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Feldenkrais Method is somatic educational system designed by Moshé Feldenkrais (1904–1984). The Feldenkrais method is designed to improve movement repertoire, aiming to expand and refine the use of the self through awareness, in order to reduce pain or limitations in movement, and promote general well-being. The Feldenkrais Method is often regarded as falling within the [...]

He wrote a number of books, including an autobiography “My fight against Cancer,” about his understanding of cancer, as well as sundry scientific articles. Issels died of pneumonia at the age of 90. His obituary in the ”Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medicine” described him as the “Father of Integrative Medicine”. Adapted from the Wikipedia [...]

Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council (CNHC) is an unelected quango body which provides a voluntary register of alternative medicine therapists in the UK. The aim of the register is to “support the use of complementary and natural therapies as a uniquely positive, safe and effective experience.” and stealth tax therapists. The CHNC was founded in [...]

MC-S (Metabolic Cell Support) is a complementary cancer therapy made from a standardised pharmacological blend of soluble multi-branched polysaccharides and polysaccharide-bound proteins derived from medicinal mushroom and plant extract. It is sold in Australia as a complementary medicine to improve the body’s immune system and assist in the prevention of tumour growth, common cold, flu [...]

Applications of anthroposophy include Steiner/Waldorf education This is a pedagogical movement with over 1000 Steiner or Waldorf schools (the latter name stems from the first such school, founded in Stuttgart in 1919) located in some 60 countries; the great majority of these are independent (private) schools. Sixteen of the schools have been affiliated with the [...]

A preliminary randomized trial of Tapas Acupressure Technique found a possible weak correlation with weight loss maintenance using TAT versus Qigong or self-directed support, suggesting that TAT might outperform the other methods studied. The results were not statistically significant, but a separation test indicated that further study is warranted. A full randomized trial of TAT [...]

*Ph. D. (Alternative Medicine) from the Indian Institute of Alternative Medicine, in association with the Open International University for Complementary Medicine and the World Health Organizations. *O.M.D. (Oriental Medicine) from the Philippine-Chinese Association of Tui-Na, Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. *Bachelor of Science (Applied Sociology) from Drexel University. *Associate of Applied Science (Small Business Management) from [...]

Escalating concerns regarding the safety of ephedra supplements led the FDA to ban the sale of ephedra-containing supplements in the United States in 2004. This ban was challenged by supplement manufacturers and initially overturned, but ultimately upheld. Initial concerns and supplement industry response In 1997, in response to mounting concern over serious side effects of [...]

* Aickin M. (2004) “Separation Tests for Early-Phase Complementary and Alternative Medicine Comparative Trials”. Evidence-Based Integrative Medicine, 1(4), 225–231 [http://www.ergologic.us] Category:Research Category:Statistical tests Category:Evaluation methodsAdapted from the Wikipedia article Separation test, under the G. N. U. Free Documentation License. Please also see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki

Lymphotherapy was first suggested in 1918 by Dr. S. Artault de Vevey in the Paris Therapeutic Society as a treatment for infectious diseases. This treatment was popular in Italy in the 1960s and 1970s. Currently, Lymphotherapy practice is frequent in complementary and alternative medicine. Adapted from the Wikipedia article Lymphotherapy, under the G. N. U. [...]

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