To land in this category, a therapy or theory had to be reasonably common in our collection, and reasonably disreputable among orthodox physicians at the time we created this list of classifications. Thus, it's a snapshot in time. Acupuncture has risen considerably in repute as of 2001, and drugstores have shelves of "homeopathic" remedies. The jury is still out on magnets for relief of pain, but the "better living" catalogs are filled with them. And "nutritional supplements" are argued on television. Life can be interesting, and many therapies reflect life. If we'd been compiling the list in 1955, pacemakers and open-heart surgery might be on it.

U1 - Questionable devices
U1.1 - Radionics / Electronic Reactions of Abrams
U1.2 - colored light therapy
U1.3 - magnetic belts, "amulets", bracelets, etc.
U1.4 - violet ray
U1.5 - electric belts, bracelets, "amulets", hairbrushes
U1.6 - non-electrical, advertised as electric
U1.7 - oxydonor and similar devices
U2 - Acupuncture
U3 - Phrenology
U4 - Patent medicines and bottles
U4.1 - electric
U4.2 - magnetic
U4.3 - radium

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