Gas discharge visualization – historical developments, research dynamics and innovative applications

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Abstract: Gas discharge visualization (GDV) is a method for entire diagnosis, which is based on natural physical phenomena in human body. Since the invention of GVD, till present, there is an inscreased interest in its application in different areas of life. The most important use of GVD is in medicine. GVD has a possibility for quantitative measurement of human physical and psychological well-being. It is used in medicine, psychology and sport for diagnosis, prevention and monitoring. The purpose of this article is to summarize the dynamics of scientific interest in GDV application in medicine, psychology and sport and to present current concepts and techiques in the use of this device in alternative medicine. Matherial and methods: research of the publishing activity in application of GVD in medicine, psychology and sport during last 70 years. Results: We observed an increasement of the scientific intreset in GVD use in medicine, alternative medicine, psychology and sport with progression for each decade, from 1950 - till now. GVD is a focus of large number of clinical studies in three dimentions of medicine - prevention, diagnosis and treatment, with culmination of publishing activity in all of the fields during last year. Conclusion: Although GVD is not well known in our country, the results of our survey are in prove of the uniqueness of GVD as a device for diagnosis, prevention and monitoring of illness. The opportunity for application of this method in conventional medicine, alternative medicine, pshychology and sport, is a beginning of new perspectives for personalized healthcare.