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'''Bioresonance therapy''' (including '''MORA therapy''') is a ] medical practice in which it is proposed that ]s can be used to diagnose and treat human illness.<ref name=ernst>{{cite journal |author=Ernst E |title=Bioresonance, a study of pseudo-scientific language |journal=Forsch Komplementärmed Klass Naturheilkd |volume=11 |issue=3 |pages=171–3 |date=June 2004 |pmid=15249751 |doi=10.1159/000079446}}</ref> |
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==History and method== |
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Bioresonance therapy was invented in ] in 1977 by Franz Morell and his son-in-law, ] Erich Rasche. Initially they marketed it as "MORA-Therapie", for MOrell and RAsche. Some of the machines contain an electronic circuit measuring skin-resistance, akin to the ] used by ], which the bioresonance creators sought to improve; Franz Morell had links with Scientology.<ref>{{cite web|title=FAQ|url=http://www.bioenergeticmedicine.org/CoRe-System/Main/FAQ.htm|website=www.bioenergeticmedicine.org|accessdate=27 November 2016}}</ref> |
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| url = http://www.abi-ev.de/pdf/in141103.pdf |
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| title = Scientology und die Bioresonanztherapie |
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| date = 2003-11-14 |
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| work = ABI INFO |
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| publisher = Aktion Bildungsinformation e.V. |
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| location = Stuttgart |
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| language = German |
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| trans_title = Scientology and the theory of bioresonance |
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| accessdate = 2010-01-03 |
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| quote = Die Bioresonanztherapie geht auf eine angebliche Entdeckung des im Jahr 1990 verstorbenen Frankfurter Arztes und hochrangigen Scientologen Dr. Franz Morell zurück. |
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Practitioners claim to be able to detect variety of ]s and addictions. Some practitioners also claim they can treat diseases using this therapy without drugs, by stimulating a change of "bioresonance" in the cells, and reversing the change caused by the disease. The devices would need to be able to isolate and pinpoint pathogens' responses from the mixture of responses the device receives via the electrodes.<ref>{{cite web|title=Efficacy Study into Bioresonance Therapy|url=https://bioresonance.com/efficacy-study-into-bioresonance-therapy-slides/|publisher=Bioresonance.com|accessdate=27 November 2016|date=26 November 2016}}</ref> Transmitting these transformed signals over the same electrodes is claimed by practitioners to generate healing signals that have the curative effect.<ref name=qw /> |
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==Effectiveness== |
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One placebo-controlled study of the effects of bioresonance therapy showed that "MORA bioresonance therapy can markedly improve non-organic gastro-intestinal complaints."<ref>{{cite journal |vauthors=Nienhaus J, Galle M |title= |language=German |journal=Forsch Komplementmed |volume=13 |issue=1 |pages=28–34 |year=2006 |doi=10.1159/000090134 |pmid=16582548}}</ref> |
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==Scientific criticism== |
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Lacking any scientific explanation of how bioresonance therapy might work, researchers have classified bioresonance therapy as ].<ref> |
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{{cite journal |author=Galle M |title= |language=German |journal=Forsch Komplementärmed Klass Naturheilkd |volume=11 |issue=5 |pages=306; author reply 306 |date=Oct 2004 |doi=10.1159/000082152 |pmid=15580708 }} |
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Some ] studies did not show effects above that of the ].<ref name=Wuth16047707>{{cite journal |author=Wüthrich B |title=Unproven techniques in allergy diagnosis |journal= J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol |volume=15 |issue= 2 |pages=86–90 |year=2005 |pmid=16047707 |url=http://www.centropediatrico.ch/Data/w%C3%BCthrich%20unproven%20techniques%20in%20allergy.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |doi=10.1159/000237460 |vauthors=Schöni MH, Nikolaizik WH, Schöni-Affolter F |title=Efficacy trial of bioresonance in children with atopic dermatitis |journal= Int Arch Allergy Immunol. |volume=112 |issue=3 |pages =238–46 |date=Mar 1997 |pmid=9066509 }}</ref> |
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] states: "There is no reliable scientific evidence that bioresonance is an accurate indicator of medical conditions or disease or an effective treatment for any condition."<ref> |
