James L Oschmann
James L. Oschman | |
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| Residence | Select Country |
| Alma mater | University of Pittsburgh |
| Known for | Energy medicine |
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| Fields | Biophysics, cell biology, physiology |
James L. Oschman is an American biophysicist, cell biologist, and physiologist known for his writings on the scientific basis of energy medicine. He is the author of two books and more than 100 articles, and is an international lecturer on the physiology and biophysics thought to underlie complementary and energy-based therapies.
Biography
Oschman received a B.S. in Biophysics from the University of Pittsburgh in 1961 and a Ph.D. in Biological Sciences from the same university in 1965. He subsequently held research and teaching positions at a number of institutions, including Cambridge University in England, Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, the University of Copenhagen, and Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, where he served on the faculty. He was also a staff scientist at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Massachusetts.
Oschman later served as President of the New England School of Acupuncture and as President of Nature's Own Research Association in Dover, New Hampshire. He has also been a member of the Scientific Advisory Board for the National Foundation for Alternative Medicine.
Work
Oschman is the author of a series of articles on "healing energy" published in the Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, which were later developed into books. His writings aim to describe the physiology and biophysics associated with energy medicine and various forms of bodywork and manual therapy, presenting a proposed theoretical framework for practices such as Rolfing, acupuncture, and related complementary methods. His books include Energy Medicine: The Scientific Basis and Energy Medicine in Therapeutics and Human Performance, along with later work on frequency-specific microcurrent therapy in The Resonance Effect.
Honors
- Distinguished Service Award, Rolf Institute
- Founders Award, National Foundation for Alternative Medicine (2002)