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Acknowledgments This Companion was written at the Louis Bolk Institute in Driebergen, Holland. It is a result of the stimulating exchange of ideas with Bart van der Elst MD, Simon Arends MD, Tom Scheffers MD, Marko van Gerven MD, Toos Ganzevoort MD, Miek Jong PhD, and Kore Luske MD. We thank Christien Klein MD and Lex Rutten MD for their contribution to homeopathic treatment of airway disease. We thank them and Simon Arends MD for a brief explanation of homeopathy for the appendix. We thank David Kopsky MD and Professor Jan Keppel Hesselink MD for their contribution on the use of acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine in airway disease, as well as a brief description of these modalities for the appendix. This project was made possible financially by gifts from the Triodos Foundation, Iona Foundation, Phoenix Foundation, the Brigitta Rogmans Fund, and the Bernard Lievegoed Foundation. Christina van Tellingen MD Guus van der Bie MD Driebergen, June 2009.
Preface After publishing the first Companion for the Practice of Medicine, a study of respiratory tract disease seemed to be a logical next step. Respiratory disease is well known to every medical student and intern, often from own experience. In medical practice, airway diseases are among the most commonly encountered. We chose asthma and pneumonia as examples for this Companion. They are introduced by the stories of three of our own patients. It seemed important to start out from our own direct observations. We used the Goethean phenomenological method to elaborate on our observations. At the beginning of each chapter, the phenomenological background of the ensuing section is explained. Goethean phenomenology is founded in perception and examination of living nature. In Goethean phenomenology, the known facts – in this case the signs and symptoms of our patients — are listed and then evaluated in view of the coherent functions of the organism. The relation between the collected data is sought and characterized. Then it is important to study where these relations are typical in other parts of the organism or in nature. It enables us to draw conclusions as to the role or meaning of these processes in the human organism. The result is a coherent innovative view on the collected data. Physiological and pathological processes are examined in terms of the processes themselves. In our study, it leads to new insights for the treatment of patients with airway disease. With this method, therapy goals can be tailored to each individual patient’s needs and may be understood within the scope of modern medicine. Goethean phenomenology considers itself part of systems biology as a method that researches the coherence of living systems. This is the second publication in the series: BOLK’S Companions for the Practice of Medicine. Bolk’s Companions RespiRatoRy system DisoRDeRs anD theRapy - 7
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