The Biological Action of Physical Medicine: Controlling the Human Body's Information System challenges the contemporary way of thinking of diagnostics and therapy "from the outside." Drawing on 30 years of independent comprehensive research, this reference provides a universal and scientifically acceptable physiological theory, explaining the mode of action of methods of physical medicine as well as the underlying physiological mechanisms.
Scientific research described in this book explains the universal neurophysiological foundation of all the respective methods, including organ electrodermal diagnostics (OED), thermotherapy (heat, cryostimulation), phototherapy (infrared, ultraviolet, laser), ultrasound therapy, electrotherapy (from transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation to electromagnetic field therapies), magnetotherapy, and mechanical nerve stimulation (acupuncture, reflexive massage, cupping, high-pressure hydrotherapy). A better understanding of physical medicine's modes of action not only insures better clinical results, but also illuminates pain mechanisms and our understanding of the functioning of the nervous system.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction2. Investigations of the Physiological and Morphological Foundations of Reflexive Physical Medicine
3. Neurophysiological Foundations of the Reflexive Physical Medicine
4. Organ Electrodermal Diagnostics
5. Reflexive Physical Therapies
6. Final Considerations
Authors
Jan Zbigniew Szopinski Member of the Society of Polish Physicians (1980-1988) Member of the Polish Professional Board of Medical Acupuncture (1982-1988) Member of the South African Academy of Family Practice / Primary Care Member of the International Association for the Study of Pain Acting chairman of the South African Society of Physical Medicine. Head: Pain Clinic, Mayo Medical Centre, Johannesburg, Republic of South AfricaChairman of the South African Society of Physical Medicine
30 research articles published in Polish, German, Chinese, American and South African peer-review medical journals
41 scientific papers delivered at international medical congresses: Warsaw, Sofia, Vienna, Peking, Prague, Durban, Johannesburg, Cape Town, and others
Co-supervisor of the M.Sc. (Bioelectronic Eng.) dissertation: Pretoria University, 2003
