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The NADA-Protokoll-standardised groupacupunture for improvement of metal state in patients with different psychiatric diseasesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Acupuncture provided for a single person is time- and cost consuming and there is less experience with acupuncture in psychiatric diseases because of the common opinion that acupuncture is not useful in acute crisis or severe phases of psychiatric diseases.In the 1970 a standardized earacupunture (NADA-Protocol) for treatment of drug addiction provided for a group setting of patients was developed and showed positive clinical effects: relief of agitation and disturbance of sleep, reduction of stress and relaxing effect for patients with different mental problems. The method is used in a group setting on dressed patients wi...
Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine - November 13, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: A. Röbe, J. Röbe, A. Yassouridis, U. Hemmeter Source Type: journals

Uncontrolled therapeutic observations in complementary medicine—What is the benefit?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Discussion: Vandenbroucke suggested differentiating between two hierarchies of study design: one for intended effects of therapy (cf., 〈http://www.cebm.net/index.aspx?o=1025〉) and another one for discovery and studying new explanations. In the latter hierarchy, the traditional ranking of the levels of evidence is reversed: uncontrolled interventions administered in the context of clinical practice (as well as findings in patient or laboratory data and in the literature) are given the greatest importance because they may serve as catalysts for follow-up research (using the traditional hierarchy), which in turn might lea...
Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine - November 13, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Jens C. Türp, Christian Endler Source Type: journals

Health training—A health coaching developments with integrative medicineEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Far-reaching changes, developments and trends can currently be witnessed in the fields of health counselling and health training. New and innovative counselling/training forms come more and more into the limelight and try to establish themselves, besides well-known and proven professions such as nutrition, exercising, relaxation, etc., as new professions in the service sector. Coaching belongs to those counselling models which are currently most under discussion. It is marked by a highly ambilvalent reputation: on the one hand, it is very successful in practice as a sound panacea that promises, to people who are afflicted ...
Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine - November 13, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: T. Doering, C. Zempel, M. Lieck, U. Selz, A. Schwarzl Source Type: journals

Antiviral activity of a composition of Gentiana lutea L., Primula veris L., Sambucus nigra L., Rumex spec. and Verbena officinalis L. (Sinupret®) against viruses causing respiratory infectionsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Sinupret®, an aqueous-ethanolic extract from five plants, Gentiana lutea L., Primula veris L., Sambucus nigra L., Rumex spec. and Verbena officinalis L., is frequently used in the treatment of acute and chronic rhinosinusitis and respiratory viral infections such as common cold. To date little is known about basic mechanisms of its potential antiviral activity. Therefore experiments have been performed for the detection of its antiviral activity against a broad panel of human pathogenic enveloped and non-enveloped RNA and DNA viruses causing infections of the upper respiratory tract: influenza A virus, parainfluenza virus...
Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine - November 13, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: B. Glatthaar, A. Saalmüller, J. Haunschild, A. Amon Source Type: journals

Dissimilarities in reception and development of TCM in Germany and the USAEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Chinese Medicine has been labeled traditional in its external communication since the 1950s. It is widely thought of as a coherent, orthodox medical system that has been handed down to us in pristine and unaltered teachings. However, as Chinese Medicine is going global it is unlike orthodox teachings simultaneously adapting swiftly to local patterns of perception and interpretation, thereby being shaped into hitherto unknown forms. The globalization of Chinese Medicine produces multiple localized visions of a healing system that is permeable to external ideas and influences and very open to individual interpretations.In Ge...
Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine - November 13, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: I. Tao Source Type: journals

Cost-effectiveness of Breech Version by Acumoxa for women with a breech fetus at 33 weeks gestation: A modelling approachEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Our results suggest that offering Acumoxa to women with a breech foetus at 33 weeks gestation reduces the number of breech presentations at term, thus reducing the number of caesarean sections, and is cost-effective compared with expectant management including associated events as External Cephalic Version. (Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine)
Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine - November 13, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: I. van den Berg, G. Kaandorp, J. Bosch, J. Duvekot, L. Arends, M. Hunink Source Type: journals

