Encyclopedia - American Medical Association: Encyclopedia - American Medical Association
The American Medical Association (AMA) is the largest association of medical doctors in the United States. Its purpose is to advance the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Back Pain: Encyclopedia - Back Pain
Back pain (also known as "dorsopathies") is pain felt in the back that may come from the spine, muscles, nerves, or other structures in t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Osteopathic Medicine: Encyclopedia - Osteopathic Medicine
Osteopathic medicine (known as osteopathy in the past) is a branch of medicine which views the human body holistically, and emphasizes th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Traditional Chinese Medicine: Encyclopedia - Traditional Chinese Medicine
Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) also known simply as Chinese medicine (Chinese: 中醫學, zhōngyī xué, or 中药学, zhōngyaò xu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spinal Adjustment: Encyclopedia - Spinal Adjustment
A spinal adjustment is the method of choice for treatment of musculoskeletal conditions by chiropractors. Commonly referred to as an "ad...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Traditional Chinese Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - Traditional Chinese Medicine - Uses
In the West, TCM is often considered alternative medicine; however, in mainland China and Taiwan, TCM is widely considered to be an integ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American Medical Association: Encyclopedia Ii - American Medical Association - Political Positions
For much of the twentieth century, the AMA opposed publicly funded medicine. When the 1937 Marijuana Tax Act was passed in the U.S., the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Back Pain: Encyclopedia Ii - Back Pain - Management
Lower back pain is the single most common chronic pain syndrome seen in pain clinics in the Western world. 90% of patients with acute bac...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Osteopathic Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - Osteopathic Medicine - Osteopathic Medicine Around The World
There are two main schools of thought within the osteopathic world. They are so different in practice as to be separate professions, but ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - E-meter: Encyclopedia Ii - E-meter - Controversy
The E-meter became the subject of a major controversy with the US Food and Drug Administration in the early 1960s, when the FDA became co...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - England V. Louisiana State Board Of Medical Examiners: Encyclopedia Ii - England V. Louisiana State Board Of Medical Examiners - Facts
The plaintiffs were chiropractors in the state of Louisiana. They sued in the United States District Court to prevent state officials fro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Osteopathic Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - Osteopathic Medicine - Osteopathic Medicine Around The World
There are two main schools of thought within the osteopathic world. They are so different in practice as to be separate professions, but ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Back Pain: Encyclopedia Ii - Back Pain - Management
Lower back pain is the single most common chronic pain syndrome seen in pain clinics in the Western world. 90% of patients with acute bac...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - England V. Louisiana State Board Of Medical Examiners: Encyclopedia Ii - England V. Louisiana State Board Of Medical Examiners - Result
The Supreme Court, in an opinion by Justice Brennan, noted that the state court determination would indeed bind the federal court. The pr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Osteopathic Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - Osteopathic Medicine - Criticism
In the United States Osteopathic medicine has been criticized for including unproven therapies such as cranial and cranio-sacral manipula...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Back Pain: Encyclopedia Ii - Back Pain - Underlying Causes
Frequently, pain will be triggered by strenuous lifting that is uncharacteristic - that is, that follows a previous period of inactivity....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Osteopathic Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - Osteopathic Medicine - History
Osteopathic practice started just before the chiropractic movement in the Midwest of the United States in the nineteenth century. Early i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Osteopathic Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - Osteopathic Medicine - Osteopathic Principles
These are the eight major principles of osteopathy and are widely accepted throughout the osteopathic community. They are taken from the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Osteopathic Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - Osteopathic Medicine - Techniques Of Osteopathic Manual Medicine Omm
There are different techniques applied to the musculoskeletal system. These techniques can be applied to: (1) The joints (using High Velo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Osteopathic Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - Osteopathic Medicine - History
Osteopathic practice started just before the chiropractic movement in the Midwest of the United States in the nineteenth century. Early i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Traditional Chinese Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - Traditional Chinese Medicine - Tcm And Science
There are some questions about TCM which can be investigated scientifically: Does it work? How does it work? Is it safe? Traditional C...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Traditional Chinese Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - Traditional Chinese Medicine - The Relationship Between Tcm And Western Medicine
Within China, there has been a great deal of cooperation between TCM practitioners and Western medicine, especially in the field of ethno...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Traditional Chinese Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - Traditional Chinese Medicine - Tcm Treatment Techniques
The traditional treatment in Chinese medicine consists of six major methods: Tui na(推拿) Acupuncture(針疚) Moxibustion(艾炙) Cupp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Traditional Chinese Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - Traditional Chinese Medicine - Tcm Diagnostics
The basics of TCM diagnostics are: observe (望 wàng), hear and smell (聞 wén), ask about background (問 wèn) and read the pulse (�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Traditional Chinese Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - Traditional Chinese Medicine - Tcm Theory
There are many schools of thought on which TCM is based. Because of this, the foundation principles of Chinese medicine are not necessari...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Traditional Chinese Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - Traditional Chinese Medicine - Tcm And Animals
As animal products are used in Chinese formulas, vegans and vegetarians should inform their practitioner, if their beliefs forbid the ing...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Back Pain: Encyclopedia Ii - Back Pain - Underlying Causes
Frequently, pain will be triggered by strenuous lifting that is uncharacteristic - that is, that follows a previous period of inactivity....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - E-meter: Encyclopedia Ii - E-meter - Development Of The E-meter
The E-meter has undergone many changes since it was invented in the 1940s by Volney Mathison, an early collaborator with Hubbard. The Mat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - E-meter: Encyclopedia Ii - E-meter - Usage
In use it is a galvanometer, quite similar to one of the measurements a lie detector makes. The person holds in his hands two tin can-lik...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Osteopathic Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - Osteopathic Medicine - Techniques Of Osteopathic Medicine
There are different techniques applied to the musculoskeletal system. These techniques can be applied to: (1) The joints (using High Velo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Osteopathic Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - Osteopathic Medicine - Osteopathic Principles
These are the eight major principles of osteopathy and are widely accepted throughout the osteopathic community. They are taken from the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - E-meter: Encyclopedia Ii - E-meter - Theory Of Operation
L. Ron Hubbard proposed a human being actually consists of a physical body and an aware spiritual entity. He set out his theory of how th...   » Read the article