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.

• 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 tradional 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

Revision: January 2008.

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