2021
DOI: 10.15446/revfacmed.v70n4.91413
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¿Qué es la medicina alternativa, complementaria e integrativa?

Abstract: El concepto de medicina alternativa fue creado por la medicina occidental para identificar prácticas médicas diferentes a la medicina convencional, tales como la medicina tradicional china y acupuntura, homeopatía, terapia neural, medicina osteopática y quiropráctica, medicina ayurveda y la medicina tradicional indígena, que también tienen fundamentos filosóficos, científicos y terapéuticos. Desafortunadamente, con el tiempo se estableció la creencia de que la medicina alternativa comprende todas las prácticas… Show more

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“…Scores range from 10 to 40, and the original scale shows an acceptable internal consistency index of 0.81, according to Baessler and Schwarzer. This scale has three dimensions: magnitude (2, 4, 5, 7); strength (1,3,6,8); and generality (9 and 10).…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Scores range from 10 to 40, and the original scale shows an acceptable internal consistency index of 0.81, according to Baessler and Schwarzer. This scale has three dimensions: magnitude (2, 4, 5, 7); strength (1,3,6,8); and generality (9 and 10).…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Additionally, the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) defines complementary and alternative medicine as a collection of systems, practices, and products that fall outside the scope of conventional Western medicine, including acupuncture, reiki, homeopathy, herbalism, among others. The distinction between complementary and alternative medicine and conventional medicine is not fixed, implying that these practices may gain wider acceptance over time [ 8 ]. These therapies, which are minimally invasive techniques, aim to improve the physical, mental, and spiritual well-being of individuals, promoting self-efficacy to effectively address health issues [ 9 ].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…About 80% of the population in most developing countries still uses traditional medicine derived from plants to satisfy primary health needs. (9) As we know, medical practices have been going on for centuries, where there are different types of treatments, but first, let us define:…”
Section: Developmentmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In the same way, it has happened with the traditional cultures and Western society (counting the variants of countries and regions). (4) As a result, nowadays, different alternative and complementary therapies have origins in different cultures.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Through the scientific advancement of knowledge, both forms of medicine have integrated, finding explanations for the foundations of each, incorporating the concept of a single medicine for the benefit of patients, and interpreting pathological processes not only as isolated diseases, but as the result of systemic alterations. Such alterations are manifested in the most vulnerable systems of each person depending on their individuality and, using interventions that tend to encompass the entire range of symptoms experienced by the individual (merging with the specificity and directionality of conventional medicine), it is possible to achieve very satisfactory outcomes in patients that are clearly reflected in their quality of life (13).…”
Section: Editorialmentioning
confidence: 99%