Current Issues of the Implementation of Complementary Medical and Health-improving Methods in Medical Rehabilitation: on what are Attachment and Mistrust Based?

Abstract

Aim: To sharpen the attention of doctors and rehabilitation specialists on the wide possibilities of alternative/complementary methods in modern medicine. Materials and Methods: The main method used in the preparation of this work is bibliosemantic. We conducted an analysis of modern literary data and studied the experience of leading clinics in both Europe and China. Researched leading works on the validity of using reflexology for improved treatment compliance. The directions of medical rehabilitation for the restoration of impaired functions in various nosologies were presented, along with this, the question of the feasibility of using alternative methods in the rehabilitation of patients with various diseases was considered. Conclusions: The modern theoretical and practical evidence base for the effectiveness of methods in rehabilitation, which is based on the anatomical and physiological mechanisms of action of acupuncture and related non-invasive methods of reflexotherapy, was considered, and the reasons for insufficient commitment of the population and doctors of related specialties to the use of the methods were analyzed. References are given to some existing protocols for the use of acupuncture in various pathological conditions, which is explained by the evidence base of the method.