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[Quantum physics, medicine and insurance].

M Lambeck1

  • 1Optisches Institut, Berlin.

Versicherungsmedizin
|January 24, 2008
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Summary

Natural science medicine relies on chemical bonds, but some therapies like homeopathy and bioresonance use remedies without matter or external application. These methods propose electromagnetic wave information replaces chemical bonding, challenging conventional medical explanations.

Area of Science:

  • Integrative medicine
  • Quantum physics
  • Biophysics

Context:

  • Conventional medicine explains therapeutic effects via molecular chemical bonding at ~10(-10) m.
  • The Hufeland catalogue includes special therapeutic methods often diverging from this mechanism.
  • Insurance coverage extends to these alternative treatments, necessitating scientific validation.

Purpose:

  • To analyze the scientific basis of alternative therapies listed in the Hufeland catalogue.
  • To investigate claims that information from electromagnetic waves can substitute chemical bonding.
  • To critically evaluate the quantum physics explanations provided for these methods.

Summary:

  • Homeopathy and anthroposophical medicine utilize remedies where the substance is not present as matter.

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  • Bioenergetic methods (e.g., electroacupuncture according to Voll, bioresonance) apply remedies externally, not internally.
  • These methods propose substituting matter-based chemical bonding with electromagnetic wave information.

    • Impact:

    • Highlights a discrepancy between established medical science and certain alternative therapeutic approaches.
    • Underscores the need for rigorous scientific investigation into the proposed mechanisms of action for these therapies.
    • Prompts further research into the potential role of quantum physics and biophysics in understanding unconventional treatments.