Radionics (also called Electromagnetic Therapy (EMT) ) is an alternative form of treatment that claims the disease can be diagnosed and treated by applying electromagnetic radiation (EMR), like radio waves, to the body from powered devices. This is similar to magnetic therapy that also applies the EMR to the body, but uses a magnet that produces a static electromagnetic field.
The concept behind the radionics originated in the early 1900s with Albert Abrams (1864-1924), who became a billionaire by renting his own self-made radionic machine. Radionism is contrary to the principles of physics and biology and, as such, is widely considered pseudoscientific. The US Food and Drug Administration does not recognize the legitimate medical use of radionic devices.
Some systematic surveys have shown that EMT is not a useful therapy and is included in the pseudosains category.
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History
The history of EMT returned to Egypt early around 300 BC using a stepping stone. Early Greek healers like, Thales of Miletus, taught that the essence of life is related to the ability to move. On the basis of this association, magnets, and electrostatic substances such as amber, which can cause iron and small pieces of cloth and paper to move, have life (soul). This substance is used to provide medical treatment including yellow pills to stop bleeding and magnets to treat arthritis.
In medieval times, magnets were used to remove pieces of iron blades and head arrows from wounds. Magnets are also used to treat baldness, used as an aphrodisiac, cleanse wounds and treat gout. Theophrastus Bombast von Hohenheim (Paracelsus 1493-1542) He promotes the "push-pull" theory of disease treatment and, for example, recommends that magnetic south poles are held near the head and north poles near the stomach of people with epilepsy to "push" and "attract "the disease of the body.
Franz Mesmer (1734-1815) believes he can use magnets and magnetic fields to cure neuropsychiatric diseases. Around the same time Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) discovered the basic principles of electrostatics and experimented with electric shocks as a cure for paralysis. In the 19th century a large number of devices were marketed as electromagnetic but in fact only magnetic, devices such as corsets and hair brushes.
In 1892, the New York Medical Journal published an article on a series of experiments conducted at Thomas Edison's laboratory in New Jersey. An experiment involving exposing live tissue samples to very strong electromagnetic fields. The researchers reviewed each of their experiments and found that exposure to a strong electromagnetic field did not alter physiological function in the study of blood circulation, cellular, neurological, or respiratory. The researchers concluded that they could not determine whether there was any effect or physiological basis for electromagnetic therapy.
In the 1900s, Albert Abrams (1864-1924) claimed to detect "energy frequency" in people's bodies. The idea is that healthy people will have a certain frequency of energy moving through their body that determines health, while unhealthy people will show different frequencies of different energy that define disorders. He says he can heal people by "balancing" their discordant frequency, and claims that his device is sensitive enough so he can tell someone's religion by seeing a drop of blood. He developed thirteen devices and became a billionaire who rented out his equipment, and the American Medical Association described him as "dean of gadget shaman." His tools were definitively proved to be useless by an independent investigation commissioned by Scientific American in 1924. He used "frequency" not in the standard sense but to describe the type of energy calculated, which did not fit into what property even. energy in a scientific sense.
In a radionic form popularized by Abrams, some of the blood on a piece of filter paper is attached to a Abramic device called a dinamizer, which is attached by cable to a series of other devices and then to a healthy volunteer forehead, facing west. in dim light. By tapping his stomach and searching for an area of ​​"ignorance", the disease in blood donors is diagnosed proxies. Handwriting analysis is also used to diagnose diseases under this scheme. After doing this, the practitioner can use a special device known as oscilloclasts or various other devices to broadcast the vibrations in the patient to try to heal him.
Other important quack devices in radionics include Ionaco and Hieronymus machines.
Some claim to have paranormal or parapsychological abilities to detect "radiation" in the human body, which they call radiesthesia . According to theory, all human bodies emit "radiation" as unique or unique as that of all other physical bodies. Such radiation is often referred to as "aura". Radiesthesia is cited as an explanation of such phenomena as dowsing by rods and pendulums to find buried substances, diagnose diseases, and the like. Radiesthesia has been described as a mixture of occultism and pseudoscience by critics.
Modern practitioners conceptualize this device only as an aid that focuses on practitioners' dowsing skills, and claims that there is no longer any need for devices to have a demonstrable function. Indeed, the Abrams black box has no purpose of its own, just a collection of wired and obscured electronic components.
Contemporary radionic or EMT supporters claim that where there is an imbalance of electromagnetic fields or frequencies, within the body, it causes disease or other diseases by disrupting the body's chemical makeup. These practitioners believe that the application of electromagnetic energy from outside the body can correct this imbalance. Like magnetic therapy, electromagnetic therapy has been proposed by alternative medicine practitioners for a variety of purposes, including, according to the American Cancer Society, "ulcers, headaches, burns, chronic pain, neurological disorders, spinal cord injuries, diabetes, gum infections, asthma, bronchitis, arthritis, cerebral palsy, heart disease, and cancer. "
Varian lain dari radionik atau EMT adalah terapi resonansi magnetik .
