Chronobiologische Aspekte der Naturheilverfahren

Journal/Book: Ärztezeitschrift für Naturheilverfahren. 1991; 32/7: 511-534.

Abstract: If one deems it a significant characteristic feature of the procedures of natural treatment that they want to stimulate the natural capacities of the organism to response, regulation, compensation and adaption in the sense of a "natural therapy" and to use these therapeutically for such purposes the knowledge about the autonomous potencies of life is especially important. The organism does not only have the capacity of morphological space-shape-formation but also of developing and mainraining complicated temporal structures characterized by rhythmic alternation between ergotropic and trophotropic functional tendencies.The array of the rhythmic functions in man comprises various fields with different properties and in which different aspects for the practical use must be considered. So, due to their comprehensive complexity the long-wave environment-synchronized rhythms require the development of a therapeutical temporal order (chronotherapy) through which the effect and efficacy of therapeutical applications may be improved. Also the intervals of the treatment must be adapted to the temporal structure of the therapeutically initiated reactions.Further, there is the necessity in the sense of a time regulating therapy an the one hand improve the pathologically disturbed adaption of rhythmic functions to the environment and an the other hand to increase the endogenous order with regard to rhythmic frequencies and phases of the shorter-wave rhythmic functions in order to improve the regulatory capacities. A prerequisite for this is the stimulation of the self-regulation forces.Finally, there is the task to develop a chronohygiene in the sense of a correct time-regulating behaviour which may be both of preventive and also rehabilitative significance.

Keyword(s): Chronobiologie

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