Anthroposophic medicine sees itself as an extension or supplement to today’s scientific medicine. It was founded by Dr. Rudolf Steiner (founder of anthroposophy; 1865-1925) in close collaboration with the Dutch physician Dr. Ita Wegman (1876-1943), after anthroposophy had already become fruitful in other fields (e.g., in education with the founding of the first Waldorf school … Anthroposophic Medicine
Bach Flower Therapy (Bach Flower Therapy) is a natural healing method founded by and named after the British physician Edward Bach (1886-1936). Bach considered a disease as a disharmony between the body and soul of a person. He defined 38 negative archetypal states of the human soul, to each of which he assigned a flower, … Bach Flower Therapy: Does it work?
Pelvic floor electrical stimulation is a therapeutic procedure used in the treatment of an insufficient (non-functioning) pelvic floor. Electrical stimulation strengthens the muscular floor of the pelvic cavity, which primarily supports the organs of the lesser pelvis. The pelvic floor consists of the pelvic diaphragm (levator ani and coccygeus muscles), and the urogenital diaphragm (perinei … Pelvic Floor Stimulation
Biofeedback is a method from the field of behavioral therapy. It is a relaxation procedure in which the body’s own parameters (see procedure below) are made visible and thus a voluntary change of these very parameters is to be carried out with the aim of relaxation. The influencing of the parameters takes place after a … Biofeedback Therapy
Bioresonance therapy (BRT) (synonyms: Bioinformation Therapy (BIT); Biophysical Information Therapy) is an energetic treatment method based on quantum physics. It assumes that every biological system vibrates with its own frequency, which is due to the natural vibration of the elementary particles. The oscillation frequency mediates a constant biological flow of information between these electric fields … Bioresonance Therapy
Leech therapy is a natural healing method and belongs to the so-called draining procedures. The leech (Hirudo medicinalis) is related to the earthworm, which belongs to the annelid family. Leeches are bred in a sterile state especially for medical purposes and can be obtained from pharmacies. The principle of leech therapy is based on local … Leech Therapy
The Bobath concept (synonym: Neurodevelopmental Treatment – NDT) is a concept used in physiotherapy as well as in occupational and speech therapy for the treatment of patients with cerebral movement disorder (CP) regardless of age. The development of the concept is based on the experience of the gymnastics teacher Dr. h. c. Berta Bobath (1907-1991). … Bobath Concept
By Christian Healing (CH) (synonym: Christian Healing Art) is understood, following the definitions of the Christians in Health Care (CiG), a way of dealing with illness and recovery that corresponds to the biblical image of man and God. This is the basis for the relationship between patient and doctor and also the classification of healing … Christian Healing
Cluster medicine (synonyms: spagyrics according to Heinz, Heinz cluster analysis, blood crystal analysis; cluster, accumulation, agglomeration, grape) is one of the alternative medical procedures and was developed by the German alternative practitioner Ulrich-Jürgen Heinz. Cluster medicine has its origins in the so-called spagyric (Greek spao: “to extract, separate”, ageiro: “to unite, bring together”), which in … Cluster Medicine
Health, performance and the aging process of a person depend crucially on a functioning microcirculation. All life processes in our organism are based on energy conversions, which are essentially realized in each cell by adenosine triphosphate (ATP). An indispensable prerequisite for the formation of ATP is the supply of all cells with nutrients and vital … BEMER Physical Vascular Therapy
Pneumatic pulsation therapy (PPT) according to Deny is a therapeutic procedure that originated in the classical method of cupping. Thus, it belongs to the draining procedures of alternative medicine. Classical cupping consists of treatment by glass bells (so-called cupping glasses), which are fixed on the skin by negative pressure. Pneumatic pulsation therapy, on the other … Pneumatic Pulsation Therapy
Mercury excretion is the detoxification (detoxification) of the body to eliminate mercury remaining in the body. Mercury is contained, for example, in the dental filling material amalgam. The so-called amalgam filling has been used in dentistry for a long time and is considered the method of choice both in terms of price and technology. The … Mercury Exhaustion