Health-related quality of life in patients with musculoskeletal complaints in a general acupuncture practice: An observational studyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Question: Aim of this study was to (i) compare the HRQoL of patients undergoing routine acupuncture treatment for musculoskeletal complaints with a Dutch population sample and (ii) to investigate changes in HRQoL during the course of acupuncture treatment.Methods: We performed an observational study of 26 patients between 18 and 65 years of age in a single acupuncture practice. HRQoL was measured on eight functional domains using a RAND-36 health survey at baseline and after six and twelve treatment sessions. Baseline RAND-36 scores were compared with data from a Dutch population sample (n=1063) using t-test, and longitudi...
Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine - November 13, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: I. van den Berg Source Type: journals

Water temperature affects heart rate and core body temperature during whole body immersionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: WI with a water temperature of 39°C increased heart rate and core body temperature and decreased HRV. Hence, WI at this temperature induces moderate cardiovascular stress and moderate hyperthermia. Spectral components of HRV and more specific analysis of temperature regulation may reveal more subtle changes during WI at different water temperatures. (Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine)
Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine - November 13, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: S. Göbel, D. Cysarz, F. Edelhaeuser Source Type: journals

Impact of eurythmy therapy on stress coping strategies and health-related quality of lifeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Background: Eurythmy therapy (EYT, Greek: eurythmy=harmonious rhythm) is a mind–body therapy derived from anthroposophic medicine. EYT is an approach that allows patients to participate actively in the process of achieving balance and good health and can lead to long-term alleviation of chronic disease symptoms. However, there is a discrepancy between the prevalence of EYT use and its empirical data base regarding efficacy.The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of EYT on stress coping strategies (SCS) and health-related quality of life (hrQoL) in a controlled study with moderately stressed subjects (N=74).Pa...
Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine - November 13, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: J.L. Kanitz Source Type: journals

A gait analysis pilot study of back pain patients before and after a multimodal pain therapyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: The analysis of gait parameters confirms changes in gait patterns and indicates an increase in symmetrical gait and lower stride-to-stride variability as a result of the multimodal integrative pain therapy. (Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine)
Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine - November 13, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: F.J. Saha, W. Kowalczyk, F. Musial, G. Dobos Source Type: journals

Water drinking cure for alleviating menopausal complaints—A randomised controlled trialEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Question: To investigate the efficacy of drinking St. Leonhard's Water in comparison to tap water on menopausal symptoms. St. Leonhard's Water is low mineralized water from a natural fountain in the German prealp region, which claims to be beneficial in menopausal complaints.Methods: We conducted a double-blinded, randomised controlled clinical trial in 60 out-patients with a minimum score of 15 on Menopause Rating Scale II (MRS II). Patients were randomised to either drinking 2L daily of St. Leonhard's Water (verum) or 2L of tap water (control) from identical looking bottles.Main outcome parameter was the group difference...
Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine - November 13, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: M. Ortiz, R. Stange, B. Uehleke Source Type: journals

Case conference on integrative medicine—Results of an experiment and future perspectives of a new interdisciplinary approachEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: The Case Conference on Integrative Medicine should serve as a model for testing similar activities in academic hospitals and establishing such approaches in routine care. This integrative strategy has the potential to improve patient care in medicine. (Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine)
Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine - November 13, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: B. Brinkhaus, M. Teut, M. Girke, P.F. Matthiesen, A. Michalsen, H. Heimpel, S.N. Willich Source Type: journals

The Dutch complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) protocolEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: In this presentation the prejudices are negated and the CAM protocol is presented. (Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine)
Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine - November 13, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: R. Hoenders, M. Appelo, E. van den Brink, B. Hartogs, C. Berger, H. Tamsma Source Type: journals

