Internet Resources: Alternative Medicine Resources
Index
This index is based on the classification scheme developed by a multidisciplinary workshop held in 1992
by the Office of Alternative Medicine, National Institutes of Health and American Eastern Institute.
- Alternative Systems of Medical Practice
Health care ranging from self-care according to folk principles, to care rendered in an organized health care system based on alternative traditions or practices includes: acupuncture; ayurveda; environmental medicine; homeopathic medicine; Latin America rural practices; Native American practices; natural products; naturopathic medicine; past life therapy; Tibetan medicine; Traditional Chinese Medicine. - Associations & Organizations
- Bioelectromagnetic Applications
The study of how living organisms interact with electromagnetic (EM) fields includes: blue light treatment & artificial lighting; electroacupuncture; electromagnetic fields; electrostimulation & neuromagnetic stimulation devices; magnetoresonance spectroscopy. - Databases
- Diet, Nutrition & Lifestyle Changes
The knowledge of how to prevent illness, maintain health, and reverse the effects of chronic disease through dietary or nutritional intervention includes: changes in lifestyle; diet; Gerson Therapy; Macrobiotics; megavitamins; nutrional supplementation. - Diseases & Conditions
- AIDS & HIV
- Arachnoiditis
- Arthritis
- Asthma
- Bioterrorism (Biological Weapons: Small Pox, Anthrax)
- Cancer
- Dementia, Memory & Alzheimer’s Disease
- Diabetes
- Environmental Illness
- Epilepsy
- Headaches
- Hepatitis C
- Insomnia
- Menopause
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Sarcoidosis
- Fraud & Quackery
- Government Resources
- Herbal Medicine
Employing plant and plant products from folk medicine traditions for pharmacological use includes: Echinacea (purple coneflower); ginger rhizome; ginkgo biloba extract; ginseng root; wild chrysanthemum flower; witch hazel; yellowdock. - Hospitals & Health System Programs
Integrative programs at allopathic medical schools, hospitals and health systems. - Indexes, Guides & Directories
- Mailing Lists & Newsgroups
- Manual Healing
Using touch and manipulation with the hands as a diagnostic and therapeutic tool includes: acupressure; Alexander technique; biofield therapeutics; chiropractic; Feldenkrais Method; massage therapy; osteopathy; reflexology; therapeutic touch; Trager Method; Zone Therapy. - Mind/Body Control
Exploring the mind’s capacity to affect the body, based on traditonal medical systems that make use of the interconnectedness of mind and body includes: art therapy; biofeedback; counseling; dance therapy; guided imagery; humor therapy; meditation; music therapy; prayer therapy; psychotherapy; relaxation techniques; support groups; yoga. - Pennsylvania Resources
- Pharmacological & Biologic Treatments
Drugs and vitamins not yet accepted by mainstream medicine includes: anti-oxidizing agents; cell treatment; chelation therapy; metabolic therapy; oxidizing agents (ozone, hydrogne peroxide). - Practitioner’s Directories
- Related Resources
- Schools, Training and Licensure
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