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Prediction and prenosological diagnostics of heart diseases based on energy characteristics



Full title: Prediction and prenosological diagnostics of heart diseases based on energy characteristics of acupuncture points and fuzzy logic.

Many theories of reflexology use ancient concepts which do not coincide with the modern medical terminology of anatomy, physiology and biophysics. This substantially reduces the trust of physicians in reflexology methods. During this research, several mathematical models for the interaction of the internal and biological active points of meridian structures have been proposed. The analysis of these models allows the specification of a list of heart diseases for which reflex diagnostics and reflex therapy methods are most effective and also allows increasing the effectiveness of these procedures. It is shown that good results for the prediction and early diagnosis of diseases from the reaction energy of biologically active points (acupuncture points) are obtained using fuzzy logic decision making.

Comput Methods Biomech Biomed Engin. 2012 Jan 10. Al-Kasasbeh R, Korenevskiy N, Ionescou F, Alshamasin M, Kuzmin A. a Faculty of Engineering Technology , Al-Balqa Applied University , Amman, Jordan.

Prediction and prenosological diagnostics of heart diseases based on energy characteristics



Full title: Prediction and prenosological diagnostics of heart diseases based on energy characteristics of acupuncture points and fuzzy logic.

Many theories of reflexology use ancient concepts which do not coincide with the modern medical terminology of anatomy, physiology and biophysics. This substantially reduces the trust of physicians in reflexology methods. During this research, several mathematical models for the interaction of the internal and biological active points of meridian structures have been proposed. The analysis of these models allows the specification of a list of heart diseases for which reflex diagnostics and reflex therapy methods are most effective and also allows increasing the effectiveness of these procedures. It is shown that good results for the prediction and early diagnosis of diseases from the reaction energy of biologically active points (acupuncture points) are obtained using fuzzy logic decision making.

Comput Methods Biomech Biomed Engin. 2012 Jan 10. Al-Kasasbeh R, Korenevskiy N, Ionescou F, Alshamasin M, Kuzmin A. a Faculty of Engineering Technology , Al-Balqa Applied University , Amman, Jordan.

Complementary and alternative medicine use among veterans with chronic noncancer pain.



We describe prior use and willingness to try complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) among 401 veterans experiencing chronic noncancer pain and explore differences between CAM users and nonusers. Participants in a randomized controlled trial of a collaborative intervention for chronic pain from five Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) primary care clinics self-reported prior use and willingness to try chiropractic care, massage therapy, herbal medicines, and acupuncture. Prior CAM users were compared with nonusers on demographic characteristics, pain-related clinical characteristics, disease burden, and treatment satisfaction. A majority of veterans ( n = 327, 82%) reported prior use of at least one CAM modality, and nearly all (n = 399, 99%) were willing to try CAM treatment for pain. Chiropractic care was the least preferred option, whereas massage therapy was the most preferred (75% and 96%, respectively). CAM users were less likely to have service-connection disabilities (54% vs 68%; chi square = 4.64, p = 0.03) and reported having spent a larger percentage of their lives in pain (26% vs 20%; Z = 1.40, p = 0.04) than nonusers. We detected few differences between veterans who had tried CAM and those who had not, suggesting that CAM may have broad appeal among veterans with chronic pain. Implications for VA policy and practice and for clinicians treating veterans with chronic pain are discussed.

J Rehabil Res Dev. 2011;48(9):1119-28. Denneson LM, Corson K, Dobscha SK. Portland VA Medical Center, PO Box 1034 (P3DEP_PC), Portland, OR 97207. lauren.denneson@va.gov.

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