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Acupressure – Criticism of TCM theory

Clinical use of acupressure frequently relies on the conceptual framework of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), which some scholars have characterized as pseudoscientific. There is no physically verifiable anatomical or histological basis for the existence of acupuncture points or meridians. Proponents reply that TCM is a prescientific system that continues to have practical relevance. Acupuncturists tend [...]

Louise Wensel – Introduction

Louise Wensel M.D., born in Fargo, ND Mary Louise Oftedal (24 December 1918-13 February 2005), ran as an independent Senate candidate against incumbent Harry Byrd in the U.S. state of Virginia in 1958. Byrd was widely regarded as playing the role not only of United States Senator, but also as effective political boss of the [...]

Bioresonance therapy – Mode of operation

Descriptions are obscure, possibly on purpose. Practitioners usually apply electrodes, linked to a box, to the patient’s skin. According to the manufacturer of these devices, they emit alternating currents which are healing. The manufacturers describe cells as objects having a ”natural resonance” (”i.e.” bio-resonance.) Such frequencies are not viewed as efficacious by modern medicine. Due [...]

Medical school – Asia and Oceania

Australia In India, admission to medical colleges is organized both by the central government CBSE as well as the state governments through rigorous tests known as entrance examination. Students who have successfully completed their 10+2 education (higher secondary school) can appear for the tests the same year. The All-India Pre Medical/Dental Test for filling up [...]

Trigger finger – Treatment

Injection of the tendon sheath with a corticosteroid is effective over weeks to months in more than half of patients. When corticosteroid injection fails, the problem is predictably resolved by a relatively simple surgical procedure (usually outpatient, under local anesthesia). The surgeon will cut the sheath that is restricting the tendon. Anecdotally, patients who respond [...]

Sotai – Philosophy

Sotai practitioners claim that stiff structures should be regarded as a sort of stop light: if a movement hurts you should stop it. They claim that Sotai(ho) helps to determine where the movement is going wrong . Like the acupuncture meridians in traditional eastern medicine, there are also muscular “meridians” along the body . Landsberger [...]

BDORT – BDORT-related courses

BDORT-related seminars, given by Omura, are conducted monthly in New York. The University of the State of New York Education Department allows these seminars to count towards course credit for physicians and dentists seeking certification for the application of acupuncture in the course of their practice. In a Decision of 15 May 2007 the Victorian [...]

Moxibustion – Terminology

The word “moxa” comes from Japanese ”mogusa” (艾) (the ”u” is not very strongly enunciated). ”Yomogi” also serves as a synonym for moxa in Japan. Chinese uses the same character as ”mogusa”, but pronounced differently: ”ài”, also called ”àiróng” (艾絨)(meaning “velvet of [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%C3%A0i ài]“). The Chinese character for moxibustion forms one half of the two [...]

Emotional Freedom Technique – Introduction

Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) is a form of alternative psychotherapy that purports to manipulate the body’s energy field by tapping on acupuncture points while a specific traumatic memory is focused on, in order to alleviate a psychological problem. Critics have described the theory behind EFT as pseudoscientific and have suggested that any utility stems from [...]

Michael Shermer – Early life, education and career

Shermer was born and raised in Southern California, graduated from Crescenta Valley High School in 1972. He began his undergraduate studies at Pepperdine University, initially majoring in Christian theology, later switching to psychology. He completed his Bachelor’s degree in Psychology/Biology at Pepperdine in 1976. Shermer’s graduate studies in experimental psychology at California State University, Fullerton, [...]

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