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4.4. Bronchitis 56<br />

4.5. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) 57<br />

4.6. Lung Fibrosis 57<br />

4.7. Overview Inflammatory Disease of the <strong>Respiratory</strong> <strong>System</strong> 58<br />

4.8. Acute <strong>and</strong> Chronic Aspects of Illness 59<br />

4.8.1. What is the Role of Constitution? 59<br />

4.8.2. What is the Role of the Acute Moment? 61<br />

4.8.3. Acute Moment <strong>and</strong> Constitution 61<br />

5. Functional Dysbalance in Airway Disease 63<br />

5.1. The Shifted Balance of Homeostasis in Asthma 63<br />

5.2. The Disrupted Homeostasis in Pneumonia 64<br />

5.3. Disease as a Functional Disruption of Equilibrium 65<br />

5.3.1. Functional Hypertrophy 65<br />

5.3.2. Functional Dislocation 65<br />

5.3.3. The Disrupted Time Line 67<br />

5.4. A Dynamic Concept of Disease 70<br />

6. Therapeutic Considerations 71<br />

6.1. Therapeutic Goals for Asthma in Acupuncture <strong>and</strong> Traditional Chinese Medicine, Anthroposophic Medicine,<br />

Homeopathy, <strong>and</strong> Regular Medicine 74<br />

6.1.1. <strong>Therapy</strong> for the Consolidating Tendency in Asthma: Relaxation 78<br />

6.1.2. <strong>Therapy</strong> for the Hyperreactivity in Asthma: Stimulate Rest 82<br />

6.1.3. <strong>Therapy</strong> for the Decreased Dissolving Tendency in Asthma: Breathing <strong>and</strong> Rhythm in <strong>Therapy</strong> 85<br />

6.2. Therapeutic Goals for Acute Pneumonia in Acupuncture <strong>and</strong> Traditional Chinese Medicine, Anthroposophic<br />

Medicine, Homeopathy, <strong>and</strong> Regular Medicine 87<br />

6.2.1. <strong>Therapy</strong> for the Dissolving Dynamic of Pneumonia: Metabolic Support 90<br />

6.2.2. <strong>Therapy</strong> to Support Form: Resorption of the Exudate 93<br />

6.2.3. <strong>Therapy</strong> for the Decreased Reaction to Stimuli: Support 96<br />

6.3. Treatment of Other Inflammatory Airway Disease 97<br />

7. Balance <strong>and</strong> Rhythm 99<br />

7.1. The Balance in Non-Inflammatory Disease of the <strong>Respiratory</strong> Tract 99<br />

7.2. Rhythms in Nature 101<br />

7.3. Rhythms in the Human Organism 102<br />

7.4. Rhythm in <strong>Therapy</strong>: Conclusion 104<br />

Appendix Therapeutic Methods 107<br />

Acupuncture <strong>and</strong> Tradional Chinese Medicine 107<br />

Anthroposophic Medicine 107<br />

Homeopathy 109<br />

Regular Medicine 111<br />

Literature 112<br />

<strong>Bolk</strong>’s Companions RespiRatoRy system DisoRDeRs anD theRapy - 5

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