2024-07-05 08:19:48
Chronic pain in the joints and bones, as well as emotional disorders such as anxiety or depression, are some of the conditions treated with alternative medicine at the Specialized Center for Integrative Medicine (CEMI) in Mexico City.
Mrs. Fátima Aldama, aged 65, has been receiving acupuncture, homeopathy and massage treatments for about a year and a half to treat the pain she has suffered in her spine, knees and ankles for 15 years at least, and she has noticed it. a significant improvement.
“I’ve had two spinal surgeries, in alopecia medicine they’re just pure painkillers and none of that is used here. Acupuncture has greatly improved my spinal problem. I came for that and for my knee osteoarthritis and I’ve gotten a lot better,” he said.
Initially, the patient attended the consultation once a week for treatment, but currently she only requires therapies every 15 days, in addition, every 20 days or once a month she goes to massage therapy.
Unlike traditional medicine, integrative medicine allows patients to be “at the center” of their consultations and achieve physiological balance to improve their conditions, Adalberto Orozco Navarro, director of CEMI, explained to this publishing house.
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In the case of phytotherapy (using medicinal plants), the treatments are usually long, but the patient notices improvements in their ailments from the first week, and in a period of three to four months they are already in there to talk about the. a person to be healthy.
“However, our patients are basically older adults so we usually have a condition, they are discharged, and after three months we could have that patient who was we may not have the same patient, but for others.” , so that patients can wait for a whole year,” added Orozco Navarro.
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