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Claims for radionic devices are contrary to accepted biological and physical principles. There is no scientifically verifiable function mechanism for these devices has been assumed, and they are often described as "magical" in operation. No reasonable biophysical basis for "putative energy fields" has been proposed, and neither the field itself nor the therapeutic effects they claim have been proven convincingly.
No radionic device found to be efficacious in the diagnosis or treatment of any disease, and the US Food and Drug Administration does not recognize the legitimate medical use of any device. According to David Helwig in The Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine, "most doctors ignore radionics as shamanism."
Internally, radionic devices are very simple, and may not even form a functioning electrical circuit. Cables in analytics devices are used only as mystical channels. The radionic device does not use or require electrical power, although a power cord may be provided, as if to determine the "ground level" in which the device operates to try to heal the subject. Usually, little effort is made to define or describe what, if any, flows along the wire and is measured. Energy in the physical sense, that is, the energy that can be perceived and measured, is seen as subordinate to intent and "creative action".
Claims about contemporary EMT devices are similar to those made by old-generation "radionic" devices, and are also not supported by evidence and also pseudoscientific. Although some of the early work in bioelectromagnetics has been applied in clinical medicine, there is no connection between alternative devices or methods that use externally applied electrical forces and the use of electromagnetic energy in mainstream medicine.
The American Cancer Society says that "simply relying on electromagnetic treatment and avoiding conventional medical care can have serious health consequences." In some cases, the device may be ineffective and harmful.
Reviews
Several systematic reviews have shown EMT is not a useful therapy:
- In 2009 no significant difference from control was found for pain management or stiffness for osteoarthritis.
- In 2011, a systematic literature review of the use of pulsed electromagnetic fields (PEMT) of body mats used in various conditions was found not enough evidence for them to be recommended and recommended further high-quality, double-blind trials.
- In 2014 is not enough for the efficacy of EMT as a therapy for urinary incontinence.
- In 2014 EMT was found to have no difference from controls for stimulation of bone growth in acute fractures.
- In 2015 Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews found no evidence that EMT is useful in healing ulcers or venous stasis ulcers.
- The 2016 guidelines, in addition to reviews in 2016 and 2013, do not find EMT useful for various forms of pain.
EMT Devices
The FDA has banned some commercially available EMT devices. In 2008, VIBE Technologies from Vibe Technologies had a Class I withdrawal completed in 2012
Other ineffective EMT therapy devices that have been marketed include:
- BioResonance Tumor Therapy ", developed by Martin Keymer and purportedly to stimulate the p53 gene to cure cancer
- "Cell Com System", a device made by Hugo Nielsen used in the hands and feet to regulate communication between cells in the body
- "Rife machine", a tool made by Royal Rife, also known as frequency therapy or frequency generator and marketed as cancer treatment
- The "Zapping Machine", a tool made by Hulda Regehr Clark, claims to cure cancer by using low-level electrical currents to kill parasites in the body that are supposed to cause cancer.
- "EMP Pad" is a device manufactured by EMPPad, advertised by Noel Edmonds, claimed to slow aging, reduce pain, reduce depression and stress and deal with cancer
- "UVLrx" is a device produced by UVLrx Therapeutics that provides ultraviolet blood treatment to treat HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis C, Dengue fever and Lyme disease and many other conditions
- "ReBuilder" device made by Rebuilder, claimed to reverse neuropathy (nerve damage) by using small electrical signals to wake up the nerves.
- "Electro Physiological Feedback Xrroid (EPFX)" is a device manufactured by DesirÃÆ' Â © Dubounet which is claimed to cure cancer as well as other serious conditions by sending electromagnetic frequencies into the body.
Famous practitioner
- Albert Abrams
- Ruth B. Sink
- Hulda Regehr Clark
- Thomas Galen Hieronymus
- Georges Lakhovsky
- Antoine PriorÃÆ'Â © (Inventor of 'Electropoise')
- Royal Raymond Rife
- Hercules Sanche
- George de la Warr
See also
- Biophoton - The term used by EMT supporters
- Threaded electromagnetic field therapy
References
Further reading
- Stephen Barrett, William T. Jarvis. (1993). Health Robbers: A Closer Look at Quackery in America . Book of Prometheus. ISBNÃ, 0-87975-855-4
- Eric Jameson. (1961). The Natural History of Quackery . Charles C. Thomas Publisher.
- Bob McCoy. (2004). Radionics . In Quack!: Medical Fraud Tipping from the Questionable Medical Device Museum . Santa Monica Press. pp.Ã, 71-94. ISBN: 1-891661-10-8
- James Harvey Young. (1965). Quackery Devices in America . Medical History Bulletin 39: 154-162.
External Links
- Regulatory Actions Related to EMT Devices - Stephen Barrett M.D via Quackwatch
- EMT Device Index - Stephen Barrett M.D via Quackwatch
- Radionic in Skeptical dictionary
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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