Treatment of severe insulin-resistance with a 2-day oat-diet in clinical routineEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Introduction: The estimated prevalence of Diabetes Type 2 (T2D) in Europe is 8% with increasing tendency. Key feature of T2D is the insulin resistance (IR) which is accompanied amongst others by raised inflammation markers and increased risk for cardiovascular diseases and sleep apnoea. In Diabetes therapy, oat diet is being used since decades. Recently there has been a publication of data concerning the treatment of severe IR with oatmeal. The goal of this study is to verify feasibility within clinical routine.Methods: Retrospective assessment of data of 30 patients (13f, 17m, age 62.1, SD 15.9) with a daily insulin dose ...
Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine - November 13, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: R. Zerm, M. Jecht, A. Hein, E. Millet, M. Girke, M. Kröz Source Type: journals

Speech therapy changes blood circulation and oxygenation in the brain and muscleEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Introduction: Anthroposophic speech therapy (ATS) affects heart rate variability . The aim of this pilot study was to investigate whether ATS also affects important physiological parameters, i.e. hemodynamics and tissue oxygenation in the brain and skeletal muscle of the leg measured by near infrared spectrophotometry (NIRS).Material and methods: Seven subjects (professional speech therapists, 3 male, 4 female, age range 29–49 years) were measured during ATS. The measurement included 10min pre-baseline before reciting, 10min reciting a hexameter followed by 10min post-baseline. An ISS OxiplexTS NIRS instrument non-invasi...
Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine - November 13, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: M. Wolf, D. von Bonin, P. Heusser, U. Wolf Source Type: journals

Influence of Traumeel on cultured chondrocytes and recombinant human matrix metalloproteinases: Implications for chronic joint diseasesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Our data suggest that Traumeel offers a potential therapeutic option for chronic joint diseases which needs to be further investigated. (Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine)
Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine - November 13, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: B. Seilheimer, C. Wierzchacz, R. Gebhardt Source Type: journals

A systematic review of remedies and indications of the use of homeopathic Hypericum perforatum (St. John's Wort) in dental practiceEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Discussion: Although the identified case reports suggest a high therapeutic potential of Hypericum for neuropathic pain, this effect up to now was not proven in clinical studies. Based on our results, studies on Hypericum in dental care going beyond the indication of post-extraction pain are highly encouraged. (Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine)
Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine - November 13, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: C.K. Raak, A. Büssing, T. Ostermann Source Type: journals

Attitudes towards remedies of Complementary Medicine of pharmacy customers and pharmacistsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Discussion: The area of CAM will gain in importance in official pharmacies. Therefore reliable sources of information are necessary for the pharmacist to satisfy the increasing demand on CAM. As a consequence a cross-sectional area of education in complementary medicine should be part of curriculum in pharmaceutical studies. Additionally, independent and certified continuous pharmaceutical education programs for CAM should be developed. (Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine)
Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine - November 13, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: T. Ostermann, E. Seydak-Doht, P.F. Matthiessen Source Type: journals

Effectiveness and tolerability of Lymphomyosot N solution for injection in treating oedemas and swellings of thrombotic or inflammatory aetiology in general clinical practiceEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: The results will show whether Lymphomyosot N can be considered an effective and well-tolerated treatment of oedemas and swellings of thrombotic or inflammatory aetiology under conditions of everyday clinical practice. (Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine)
Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine - November 13, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: V. Moyseyenko, V. Corgiolu Source Type: journals

Strategies for increasing spontaneous Adverse Drug Reaction reporting rates among Portuguese pharmacistsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Educational interventions are efficient in increasing the ADR spontaneous reporting rate, among Portuguese pharmacists. Among this professional group, workshops are as efficient as telephone interview to improve ADR spontaneous reporting. (Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine)
Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine - November 13, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: I. Ribeiro Vaz, T. Herdeiro, A. Figueiras, J. Polónia Source Type: journals

Stiff-Man-Syndrome: Association of an autoimmune-encephalomyelitis with endocrinopathies and organ-specific antibodiesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Stiff-Man-Syndrome (SMS) is a complex neuroimmunological disease of the Central Nervous System (CNS) with endocrinological, motoric, vegetative symptoms and is associated with autoantibodies to glutamate decarboxylase (GAD). SMS and its variants, stiff limb syndrome (SLS) and progressive encephalomyelitis with rigidity and myoclonus (PERM), appear to occur more frequently than hitherto thought. The cause of SMS is unknown.In a retrospective assessment of 92 patients (1989–2005) we investigated the correlation between SMS/SLS/PERM, associated autoimmune disorders, organ-specific antibodies and immungenetic HLA-association...
Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine - November 13, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: N. Keilbar Source Type: journals

