Any of an indefinite number of points on or near the surface of the body that allegedly are susceptible to healthful activation.

Amorphous group of "therapeutic" and "diagnostic" methods chiefly distinguished from establishmentarian (science-oriented) healthcare by its acceptance of &quot [..]

Multifarious accumulation of antiestablishment and nonestablishmentarian movements. Alternativism encompasses alternative healthcare, apocalypticism, communalism, conspiracy theorizing, the Fortean mo [..]

A proponent of alternativism (especially medical alternativism) or a division or subgroup thereof. A proponent of a single alternativist method (e.g., the Alexander Technique or Natural Hygiene) is no [..]

Certified Athletic Trainer.

Alleged envelope of "vital energy," generally invisible.

Any method that involves electronic monitors wherewith one tries to influence autonomic activities, such as the beating of the heart. Forms of biofeedback include electromyographic biofeedback, which [..]

Any combination of: (a) psychotherapy (see below), and (b) massage therapy, touch therapy, or "movement techniques." Body-centered psychotherapy may include breathwork.

Certified Acupuncturist.

1. The supposed power to perceive sounds (e.g., music and voices) not within the known extent of human perception. 2. The supposed power to perceive sounds from "alien dimensions," s [..]