The Square Curve Paradigm for Research in Alternative, Complementary, and Holistic Medicine: A Cost-Effective, Easy, and Scientifically Valid Design for Evidence-Based Medicine and... by Soren Ventegodt, Niels JØrgen Andersen, Joav Merrick

“…Our aim is to find the simplest, cheapest, and most practical way to collect data of sufficient quality and validity to determine: (1) which kinds of treatment give a clinically relevant improvement to quality of life, health, and/or functionality; (2) which groups of patients can be aided by alternative, complementary, or holistic medicine; and (3) which therapists have the competence to achieve the clinically relevant improvements. …”
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Changes in Hemodynamics and Tissue Oxygenation Saturation in the Brain and Skeletal Muscle Induced by Speech Therapy – A Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Study by U. Wolf, F. Scholkmann, R. Rosenberger, M. Wolf, M. Nelle

“…Arts speech therapy (AST) is a therapeutic method within complementary medicine and has been practiced for decades for various medical conditions. …”
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