The Science of Energy Medicine & Earthing 
Jim Oschman

Jim Oschman is the award-winning author of Energy Medicine: The Scientific Basis, and Energy Medicine in Therapeutics and Human Performance. He lectures widely on the science behind a variety of emerging medical techniques. Jim has degrees in Biophysics and Biology from the University of Pittsburgh. He has worked in major research labs around the world. He has published more than 100 articles and books, and his scientific papers have been published in the world's leading scientific and holistic journals. Jim has both taught and attended classes at various therapeutic schools around the world, and experienced a wide range of bodywork techniques. Finally, Jim has become involved in the development of cutting-edge medical devices and other applications of the emerging concepts of energy medicine.

Jim is a member of the Scientific Advisory Board for the National Foundation for Alternative and Integrative Medicine, and is the recipient of the Foundation's Founders Award. He has also received a Distinguished Service Award from the Rolf Institute and a Career Award from the International Fascia Research Congress. He is also a member of the editorial boards of the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine and the Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies. Jim's recent work has concerned the essential roles of Earthing or grounding in immune functioning and control of inflammation.