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Wallace Sampson (March 29, 1930 – May 25, 2015), [1] also known as Wally, [2] was an American medical doctor and consumer advocate against alternative medicine and other fraud schemes.
Throughout its history, chiropractic has been the subject of internal and external controversy and criticism. [1] [2] According to magnetic healer Daniel D. Palmer, the founder of chiropractic, "vertebral subluxation" was the sole cause of all diseases and manipulation was the cure for all disease.
The techniques were devised by Devi Nambudripad, a California-based chiropractor [288] and acupuncturist, [289] in 1983, drawing on a combination of ideas from applied kinesiology, acupuncture, acupressure, nutritional management and chiropractic methods. [290] There is no credible evidence to support its effectiveness in assessing or treating ...
Acupuncture is generally only used in combination with other forms of treatment. [13] For example, the American Society of Anesthesiologists states it may be considered in the treatment of nonspecific, noninflammatory low back pain only in conjunction with conventional therapy. [31] Acupuncture is the insertion of thin needles into the skin. [3]
Acupuncture is generally safe when done by appropriately trained practitioners using clean needle technique and single-use needles.[22][23] When properly delivered, it has a low rate of mostly minor adverse effects.[3][22] When accidents and infections do occur, they are associated with neglect on the part of the practitioner, particularly in ...
The method is an offshoot of Phrenology. Auricular therapy has quickly been picked up by Chinese acupuncurists who developed many different similar kinds of micropuncture, such as nose acupuncture, indexfinger acupuncture, toe acupuncture etc.(YouLiOu 08:08, 31 March 2010 (UTC))
Nambudripad's Allergy Elimination Techniques (NAET) is a form of alternative medicine which proponents claim can treat allergies and related disorders. The techniques were devised by Devi Nambudripad, a California-based chiropractor [1] and acupuncturist, [2] in 1983, drawing on a combination of ideas from applied kinesiology, acupuncture, acupressure, nutritional management, and chiropractic ...
The report reviews the safety and effectiveness of various treatments, acknowledging those with potential benefits and those with little evidence of benefit. The Journal of Pain published a meta-analysis in 2019 stating that acupuncture has a clinically relevant effect on chronic pain compared to control, with effects lasting up to 12 months ...