Tag Archives: Research

The homeopathic treatment of sports-injuries

Sports injuries are injuries that result from acute trauma or repetitive stress associated with athletic activities[1]. The dissertation  is a review of research trials and studies investigating the homeopathic treatment of sports-injuries. The dissertation is published here: The homeopathic treatment of sports-injuries

Avoiding injury and boosting performance

Despite the prevailing criticism towards homeopathy, and much to the dismay of sceptics, advocacy for homeopathic treatment comes from an unexpected domain. Within the mother of all male sports disciplines – football – homeopathic treatment is becoming increasingly popular. Especially in Germany there is an extensive use of homeopathy in professional football. A survey conductedContinue reading “Avoiding injury and boosting performance”

Science, evidence-based medicine and CAM…..it´s controversial!

Introduction Patients are increasingly making their own healthcare their own responsibility, and are becoming more selective in what treatment and therapies they use in their recovery from illness. Dissatisfaction with conventional treatment that is indifferent of a holistic view of health, may produce more or less severe side-effects, or even concomitant diseases, makes patients seekContinue reading “Science, evidence-based medicine and CAM…..it´s controversial!”

A quest for consensus of speech – Say what you mean!

An exploration and critical analysis of the terminology used to describe ultra high dilution, the position of homeopathy in medicine and its relation to science – a demand for agreement on inter- and cross- disciplinary definition and vocabulary. Abstract In homeopathy there is a lack of consensus on the terminology used to describe it. TheContinue reading “A quest for consensus of speech – Say what you mean!”