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ambulatorium
a “loan“ from our patients in switzerland ;-) there it means an ambulant practice for diagnosis and therapy
adhd
attention deficit/hyperactive disorder is a psychic disorder which already begins in childhood, characterised by problems and impulsiveness and frequently also hyperactivity.
allergy
comes from the greek and means “extrinsic reaction”. defined as an allergy here is an overshooting defence reaction of the immune system to specific and normally harmless environmental matter (allergens), which is displayed in typical symptoms which are often accompanied by inflammable processes
aromatherapy
denotes the controlled use of essential oils, in order to safeguard one’s own and others’ health. whilst influencing spirit, body and soul in a positive way.
arthritis
is of greek origin and denotes arthritis or “joint wear”, which exceeds age-typical levels.
asthma
a chronic, inflammable illness of the air ways with lasting oversensibility. With persons of a certain disposition this inflammation leads to a narrowing of the air ways.
ayurveda
“ayur” means “long life”, “veda” means “knowledge”. ayurveda, in other words, is knowledge for a long life. with all its facets. holistic alternative medicine. to prevent illnesses. and for treating illnesses. particularly chronic ones. an effective way to inner and external balance.
“alleviating stones”
a multi-use therapy. an effective form of massage with the assistance of heated and cooled stones. in order to consciously use the opposites of warmth and coldness on the vegetative nerve system. combined with the effects of the massage itself. and muscular relaxation through the warmth.

b

baunscheidt process
a diversional therapy. for secreting poisons via the skin. through making a slit with a wafer-thin steel needles on the surface of the skin without any pain or loss of blood. and using special oil. to activate the body’s entire immune defense system. to improve local blood flow and lymph flow. plus via nerve connections also for stimulating both the hormone system and inner organs further afield.

c

cupping
ancient stimulation therapy. a so-called “derivation process”. involving several small bell-shaped cups, in which a vacuum is produced and placed on the patient’s back. if the skin is pierced beforehand (cupping with blood), the cups fill with blood. this local drawing of blood is designed to get rid of accrued obstacles within the movement of blood.
colon hydrotherapy
a modern, deep-reaching method of bowel cleansing. for secreting putrefaction without pain. even from the most hidden colon pockets. for rebuilding natural gut motility. for chronic bowel sluggishness and constipation. after cortisone and antibiotic treatment.
coma vigil (apallic syndrome)
is an illness in neurology, caused by the worst damaging of the brain. It leads to a functional loss of the entire cerebrum function or larger parts of it, while the interbrain, brain stem and spinal cord continue to function.

complementary medicine
and alternative medicine are collective designations for diverse treatment methods and diagnostic concepts, which are alternative or supplementary to methods of scientifically based treatment, as taught in the study of medicine and psychology. alternative and complementary medical treatment methods include naturopathy processes, body therapy processes, several relaxation methods, homeopathy and acupuncture.

d

depression
a colloquialism to describe the condition of psychic depression. in psychiatry depression is allocated to affective disorders. the diagnosis is made solely after symptoms have been examined and the depressive state has passed.
detox
translates as detoxication and in alternative medicine means the secretion of scum and other poisons.
diagnosis
literally translated means ‚“searching” and is used to determine an illness. at nabo this is done with diverse holistic processes: from eye diagnosis and laboratory and clinical diagnosis to full-body scan.
detoxication
see detox
development delay
denotes the delay of spirit, body and soul development amongst children.

e

eciwo
a still young, unprecedented in terms of success, micro acupuncture system from china, with which illnesses of various geneses are treated. eciwo acupuncture is not only a method of treatment but also a speedy means of diagnosis.
eye acupuncture
a subarea of traditional chinese medicine. with farid zitoun and christian rüger as pioneers in germany. a disordered flow of energy is balanced out through applying pricks to meridians of acupuncture points.

f, g

glaukoma
also known as “green star”, is one of the most frequent illnesses of the sight nerve. characteristic of this is a continual loss of nerve fibres. the result of which is characteristic scotome and in extreme cases loss of sight. too high internal pressure in the eye is seen as the most important risk factor.

h

homeopathy
a greek term. composed of “homoion” (= similar, identical) and “pathos” (= suffer, illness). an alternative medical treatment method, based on ideas published from 1796 by the german doctor
samuel hahnemann. lying behind this is the idea of substances or medicaments, which in high dosages would cause a similar illness, are prepared and administered in small amounts. for simulation of self-healing powers: heal similar things by similar things (lat. “similia similibus curentur”).

