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Alternative Medicine

Alternative Medicine

The so-called alternative or complementary medicine is a set of methods for diagnosis and treatment of health problems focused from a holistic point of view, namely that the person is a whole (body, mind and soul). Within this set of methods are acupuncture, homeopathy or Neural Therapy.

The College of Physicians of Barcelona recognizes these drugs and thus has three sections collegial group that doctors who practice and have the appropriate accreditation college Acupuncture, Homeopathy and Natural Medicine.

What are the alternative or complementary medicine offered AMEDICS?

Acupuncture, Homeopathy, Chiropractic massage and Ozone therapy among others.

What is Acupuncture?

Acupuncture is the colloquial name for the ancient traditional Chinese medicine and is mainly to regulate the health of the person using needles that are placed on certain points of the body, looking energy balance of those bodies are altered, either in excess or in default. Using Acupuncture can treat many different problems, such as pain, anxiety, being overweight or smoking.

What is Homeopathy?

Homeopathy is based on treating a specific health problem by prescribing a few preparations obtained from the mineral kingdom, plants and animals that have been processed in accordance with the Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia German or French. Using homeopathy can address the most common health problems that people face.

What is Chiropractic massage?

The "massage" is a method of assessment (by palpation perceptual) and manual treatment applied on the cover body and transmitted by mechanical pressure of the hands to different organs and tissues of the human body, which has the same time, regulatory effects on pain, general feeling of energy, moods, tiredness and general psyche. According to the indication and objectives of the proposed treatment, can achieve effects that generate direct actions and / or reflections on the body.

What is Ozone Therapy?

The ozone therapy is the administration of ozone in the body for therapeutic purposes either as a single treatment or as a complementary therapy. The ozone therapy is based on the beneficial effects of the gas in the body are varied. Ozone acts as an antioxidant; immunomodulator (stimulates white blood cells, which increases the defenses of the body against external aggressions such as infections and detection of mutagenic cells that can cause cancer or autoimmune diseases) in addition to increased levels of red blood cells releasing oxygen generating greater oxygen transport to the cells, improving cellular function and circulation in general, and is a powerful germicide: remove fungi, bacteria and viruses.


Complementary or alternative medicines are intended to try to restore the health of the people as far as possible, combining together and providing dietary advice and healthy lifestyle.

I also aim to help prevent the onset of diseases and illnesses, as it focuses on a holistic philosophy, teaching that is so important to breathe properly, moving the diaphragm to know how to eat a balanced diet that is so important exercise, one time every day, as exercised in meditation (body - mind - soul): it is important to treat as physical trauma and emotional trauma.

Those health problems are more common in our society: obesity, nervousness, anxiety, pain of any kind, organic dysfunction, chronic smoking.

No, the puncture is usually not painful, although obviously feels a bit because the subject is not asleep, plus the needles are as thin as hair. That feeling is more or less intense sensitivity depends on each person

We can say that homeopathic treatment depends on the type of event that occurs if an acute case in a few hours or a few days to recover his health, if you have a picture of acute faringoamgidalitis, take 48 to 72 hours to finish the healing the patient. But this may be the beginning of a treatment of chronic problem, ie if they are repetitive, recurring, affecting nutrition, performance nutrition, as in the case of many children, then we can treat the chronic pain of being, many voices in consultation uncertainty is time I try.

Yes, you can do ozone therapy treatments since no side effects or complications.

Direct action on the local application of disinfectant type and trófico.Efecto systemic antiviral and antibacterial because of formation of discrete peróxidos.Aumento flexibility rojos.Aumento blood cell production, provided the level of red blood cells, 2 -3 difosfoglicerat responsible for the release of O2 in O2 metabolism tejidos.Mejoría level of red blood cells by inducing an increase in the use of glucose in the breakdown of the acids, and the activation of enzymes that inhibit peroxides and radicals libres.La potent disinfectant local systemic antiviral and anti bacterial, are responsible for a greater share bactericide and fungicide viral inactivation, which is done by oxidizing microorganisms . The mechanism is similar to an antiseptic that the body normally uses to training by leukocytes responsible for bacterial phagocytosis, oxidative properties of a molecule, similar to that of O3.

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