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The [[National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine]] <ref>[[National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine]], U.S. [[National Institutes of Health]], [http://http://nccam.nih.gov/health/whatiscam/]</ref> '''Energy Medicine''' as therapies that use forces that are, and are not, detectable with conventional scientific instrumentation. There are two broad subclasses: | The [[National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine]] <ref>[[National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine]], U.S. [[National Institutes of Health]], [http://http://nccam.nih.gov/health/whatiscam/]</ref> describes '''Energy Medicine''' as therapies that use forces that are, and are not, detectable with conventional scientific instrumentation. There are two broad subclasses: | ||
*'''Bioelectromagnetic-based therapies''' involve the unconventional use of [[electromagnetism|electromagnetic fields]], such as pulsed fields, magnetic fields, or alternating-current or direct-current fields. | *'''Bioelectromagnetic-based therapies''' involve the unconventional use of [[electromagnetism|electromagnetic fields]], such as pulsed fields, magnetic fields, or alternating-current or direct-current fields. | ||
*'''Biofield therapies''' are intended to affect energy fields that purportedly surround and penetrate the human body. | *'''Biofield therapies''' are intended to affect energy fields that purportedly surround and penetrate the human body. | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:50, 2 January 2009
The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine [1] describes Energy Medicine as therapies that use forces that are, and are not, detectable with conventional scientific instrumentation. There are two broad subclasses:
- Bioelectromagnetic-based therapies involve the unconventional use of electromagnetic fields, such as pulsed fields, magnetic fields, or alternating-current or direct-current fields.
- Biofield therapies are intended to affect energy fields that purportedly surround and penetrate the human body.