i, j, k, l,

light therapy
reviving or relaxing. warming or cooling. exhilarating or balancing. stimulating or soothing. colours have an effect. and each one in a different way. with a very certain wave length. of a special frequency. on the skin. in the body. psychically and physically. displayed to boost resistance to infection. improvement of the physical performance. alleviation of seasonally-dependent depressions. skin illnesses.

m

macula-degeneration
this term brings together a group of illnesses of the human eye, the “makula lutea” (“point of sharpest vision”) – also called “yellow spot” – which effects the retina and is accompanied by a gradual loss of function of the tissues found there.

n

nabomed ® concept
the result of 15 years of experience. a unique method for optimally treating something: the essence of a detailled diagnosis and conscientious causal research. this results in nabomed ® therapy – with individual, tailored applications.
naturopathy
denotes a spectrum of various methods, which are designed to activate the body’s own abilities to selfheal (spontaneous healing) and which prefer to make use of resources or stimulate occurring in nature. this includes (according to a definition by alfred brauchle 1952) sun, light, air, movement, calmness, food, water, coldness, the earth, breathing, thoughts, feelings and processes of the will. a further insight includes the use of “natural” medicaments, especially healing plants and their preparations.

o, p

presbyopia
an eye abnormality, arising from normal ageing processes. the eye starts to have problems focussing on near objects, especially when reading. The process begins already from the age of ten. correction through the use of reading glasses is normally necessary from between the age of 40 and 50.
prevention
denotes preventive measures, in order to prevent something undesirable happening or an undesirable development. at nabo we focus on safeguarding and recovering health.

q, r

retinitis pigmentosa
denotes a retina degeneration owing to inheritance or spontaneous mutation, whereby the photoreceptors are destroyed.

s

spastic
derived from greek spasmos = “cramp” and describes an increased tension of the skeleton muscles in a typical way, which is always a result of damage to the brain or spinal cord.
stroke (apoplexy)
is defined as a sudden appearance of heavy bleeding in the brain through stroke or cerebral bleeding, accompanied by loss of consciousness and signs of paralysis, and mostly loss of speech (aphasy) and disorder of the senses too.
su-jok
the special form of acupunctire developed in south korea combines aspects and experience of chinese, tibetan and indian medicine. the diversity of treatment options make su-jok a very effective method of diagnosis and therapy which can be learnt fast.

t

thalasso therapy
the word “thalasso” is derived from the greek thalassa = sea and denotes treatment with active ingredients from the sea. the idea behind it: regard the sea as the start of all life and source of healing. use its feel-good power. its useful active ingredients from the sea itself. from algae, of the silt and sea salt. for optimising of blood flow. and to encourage detoxication. for cleansing the skin. and for stimulating the metabolism. especially recommended with rheumatism, spines and metabolism disorders, arthritis in the hips and kneed joints, sleeplessness and skin illnesses.
thrombosis
is a vessel illness with a blood clot (thrombus) forming in a vessel. whilst thrombosis can occur in all vessels, colloquially a thrombosis of the veins is generally meant. a thrombus develops through blood clotting – an occurrence which is actually a protective mechanism. following an external injury the clotting system protects the body from bleeding to death. the blood forms clumps and seals the wound. in the uninjured blood vessels however the blood is not supposed to form clumps but flow uninterrupted. This is where a clot is dangerous – as a disruptive ob stacle to the blood flow and as source of lung emboli.
tinnitus
denotes a symptom, with the patient perceiving noises, which in most cases have no source which is externally perceivable to other persons.
traditional medicine
known colloquially and less precisely for denoting medicine, taught and developed at universities and medical colleges in accordance with natural-scientific principles. the term is used to differentiate between medical and naturopathy teaching and practices, which are not part of the teaching syllabus of academic medicine.
traumatic brain injury
denotes injury to the skull involving the brain, but no pure skull fractures or cut on the head. owing to the danger of cerebral bleeding or other complications observation in hospital is recommended for all patients with traumatic brain injury (including “merely” concussion).

u, v, w

work-life-balance
means a state in which work and private life are in harmony with each other.

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