muscles. Recent findings help us to understand the mec- nisms by which activity induced by electrical stimulation can influence mature, fully differentiated cells, in particular muscles, blood vessels and nerves. Electrically elicited activity determines the properties of muscle fibres by activating a sequence of signalling pathways that change the gene expression of the muscle. Thus, elect- cal activity graduated from a simple mechanism that is used to elicit muscle c- traction, to a system that could induce permanent changes in muscles and modify most of its characteristic properties.

With a new editor at the helm, Electrotherapy: Evidence-Based Practice (formerly Clayton's Electrotherapy) is back in its 12th edition, continuing to uphold the standard of clinical research and evidence base for which it has become renowned. This popular textbook comprehensively covers the use of electrotherapy in clinical practice and includes the theory which underpins that practice. Over recent years the range of therapeutic agents involved and the scope for their use have greatly increased and the new edition includes and evaluates the latest evidence and most recent developments in this fast-growing field.Tim Watson brings years of clinical, research and teaching experience to the new edition, with a host of new contributors, all leaders in their specialty. - Evidence, evidence, evidence! - Contributions from field leaders - New clinical reasoning model to inform decision making - All chapters completely revised - New layout, breaking up what is sometimes a difficult subject into manageable chunks - Part of the Physiotherapy Essentials series - core textbooks for both students and lecturers - Online image bank now available! Log on to http://evolve.elsevier.com/Watson/electrotherapy and type in your unique pincode for access to over 170 downloadable images