Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Structures and Safeguards

Making sense of cranial osteopathy: An interpretative phenomenological analysis

“…It is possible, however, to imagine a mechanism in which the patient responds to the unverbal cues of the osteopath (such as their stillness, their level of attentiveness, their gentle touch) and begins to embody a psychological, physiological and phenomenological disposition towards feeling better. A further layer of the example of 'attunement' is that it is often used as a meta-concept to describe the class of therapeutic relationship experienced within psychotherapy (Röhricht, Gallagher and Hutto, 2014), complementary and alternative therapies such as Reiki (Lee-Treweek, 2005), and even medicine (Svenaeus, 2000a(Svenaeus, , 2000b. I propose that the cultural currency of the concept of 'attunement' does not detract from the value of its usage to describe the meaningful osteopathic relationship, but that it opens up more questions about the structure of human consociacy that I discuss below.…”

Making Sense of Cranial Osteopathy: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis

“…It is possible, however, to imagine a mechanism in which the patient responds to the unverbal cues of the osteopath (such as their stillness, their level of attentiveness, their gentle touch) and begins to embody a psychological, physiological and phenomenological disposition towards feeling better. A further layer of the example of 'attunement' is that it is often used as a meta-concept to describe the class of therapeutic relationship experienced within psychotherapy (Röhricht, Gallagher and Hutto, 2014), complementary and alternative therapies such as Reiki (Lee-Treweek, 2005), and even medicine (Svenaeus, 2000a(Svenaeus, , 2000b. I propose that the cultural currency of the concept of 'attunement' does not detract from the value of its usage to describe the meaningful osteopathic relationship, but that it opens up more questions about the structure of human consociacy that I discuss below.…”

Efficacy of Homoeopathy in Managing Respiratory Infections beyond Doubt!—A Narrative Review

“…14 Homeopathy, one of many forms of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), is based on treatments using the principles of 'similars' and 'ultra-dilutions'. 15 Currently, the treatment of COVID-19 is symptomatic and only emergencies require hospitalisation. The homeopathic medicine, whose foundation is based on symptomatic treatment, can play a vital role in combating this pandemic.…”