The term “holistic” comes from the Greek word “holon” meaning “wholeness”, “wholeness”. The concept of this movement is that a person is indivisible and represents a single whole in the space-time continuum. According to this theory, each individual is a part of the Universe and fully reflects its structure. The holistic approach states that the most effective method of treating disease is to increase the health potential of a sick person. It is based on the fact that all living things are filled with vitality, the disorder of which leads to illness, and activation – to recovery.
A physician practicing holistic medicine helps the patient to determine which aspects of his life enhance, support natural processes, and which interfere with, oppose them.
The goal of holistic medical practice is to reconcile scientific and non-scientific methods of therapy for various forms and variants of the course of chronic diseases.
Some of the most common treatments for holistic medicine include:
Acupuncture – impact on human organs and systems using special needles through acupuncture points. It includes the traditional Chinese method (in addition to needles that are inserted into certain points of the body, herbs, exercise and diet are used in treatment) and the scientific method used in conventional medicine.
Chiropractic and Osteopathy – restoration of mobility of the spine and joints, relaxation of the surrounding muscle tissues.
Phytotherapy – use for medicinal purposes of various parts of plants in the form of decoctions, tablets and ointments. It is believed that herbs have the ability to maintain the vitality of the body by activating its protective functions. As with some other forms of holistic medicine, herbal treatments use the results of special examinations of the iris. Thus, doctors receive additional information about the condition of diseased organs. Iridology is of great importance for the prevention of various diseases.
Homeopathy – for the first time as a system was developed by the German physician Samuel Hahnemann (1755-1843) – a method of treating a disease, which consists in the use of small doses of those drugs that, in large doses, cause the symptoms of this disease in a healthy person. Combined methods are currently very popular. and homotoxicology.
Aromatherapy – an auxiliary branch of medicine. The treatment is carried out with oils extracted from various plants. The oil is rubbed into the skin or inhaled (inhaled).
Reflexology – impact on the nerve endings on the foot for the purpose of treating associated diseased organs.
The use of alternative medicine methods in different countries depends on many factors: historical, ethnic, cultural, economic, etc. In developing countries in Africa, more than 80% of the population uses it. While in the prosperous United States, about every second American annually uses the services of specialists in this area.