Hospital-to-home®-mobility supported postoperative care management for surgical wardsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Background: To reduce costs in the inpatient sector, hospitals are tending towards reducing the duration of hospitalisation. With respect to demand- and resource-based inpatient admissions and bed-occupancy planning, patient management systems have proven their value and are established on surgical wards. Nevertheless, as the final link in the process chain, patient-centred inpatient discharge procedures are not without problems. In many cases, in the absence of provision for competent aftercare in the patient's home, the situation becomes a crisis-management scenario, particularly for post-operative surgery patients.Metho...
Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine - November 13, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: J. Harms, U. Ax, D. Harms, C. Kalkhoff, H.H. König Source Type: journals

Immune messengers in Neuralgia Inducing Cavitational Osteonecrosis (NICO) and systemic diseaseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Question: In the practice of the author astounding improvements of systemic complaints which accompanied apparently rheumatic, neuralgic and other chronically inflammatory systemic diseases are consistently observed after cleaning pain-free edentulous areas of the jaw. These are marked by fatty-degenerative osteonecrosis of the cancellous bone (NICO). Where is the connection between the local surgery of the jaw bone and the systemic results?Methods of research: In order to clarify systemic interrelations of NICO, samples of cancellous bone have been extracted from six subjects. The specimens were then analyzed by bead-base...
Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine - November 13, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: J. Lechner Source Type: journals

Integrative medicine—Answer for burn out patientsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Introduction: The burnout syndrome is a highly complex constellation with emotional, mental, somatic and social deficits. A psychosomatically oriented module has been developed with the integrative medicine approach.Methodology and conclusions: In total 60 patients (36 female, 52±8.5J; 24 male, 49±5.8J.) were treated with the above therapeutical concept. Pre- and post-treatment situations were assessed on the basis of the stress management questionnaire, the Maslach inventory and a concept appraisal, which was developed specifically for this purpose. It was possible to show in a significant way that stress management and...
Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine - November 13, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: C. Kramer, T. Doering, C. Petrynowski, S. Winter-Martin, B. Böttger Source Type: journals

Classifying the questionnaire on self-reported autonomic regulation (aR)Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: The aR scale is a reliable questionnaire indicating probable loss of regulation below 34, suspected loss of aR from 39, unclear loss or lightly low constitutional aR from 40 to 47 and no constriction above 47. The possible qualitative differences between low constitutional aR and loss of aR demand further research. (Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine)
Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine - November 13, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: M. Kröz, M. Reif, H.B. von Laue, D. Brauer, R. Zerm, G. Feder, H. Matthes, M. Girke Source Type: journals

Structure of S-3 medical guidelines—Implications for CAM researchersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Medical guidelines are intended to guide decisions and criteria regarding diagnosis, management, and treatment. Strategy is to review, summarize and evaluate the best evidence and most current data on prevention, diagnosis, prognosis and therapy. Then the most important questions related to clinical practice are defined and all possible decision options and their outcomes are identified. There are currently about 800 German guidelines available, classified into 3 levels. Only 50 of them are of the highest, the so-called S-3 level, incorporating expert opinion on the basis of current evidence within the paradigm of evidence...
Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine - November 13, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: P. Klose, W. Häuser, R. Lüdtke, F. Musial, G. Dobos, J. Langhorst Source Type: journals

Biophoton emission in high-potency research on wheat seeds modelsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: The results back the hypothesis, that the effects of homeopathic agents on biological systems may be recognized in very early stages by biophoton coherence measurings. The observations of the present data showed similarities with the growth length experiments, which had been done in the same time period. The wheat seed model which showed some fluctuations, has to be refined, and might thus be an interesting model for studying coherence interactions in relation to homeopathic agents. Further research is required to make the model more stable, to define his boundaries and to increase the amount of data. (Source: ...
Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine - November 13, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: G. Peters, R. Van Wijk, P.C. Endler Source Type: journals

