Carol M. Davis, DPT, EdD, MS, FAPTA, received her undergraduate degree in biology from Lycoming College, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, an MS with certificate in physical therapy from Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, a Doctorate in Humanistic Studies (psychology and philosophy; EdD) from the School of Education at Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, and a clinical doctorate in physical therapy (DPT) from Mass General Institute of Health Professions, Boston, Massachussetts.

As a faculty member at the University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami Florida, Dr. Davis served as Clinical Assistant Professor with Family and Internal Medicine from 1983 to 1985, during which time she coordinated the Fellowship in Clinical Geriatrics. She served as Professor and Vice Chair of the Department of Physical Therapy from 1987 to 2009. She retired from her position in 2015 with the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine as Professor Emerita in the Department of Physical Therapy. Additionally, she has held the positions of Clinical Staff and Clinical Instructor at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, Assistant Professor at the University of Alabama in Birmingham, and Assistant Professor and Co-Chair ad interim of physical therapy at Sargent College of Boston University.

She is an internationally recognized speaker and consultant in teaching and developing curriculum in attitudes and values, ethics, geriatrics, and complementary therapies in rehabilitation. Dr. Davis authored the book Patient Practitioner Interaction: An Experiential Manual for Developing the Art of Health Care, now in its sixth edition, and she coauthored the text Therapeutic Interaction in Nursing with Dr. Christine Williams. These texts were published by SLACK Incorporated.

Today, Dr. Davis is an active guest lecturer on the structure and function of fascia, teaches the John F. Barnes myofascial release approach nationally and internationally, and practices physical therapy and J.F. Barnes myofascial release 2 days per week in Miami, Florida. She has studied the John F. Barnes myofascial release approach since 1989 and uses it regularly as a complement to her physical therapy treatments. In 2003, she was awarded the Catherine Worthingham Fellow award for a lifetime of outstanding service to the profession by the American Physical Therapy Association.

Dedication Acknowledgments About the Editor Contributing Authors Foreword by Carolee Winstein, PhD, PT, FAPTA Section I Introduction Introduction to the Fourth Edition Carol M. Davis, DPT, EdD, MS, FAPTA Chapter 1 Energy Techniques as a Way of Returning Healing to Health Care Carol M. Davis, DPT, EdD, MS, FAPTA Section II The Science That Supports Complementary Therapies Chapter 2 Psychoneuroimmunology: The Bridge to the Coexistence of Two Paradigms Carol M. Davis, DPT, EdD, MS, FAPTA Chapter 3 Quantum Physics and Systems Theory: The Science Behind Complementary and Alternative Therapies Carol M. Davis, DPT, EdD, MS, FAPTA Chapter 4 Advances in the Science of Energy Medicine: Vibration, Photons, and the Zero Point Field Carol M. Davis, DPT, EdD, MS, FAPTA Chapter 5 Fascia and the Extracellular Matrix: Latest Science Discoveries That Forecast the Importance of This Tissue to Health and Healing Carol M. Davis, DPT, EdD, MS, FAPTA Section III Body Work Chapter 6 Myofascial Release: The Missing Link in Traditional Treatment John F. Barnes, PT Chapter 7 Therapeutic Massage and Rehabilitation Janet Kahn, PhD, MT Chapter 8 Craniosacral Therapy Deborah A. Giaquinto-Wahl, MSPT Chapter 9 Complete Decongestive Therapy Barbara Funk, MS, OTR, CHT and Kevin R. Kunkel, PhD, MSPT, MLD-CDT Chapter 10 The Ida Rolf Method of Structural Integration Judith E. Deutsch, PT, PhD, FAPTA Section IV Mind-Body Work Chapter 11 T'ai Chi: Choreography of Body and Mind Jennifer M. Bottomley, PhD, MS, PT Chapter 12 Biofeedback: Connecting the Body and Mind Jennifer M. Bottomley, PhD, MS, PT Chapter 13 Yoga Therapeutics: An Ancient Practice in a Twenty-First Century Setting Matthew J. Taylor, PT, PhD, RYT Chapter 14 Feldenkrais Method in Rehabilitation: Using Functional Integration and Awareness Through Movement to Explore New Movements and Solve Clinical Problems James Stephens, PT, PhD, GCFP and Teresa M. Miller, PT, PhD, GCFP Chapter 15 Pilates Rehabilitation Brent Anderson, PhD, PT, OCS, PMA-CPT Section V Energy Work Chapter 16 Reiki: A Biofield Therapy Sangeeta Singg, PhD, ACN Chapter 17 Qi Gong for Health and Healing Jennifer M. Bottomley, PhD, MS, PT Chapter 18 Acupuncture Theory and Acupuncture-Like Therapeutics in Physical Therapy Patrick J. LaRiccia, MD, MSCE; Kerri Sowers, PT, DPT, NCS; Lynn B. Littman, MA, MAc, LAc, DiplAc; and Mary Lou Galantino, PT, MS, PhD Chapter 19 Dry Needling Jan Dommerholt, PT, DPT, MPS, DAAPM Chapter 20 Therapeutic Touch Ellen Zambo Anderson, PT, MA, GCS Financial Disclosures Index