03201nam a22005055i 4500 978-3-031-55102-4 DE-He213 20251030112058.0 cr nn 008mamaa 240526s2024 sz | s |||| 0|eng d 9783031551024 978-3-031-55102-4 10.1007/978-3-031-55102-4 doi R733 MX bicssc MED004000 bisacsh MX thema Ernst, Edzard. author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 77426 Bizarre Medical Ideas [electronic resource] : ... and the Strange Men Who Invented Them / by Edzard Ernst. 1st ed. 2024. Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Springer, 2024. XIII, 242 p. 11 illus., 2 illus. in color. online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Medical Progress and Its Innovators -- Medical Icons -- Alternative Medicine -- Reasons for the Popularity of Alternative Medicine -- The Humbug Score -- Albert Abrams – Inventor of Radionics -- Frederick Matthias Alexander – Inventor of the Alexander Technique -- Edward Bach – Inventor of the Bach Flower Remedies -- William Hope Fitzgerald – Rediscoverer of Reflexology -- Max Gerson – Inventor of the Gerson Therapy. This book focuses on the individuals who invented specific forms of alternative medicine. Examples are Hahnemann (homeopathy), Still (osteopathy), Schulz (autogenic training). In total, about 40 such personalities are included in the book. They have all led unusual lives, and the book explores their journey towards their inventions. Certain characteristics seem to emerge: · They are all male! · Many originated from Europe · Most of them are white · Many gave their name to the therapy · Many inventions are relatively recent · Many inventors are not doctors · Most inventors claim to have found a panacea · Many adhere to vitalistic ideas · Almost all of the inventors are fully convinced of their invention · Inventions are often based on personal experience · The inventions tend to be implausible even by the standards of their time The book explores all these themes and, where appropriate, contrasts them with the corresponding situation in conventional medicine. Alternative medicine. 70733 Sociology Biographical methods. 74252 Medicine History. 71334 Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 70736 Biographical Research. 74253 History of Medicine. 71335 SpringerLink (Online service) Springer Nature eBook Printed edition: 9783031551017 Printed edition: 9783031551031 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-55102-4 ZDB-2-SME ZDB-2-SXM 60121 60121