Reinhold Voll

Reinhold Voll (born February 17, 1909 in Berlin ; † February 12, 1989 in Plochingen ) was a German doctor and inventor of electro acupuncture according to Voll (EAV), a controversial alternative medical diagnosis and therapy method .

resume

After dropping out of architecture studies, Voll studied human medicine and became a doctor in 1935. His career aspiration was evidently based on observations of his father's illnesses. His first medical interests were tropical diseases , sports medicine, and general health issues. As a result, he concentrated on acupuncture in traditional Chinese medicine. He moved to Plochingen, where he stayed until the end of his life and also worked as a family doctor. In 1979, Voll received the Federal Cross of Merit on ribbon.

Development of electro acupuncture according to Voll (EAV)

In 1958, Voll developed electro- acupuncture according to Voll based on acupuncture based on traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). It is primarily a diagnostic procedure in which measurements of electrodermal activity are carried out at certain points on the skin surface . The corresponding points on the skin surface correspond to acupuncture points on meridians in TCM. However, Voll also introduced additional measuring points on his own meridians ( called vessels by him ). Its resistance measurements are intended to diagnose diseases and provide information about the tolerability or applicability of drugs . According to Voll, the skin resistance should be reduced at fixed points in acute illnesses, while it is increased in chronic illnesses. The patient holds the negatively charged electrode in his hand, the doctor touches parts of the body with the positively charged electrode. Therapeutically, the EAV device should deliver a weak electrical current to increase the effect of the needle acupuncture .

In cooperation with Staufen Pharma and Wala Heilmittel, he developed so-called nosode tests (KUF), which are known as drug tests and in which substances are used in homeopathic dilution ( potentization ).

Together with the engineer Fritz Werner, he developed a corresponding electro-acupuncture device "Diatherapuncteur" for measuring skin resistance. In the 1960s, the German doctor Helmut Schimmel simplified the EAV procedure by reducing the number of measuring points from the original 850 to 60. Later EAV devices came under different names such as Vegatest , Accupath , Biotron , Computron , Dermatron , DiagnoMeter , Interactive Query System (IQS) etc. on the market.

criticism

The EAV is not used in scientific medicine due to the lack of proof of effectiveness.

Publications

• List of indications for nosodes. Staufen Pharma 1999
• The measuring points of the EAV on the hands and feet. ML-Verlag Uelzen
• Head foci - diagnosis and therapy using electro-acupuncture and drug testing. ML-Verlag Uelzen
• Topographical location of the measuring points of the EAV. ML-Verlag, Uelzen, 4th edition 1980
• The 850 EAV measuring points on the meridians and vessels including secondary vessels.

literature

• F.-J. Begher: Electro acupuncture after full and allergy. ML-Verlag, Uelzen 1989.

Web links

• Literature by and about Reinhold Voll in the catalog of the German National Library