To the alternative therapies have been used for millennia, by the most diverse cultures, ranging from herbs and plants for the treatment of physical illnesses, even certain impositions of hands for the treatment of spiritual “diseases” derived from bad energies.
For example, phytotherapy (use of medicinal plants as medicine), reiki (which is touching or getting closer to the body, seeking to reestablish energy balance) and acupuncture (use of needles in specific places, to provide greater well-being) are some of the integrative and complementary practices, also known as PICS.
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These PICS are available in Brazil through Unified Health System (SUS). In total, there are 29 types of alternative therapies offered by the health service, and you should already least have heard about some of them, such as the three mentioned above, which are perhaps the most known.
Check below all PICS used by SUS since this policy was implemented, still in 2006:
- Apitherapy;
- Aromatherapy;
- Art therapy;
- Ayurveda;
- Biodanza;
- Bioenergetics;
- Family constellation;
- Chromotherapy;
- Circle dance;
- Geotherapy;
- Hypnotherapy;
- Homeopathy;
- Laying on of hands;
- Anthroposophic medicine;
- Traditional Chinese Medicine/Acupuncture;
- Meditation;
- music therapy;
- Naturopathy;
- Osteopathy;
- Ozone therapy;
- Medicinal plants and phytotherapy;
- chiropractic;
- Reflexotherapy;
- Reiki;
- Shantala;
- integrative community therapy;
- Floral therapy;
- Social thermalism/crenotherapy;
- Yoga.
However, these practices are still a matter of debate among the scientific community, which until today has not found a consensus on their effectiveness or lack thereof. Some believe that there is a long way to go before something is considered a medicine or medicinal practice.
Some argue that the subject has not yet had the scientific development and resources necessary for research. deeper studies that can prove the effectiveness of these alternative measures, both in Brazil and internationally. global.
Some patients, on the other hand, report true improvement after using integrative practices, in various aspects of life, such as improved mental health, decreased physical pain, more opportunities for socializing, and greater attention to the self care. All this after they have gone through the treatments, especially when it comes to older patients.
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