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This original research into the physiology of Gua sha used laser Doppler scanning to measure the Effect of Gua sha treatment on the microcirculation of surface tissue in healthy subjects demonstrating a four-fold increase in perfusion for the first 7.5 minutes compared to a cont…

Acupuncture is a licensed healthcare profession in the United States and a part of a long standing tradition in East-Asian medicine. Studies on the professionalization of acupuncture in America reveal two major tensions: first, acupuncturists argue whether standardization of the…

The historical and scientific development of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) and its status in Bulgarian healthcare is the focus of this thesis. The emphasis is on homoeopathy as the most common CAM method in Europe. Basic concepts are defined, and the European conc…

Acupuncture is the medical practice of inserting fine needles at specific places in the body, named acupoints. These points are located on pathways (called meridians) that run through the body, normally depicted as lines on the body’s surface. According to the medical paradigm o…