• Corpus ID: 245509760

Alternative treatments to improve quality of life and health outcomes using bioresonance and complementary nutritional supplements

@inproceedings{Rupp2019AlternativeTT,
  title={Alternative treatments to improve quality of life and health outcomes using bioresonance and complementary nutritional supplements},
  author={Roland M. Rupp},
  year={2019}
}

• Roland M. Rupp
• Published 2019
• Psychology

Many acute and chronic diseases and conditions that are treated by conventional medical and clinical approaches fail to improve symptoms, progression and prognosis and also tend to induce a number of adverse effects upon affected individuals, which has led to increased awareness and trialing of alternative and complementary therapies. A wide range of evidence has supported the positive effects of such therapies upon outcomes, such as pain and physical function, although very few have explored the effect upon quality of life. Therefore, this primary qualitative study aimed to evaluate the impact of bioresonance and basic active water therapy, as a combined alternative treatment approach, upon the quality of life of persons with non-malignant diseases and conditions. A total of 18 subjects were purposively sampled from the local clinic and participated in semi-structured interviews. The data was analyzed using a standard method of thematic analysis, which derived two main themes of 1) impact upon physical function and 2) impact upon mental wellbeing. Almost all subjects in the study observed either complete remission of their target symptom/problem or an improvement in the intensity of symptoms from baseline, which were clinically meaningful outcomes that were highly valued by participants. In turn, the improvement in symptoms led to increases in physical function and mental wellbeing, which positively impacted perceptions concerning life quality. The findings of this study are supported by other literature showing that electromagnetic therapy and hydration with mineralized water can positively improve chronic disease control and mental health. However, given the methodological limitations and specific technical characteristics of the interventions used locally, the results cannot be readily applied to other populations. It is imperative that future research continues to explore the effect of bioresonance and basic active water therapy across different study settings and with a larger sample, in order to derive increasingly valid and reliable data to inform alternative and complementary medicine practice.