The Assesment of Efficacy of Traditional and Complementary Medicine Practices in Neurology

Traditional, complementary, and alternative medicine practices are used in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of a wide variety of diseases in the world. Such practices in Turkey are regulated by the “Regulation of Traditional and Complementary Medicine Practice” issued by the Ministry of Heal...

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Main Authors: Hale Zeynep Batur Çağlayan, Esra Erkoç Ataoğlu, Seda Kibaroğlu
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Language:English
Published: Galenos Yayinevi 2018-06-01
Series:Türk Nöroloji Dergisi
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Online Access:https://www.journalagent.com/z4/download_fulltext.asp?pdir=tjn&ppdf=2&plng=eng&un=TJN-83357
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author Hale Zeynep Batur Çağlayan
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Seda Kibaroğlu
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description Traditional, complementary, and alternative medicine practices are used in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of a wide variety of diseases in the world. Such practices in Turkey are regulated by the “Regulation of Traditional and Complementary Medicine Practice” issued by the Ministry of Health in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Turkey (Issue: 29158, 27th October 2014). The appendix of this regulation defines 15 practices that can be applied in units and practice centers. These applications include; 1. Acupuncture, 2. Apitherapy, 3. Phytotherapy, 4. Hypnosis, 5. Leech therapy (Hirudotherapy), 6. Homeopathy, 7. Chiropractic, 8. Cupping, 9. Maggot therapy, 10. Mesotherapy, 11. Prolotherapy, 12. Osteopathy, 13. Ozone therapy, 14. Reflexology, and 15. Music therapy. In this review, the indications of these 15 applications in the field of neurology are examined and current opinions of the evidence-based medical data are summarized.
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spelling doaj.art-69fbe3a0f6b34ea3904da477eabbb88d2023-02-15T16:11:22ZengGalenos YayineviTürk Nöroloji Dergisi1301-062X1309-25452018-06-0124211111610.4274/tnd.83357The Assesment of Efficacy of Traditional and Complementary Medicine Practices in NeurologyHale Zeynep Batur Çağlayan0Esra Erkoç Ataoğlu1Seda Kibaroğlu2Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurology, Ankara, TurkeyGazi University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurology, Ankara, TurkeyBaskent University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurology, Ankara, TurkeyTraditional, complementary, and alternative medicine practices are used in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of a wide variety of diseases in the world. Such practices in Turkey are regulated by the “Regulation of Traditional and Complementary Medicine Practice” issued by the Ministry of Health in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Turkey (Issue: 29158, 27th October 2014). The appendix of this regulation defines 15 practices that can be applied in units and practice centers. These applications include; 1. Acupuncture, 2. Apitherapy, 3. Phytotherapy, 4. Hypnosis, 5. Leech therapy (Hirudotherapy), 6. Homeopathy, 7. Chiropractic, 8. Cupping, 9. Maggot therapy, 10. Mesotherapy, 11. Prolotherapy, 12. Osteopathy, 13. Ozone therapy, 14. Reflexology, and 15. Music therapy. In this review, the indications of these 15 applications in the field of neurology are examined and current opinions of the evidence-based medical data are summarized.https://www.journalagent.com/z4/download_fulltext.asp?pdir=tjn&ppdf=2&plng=eng&un=TJN-83357Acupuncturealternative medicinecomplementary medicinemesotherapyphytotherapytraditional medicine
spellingShingle Hale Zeynep Batur Çağlayan
Esra Erkoç Ataoğlu
Seda Kibaroğlu
The Assesment of Efficacy of Traditional and Complementary Medicine Practices in Neurology
Türk Nöroloji Dergisi
Acupuncture
alternative medicine
complementary medicine
mesotherapy
phytotherapy
traditional medicine
title The Assesment of Efficacy of Traditional and Complementary Medicine Practices in Neurology
title_full The Assesment of Efficacy of Traditional and Complementary Medicine Practices in Neurology
title_fullStr The Assesment of Efficacy of Traditional and Complementary Medicine Practices in Neurology
title_full_unstemmed The Assesment of Efficacy of Traditional and Complementary Medicine Practices in Neurology
title_short The Assesment of Efficacy of Traditional and Complementary Medicine Practices in Neurology
title_sort assesment of efficacy of traditional and complementary medicine practices in neurology
topic Acupuncture
alternative medicine
complementary medicine
mesotherapy
phytotherapy
traditional medicine
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