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| url = http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-supplements/ingredientmono-1196-BIORESONANCE.aspx?activeIngredientId=1196&activeIngredientName=BIORESONANCE |
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| title = BIORESONANCE Overview Information |
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| year = 2014 |
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| website = WeMD |
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| publisher = WebMD, LLC |
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| accessdate = 2014-08-29 |
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| quote = There is no reliable scientific evidence that bioresonance is an accurate indicator of medical conditions or disease or an effective treatment for any condition. |
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Proven cases of online fraud have occurred,<ref></ref> with a practitioner making false claims that he had the ability to cure cancer, and that his clients did not need to follow the chemotherapy or surgery recommended by medical doctors, which can be life-saving. ] ridiculed the ] when it reported as fact a clinic's claim that the treatment had the ability to stop 70% of clients smoking, a better result than any conventional therapy.<ref> |
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In the United States of America the ] (FDA) classifies "devices that use resistance measurements to diagnose and treat various diseases" as Class III devices, which require FDA approval prior to marketing. The FDA has banned some of these devices from the US market,<ref>{{cite book | author = Alan E. Smith | title = UnBreak Your Health: The Complete Guide to Complementary & Alternative Therapies | publisher = Loving Healing Press | year = 2007 | pages = 29 | isbn = 1-932690-36-0 | chapter = Bioresonance Therapy (BRT) | chapterurl= https://books.google.com/books?id=04Vfb6iS65wC&pg=PA29&lpg=PP1&vq=29&dq=Unbreak+Your+Health}}</ref> and has prosecuted many sellers of electrical devices for making false claims of health benefits.<ref> |
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|url=http://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/herb/bioresonance-therapy |
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|title=BioResonance Therapy |
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|accessdate=10 August 2013 |
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|date=29 May 2012 |
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According to ] the therapy is completely senseless and the proposed mechanism of action impossible.<ref name=qw>{{cite web |
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|title=BioResonance Tumor Therapy |
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|url=http://www.quackwatch.com/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/Cancer/bioresonance.html |
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|author=Stephen Barrett, M.D. |
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|date=6 November 2004 |
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==See also== |
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==References== |
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== Further reading == |
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* {{cite web |title=Your Friday Dose of Woo: MORA the same ol’ same ol’ woo |publisher=ScienceBlogs |url=http://scienceblogs.com/insolence/2008/05/16/your-friday-dose-of-woo-mora-the-same-ol/ |date=16 May 2008 |accessdate=22 February 2014}} |
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* Wandtke F, Biorensonanz-Allergietest versus pricktest und RAST, ''Allergologie'' 1993, 16, p. 144 |
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* Wille A, Bioresonance therapy (biophysical information therapy) in stuttering children, ''Forsch Komplementärmed'', 1999 Feb; 6 Suppl 1:50-2 |
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* Hörner M,Bioresonanz: Anspruch einer Methode und Ergebnis einer technischen Überprüfung, ''Allergologie'', 1995, 18 S. 302 |
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* Kofler H,Bioresonanz bei Pollinose. Eine vergleichende Untersuchung zur diagnostischen und therapeutischen Wertigkeit, ''Allergologie'' 1996, 19, p. 114 |
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* Niggemann B, Unkonventionelle Verfahren in der Allergologie. Kontroverse oder Alternative? ''Allergologie'' 2002, 25, p. 34 |
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* Schultze-Werninghaus,paramedizinische Verfahren: Bioresonanzdiagnostik und -Therapie, ''Allergo J'', 1993, 2, pp. 40–2 |
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==External links== |
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* An overview of the pseudoscience behind "bioresonance therapy": |
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