Alternative therapies or alternative medicines are considered procedures and practices apart from conventional medicine, being a strong ally to the most known treatments. Its strength is so great that our Unified Health System (SUS) recognizes more than 20 of them, using them in conjunction with some of its most traditional treatments. Each of these practices is focused on the analysis of the person as a whole, integrating the physical, the mental, the emotional and the spiritual. In other words, alternative medicines observe important points, which often do not receive the deserved prominence in conventional treatments. Come and discover some options of these fantastic treatments.

Shiatsu is considered a massage technique that seeks, through the pressure of the fingers and/or palms performed on parts of the body, the connection between body and mind,

It is aimed at increasing the patient’s energy and awareness about himself, as well as regulating and improving the functioning of our organism. Shiatsu is considered a preventive technique to diseases, returning consciousness to itself and consequently improving stress and anxiety.

Meditation is a technique in which we develop important activities, such as concentration, in changing the focus to its interior. By meditating the individual relaxes the mind and develops internal tools to deal with stress, depression and anxiety. The main guideline is the person’s mindfulness, the moment of the now, leaving their problems aside. Calming the mind improves concentration and memory as it increases focus on a day-to-day life.

Traditional Chinese medicine consists of several practices that are classified as alternative medicines. It is considered an ancient art and widely used as a complement to the treatments of traditional medicine. Some of the best-known practices include:

• Art therapy;
• Auriculotherapy;
• Ayurveda;
• Biodance;
• Chromotherapy;
• Phytotherapy;
• Bach florals;
• IridologyMagnetotherapy;
• Natural medicine;
• Orthomolecular medicine;
• Music therapy;
• Osteopathy;
• Chiropractic;
• Reflextherapy;
• Reiki;
• Spiritual treatment.