Proposal for a comparison of relative differences in fundamental botanical homoeopathy researchEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Question: To standardise a statistical approach to comparing relative differences in homoeopathy research.Background: Betti et al. (1997) and Brizzi et al. (2005) reported a stimulation of the longitudinal growth of wheat stalks through treatment of the seeds with high potencies of arsenic. On replicating the experiment however, Binder et al. (2005) found a significant decrease in longitudinal growth. Hamann et al. (2003) described biphasic effects of seed germination under high dilutions of gibberellic acid.Several independent researchers working at the Interuniversity College found significantly reduced longitudinal grow...
Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine - November 13, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: P.C. Endler, A. Pfleger, K. Thieves, T. Reischl, C. Reich, H. Lothaller Source Type: journals

Inter-rater reliability in homoeopathic repertorisation and remedy selectionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: The experimental design presented here should be further investigated by experienced homeopaths. (Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine)
Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine - November 13, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: H. Lothaller, P.C. Endler, S. Balzersen, B. Hofmeister, S. Pröller, A. Schäfer, M. Trütschel, B. Uhl Source Type: journals

Peoples integrated alliance: Supplementing Bangladeshi traditional medical practice with western technologiesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Bangladesh is a country in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Myanmar to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south. Traditional medical system is part of every society. It reveals the concept of health and illness which is unique to that particular society and behavioral dimensions of the illness and health. Despite massive technological developments throughout South Asia, most medical technologies bypass the Bangladeshi nomadic population who continue to experience high levels of poor health, infant mortality and lack of access to basic health care and education. ...
Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine - November 13, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: M.A.H. Mollik, M.R. Faruque, M.O.F. Chowdhury, M.F. Hossain, M.S. Rahman Source Type: journals

Clinical research in CAM: Promoting dialogue between promoters and evaluatorsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Since 2005 the Emilia Romagna Region (Italy) adopted the policy of introducing traditional/non-conventional treatments the Regional Health Service after a strict evaluation of their safety and effectiveness. In order to introduce and evaluate those treatments in a western ethno-cultural context, a strategy including a plurality of research designs is required. Increasingly often, the local Ethical Committees (ECs) had to consider and evaluate research designs and protocols on complex procedures with long-standing practice but scarce biological foundations. Intense discussion and dialogue between researchers and the ECs was...
Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine - November 13, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: F. Cardini Source Type: journals

Treatment of pollen allergy with high-potency homeopathy C 50,000 (HP50) and voice frequency analysis (VFA) as controlling method—Controlled trial practice with 15 patientsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Discussion: The study suggests, that HP50, which in addition to SIT concerns the patient's individual emotional and functional responses and thereby the entire internal and external milieu of the organism, stabilizes pollen allergy patients on a long-term basis. The individualized emotional–functional diagnosis by VFA is an appropriate tool to monitor this finding. The additional attention to individual emotional and functional responses – in the sense of an integrated medicine – can to be of great importance for success in the treatment of pollen allergy patients. (Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine)
Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine - November 13, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: A. Hummel, H. Arno Source Type: journals

Treatment of pollen allergy with Multi-Integrative Kinesiology Activity (MIKA) and voice frequency analysis (VFA) as controlling method—Controlled trial practice with 26 patientsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Discussion: The study suggests, that MIKA, which in addition to SIT concerns the patient's individual emotional and functional responses and thereby the entire internal and external milieu of the organism, stabilizes pollen allergy patients on a long-term basis. The individualized emotional–functional diagnosis by VFA is an appropriate tool to monitor this finding. The additional attention to individual emotional and functional responses – in the sense of an integrated medicine – can to be of great importance for success in the treatment of pollen allergy patients. (Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine)
Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine - November 13, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: B. Boot, H. Arno Source Type: journals

