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Omura is the creator of the Bi-Digital O-Ring Test (BDORT) and a number of other ] techniques derivative of and dependent upon the Bi-Digital O-Ring Test for their application and evaluation, which are presented in ''Acupuncture & Electro-Therapeutics Research, The International Journal,'' of which Omura is Founder and Editor-in-Chief, as well as in seminars presented by Omura and his colleagues.<ref></ref> | Omura is the creator of the Bi-Digital O-Ring Test (BDORT) and a number of other ] techniques derivative of and dependent upon the Bi-Digital O-Ring Test for their application and evaluation, which are presented in ''Acupuncture & Electro-Therapeutics Research, The International Journal,'' of which Omura is Founder and Editor-in-Chief, as well as in seminars presented by Omura and his colleagues.<ref></ref> | ||
Techniques similar to the BDORT were considered by the ] of ] and classed as 'Peak Muscle Resistance Testing' (PMRT) during the case of ]. The Tribunal stated that "...there is no plausible evidence that PMRT has any scientific validity."<ref name=nz></ref> The Tribunial earlier stated that "it would appear from a perusal of those materials that the technique which Dr Gorringe practises is different from that practised by Dr Omura ."<ref name=nz></ref> | |||
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Yoshiaki Omura, MD, ScD, (born 28 March, 1934, in Asahi, Toyama Prefecture, Japan), is President and Founder of the International College of Acupuncture & Electro-Therapeutics, President and Founder of the International Bi-Digital O-Ring Test Medical Association, and Director of Medical Research of the Heart Disease Research Foundation.
Omura is the creator of the Bi-Digital O-Ring Test (BDORT) and a number of other alternative medicine techniques derivative of and dependent upon the Bi-Digital O-Ring Test for their application and evaluation, which are presented in Acupuncture & Electro-Therapeutics Research, The International Journal, of which Omura is Founder and Editor-in-Chief, as well as in seminars presented by Omura and his colleagues.
Techniques similar to the BDORT were considered by the Medical Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal of New Zealand and classed as 'Peak Muscle Resistance Testing' (PMRT) during the case of Richard Gorringe. The Tribunal stated that "...there is no plausible evidence that PMRT has any scientific validity." The Tribunial earlier stated that "it would appear from a perusal of those materials that the technique which Dr Gorringe practises is different from that practised by Dr Omura ."
Notes
- CV/Biography of Dr. Yoshiaki Omura at Omura's Japanese site
- International College of Acupuncture & Electro-Therapeutics, Omura's US site
- ^ Medical Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal of New Zealand findings in re Richard Gorringe and the PMRT/Bi-Digital O-Ring Test
External links
- International College of Acupuncture & Electro-Therapeutics, Official Site
- International Bi-Digital O-Ring Test Association, Official Site
- International Bi-Digital O-Ring Test Association Official Biography of Dr Omura
- Medical Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal of New Zealand Official Site
- New Zealand Health Practioners Disciplinary Tribunal Offical Site
- Medical Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal of New Zealand findings in re Richard Gorringe and the PMRT/Bi-Digital O-Ring Test