Teaching TCIM as part of the integrative curriculum in medical schoolEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: The elective in TCIM increased the motivation of students to continue to study and receive teaching in this field. The course was evaluated by the majority of students as good or very good. Negative comments included the lack of structure to the seminars and the final examination.Take-home messages: A good understanding can be achieved, as well as increased motivation of students in the field of TCIM. This was developed particularly through experiencing the practical exercises and treatment participation. (Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine)
Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine - November 13, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: K. Werwick, A. Rathmann, M. Reed, M. Herrmann Source Type: journals

Teaching homeopathy as part of the integrative curriculum in medical schoolEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: The elective in homeopathy increased the motivation of students to continue to study and receive teaching in this field. The course was evaluated by the majority of students as good or very good. On the negative side, many felt the course to be too long in duration. Where prior attitudes were concerned some students found that they re-evaluated these, whereas others found theirs strengthened.Take-home messages: A good understanding can be gained of the field of Homeopathy, as well as increased motivation in the students. This was developed particularly through experiencing practical exercises and treatment par...
Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine - November 13, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: K. Werwick, A. Rathmann, M. Reed, M. Herrmann Source Type: journals

Therapeutic effects of mud packs on joint ailment and quality of life from patients with gonarthrosis—A controlled clinical studyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Results suggest that mud packs raise the quality of life and lowering the discomfort of patients with gonarthrosis. It is an additional therapy which has low side effects. (Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine)
Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine - November 13, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: P.W. Guendling, S. Schaedle, K. Jork Source Type: journals

The scientific validation of Unani Eye drop on conjunctivitisEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Thus eye drop have triple action as an anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial and anti-allergic and is safe and effective in the treatment of conjunctivitis. (Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine)
Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine - November 13, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: A. Latif, A. Razique, R. Sukul Source Type: journals

Quantitative sensory testing as a neurobiological tool for measuring “specific” effects of naturopathic reflex therapies in chronic painEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Evidence from recent RCTs has shown that naturopathic reflex therapies such as massage, acupuncture, Gua Sha, cupping, wet packs, etc. are helpful in reducing symptoms of chronic pain . These bodily oriented therapies are likely able to influence chronic pain not only through brain mechanisms, but also at the level of the nociceptor and the spinal cord. However, the neurobiological basis of these effects has rarely been investigated even though the accumulating knowledge of the pathophysiology of chronic pain syndromes allows for specific hypotheses. (Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine)
Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine - November 13, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: F. Musial, D. Spohn, G. Dobos Source Type: journals

Sensation and perception of pain according to the theory of constitution in Tibetan MedicineEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Based on a holistic humoral medical theory and practice, Tibetan Medicine, Sowa Rigpa, opens access to a deep understanding of specific concepts of chronic diseases. The threefold humoral theory of the interaction of wind (rLung), bile (tripa) and phlegm (bedken) can only be revealed by the core of Tibetan Medicine, its body mind concept. Constitutional weakness as well as the patient's diet and behavior play a central role in medical theory, diagnosis and therapy. The theory of constitution is an important diagnostic method to differentiate between constitutional disorders and humoral diseases.The three main constitutions...
Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine - November 13, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: S. Maric Source Type: journals

Anthroposophical injectable Arnica montana extract in acute low back pain: A prospective studyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Acute low back pain is a common pathology, often treated with use or misuse of NSAID. NSAID are often used as over the counter medications, can have side effects and increase health costs.In anthroposophic medicine (AM), potentised Arnica montana extracts ampules are often prescribed for acute low back pain. A. montana is a trauma and pain remedy, well known in phytotherapy, traditional and homeopathic medicine. According to anthroposophical medical system, it is prescribed as a remedy against inflammation, through warmth and neurosensory organism modulation.To assess safety and effectiveness of arnica in acute low back pa...
Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine - November 13, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: E. Mariani, G. Oriani, C. Donarini, T. Guerrerio, G. Landoni, D. Grampella, E. Portalupi Source Type: journals

Integrative psychosomatics east–west in pain treatmentEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Asian and western cultures have developed different concepts of the connection between body, mind and spirit strongly influenced by culture, worldview and spirit of the age. These concepts are reflected in different medical systems, their different diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.An integration process of different psychosomatic concepts is going on in east and west.In the last decades the west has become increasingly interested in the holistic/psychosomatic approach of acupuncture, Ayurveda and Tibetan medicine. After the integration of western scientific medicine China is looking more and more for western mental he...
Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine - November 13, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: W. Maric-Oehler Source Type: journals

Application and subjective benefit of Crataegus extracts in patients with incipient heart failure with regard to performance and quality of life—A qualitative studyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Patients with heart failure in an early stage can estimate the benefit and the absence of side effects of Crataegus extracts. In most cases they agree to bear the costs for the medicine. (Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine)
Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine - November 13, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: P.W. Guendling, E. Mesenholl-Strehler Source Type: journals

How do patients choose acupuncturists? A mixed methods projectEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Question: Government policy is to develop statutory regulation of complementary medicine practitioners in the UK. Acupuncturists are not yet subject to statutory regulation and hence potential patients face difficult decisions. A qualitative study explored patients’ experiences. A quantitative vignette study investigated the impact of 3 practitioner-factors (gender, training location, qualifications) and 1 patient-factor (gender).Methods: Qualitative study: 35 acupuncture patients were recruited from 7 clinics and the community (maximum variation sampling). Semi-structured interviews about their experiences of acupunctur...
Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine - November 13, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: F. Bishop, Y. Massey, G. Lewith Source Type: journals

Pain, stress and relaxation: Involvement of basic biological principles and healthy autoregulationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Trauma and stress often involve the expression of pain. In the course of traumatic and stressful events, an ‘orchestra’ of neurobiological mechanisms and signaling molecules get activated with the primary goal of ensuring survival and fighting against the perturbating event, i.e., stressor. Pain can be a major process in this phenomenon, directing attention to the initial trigger situation. It is now known that pain processes also involve local and/or systemic immune as well as cardiovascular and neuronal pathways, including proinflammtory endogenous opioid peptides (e.g., endorphins) and down-regulatory opiate alkaloi...
Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine - November 13, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: T. Esch, S.M. Esch, G.B. Stefano Source Type: journals

Chronic pain in Ayurveda Medicine and Neuroscience—An Integrative medical approachEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
With the present work I am setting out to use an integrative medical approach to describe the perception and processing of chronic pain. Neuroanatomical and biological (neuroscience) concepts and the associated computer-controlled high-tech brain examination methods will be integrated with the concepts of Ayurvedic medicine in a complementary semantic manner.Although positron emission tomography (PET) and fMRI (functional magnetic resonance imaging) can be used to make the perception of pain in the brain visible and thus forms of mental experience can be displayed objectively as a snapshot, many questions remain unanswered...
Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine - November 13, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: F. Fischer Source Type: journals

Impact of yoga on chronic pain—A reviewEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Purpose: Mind–Body therapies are considered as adjunctive treatments to help ameliorate or at least cope with chronic pain conditions. Despite a lack of scientific acceptance, these approaches are of interest to patients which widely use relaxation techniques, biofeedback, imagery, hypnosis, etc. We intended to analyze the scientific literature with respect to the impact of yoga on chronic pain conditions.Methods: In January 2009 we searched the databases Medline, Pubmed and CAMbase. The search terms were >yoga< and >pain (Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine)
Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine - November 13, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: A. Büssing, W. Schnepp, T. Ostermann, E.A.M. Neugebauer Source Type: journals

Effectiveness and tolerability of Euphorbium comp. SN for the symptomatic treatment of rhinitis in children aged 2–6 yearsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: The homeopathic preparation Euphorbium comp. SN is an effective and well tolerated therapy for the symptomatic treatment of acute rhinitis in young children in everyday clinical practice. (Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine)
Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine - November 13, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: I. Urlea-Schön, M. Corgiolu Source Type: journals

Phytotherapy in neonatology: A systematic literature reviewEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Indication, study design and study power of these publications were quite heterogeneous. Data about aromatherapy are most promising. Phytotherapy is used very commonly and parents ask for it frequently, studies are necessary to fulfill the academic and economic demands of this part of CAM. This Literature review shows that there is a lack of sufficient data. (Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine)
Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine - November 13, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: M. Thiel, A. Längler Source Type: journals