1. Teacher: Raquel Saucedo
MEMBERS:
ACEVEDO DIAZ MARISSÉ GUADALUPE
CARRION PINEIRO DIANA YANELI
MAY TUZ JULIO CESAR
MENA ORTIZ PRISCILA JOSELINE
PERAZA NOVELO ALONDRA GUADALUPE

2. Ayurveda means "science of life" and
it considers the mind, body and spirit
as parts that make up and complete
the individual.

3. • Originated in India
• Ayurvedic Medicine The oldest therapy

4. AYURVEDIC MEDICINE HELP TO MAINTAIN OR RESTORE THE NATURAL
BALANCE OF THE PERSON.
It includes several actions such as:
• Natural diet
• Physical activity plan
• The techniques of mental harmony
• Use of herbs
• Techniques for rejuvenation and detox
Body - Mind - Spirit.

5. THREE DOSHAS
One of the foundations of
ayurvedic medicine are the doshas
('moods' or 'vital airs').

6. They are thin (It easy to
lose weight), sensitive and
dry skin, dry hair, very
pronounced veins.
They are anxious and
nervous system disorders
have.
They are of medium height.
They increase and lose weight
very easily.
They are sensitive and oily
skin.
Suffer accelerated
metabolism, gastrointestinal
problems, psychologically
more irritable.
They are of great stature.
They gain weight easily
and have a lot of physical
strength. They have oily
skin, thick and greasy
dark hair. His character is
peaceful and very calm.

7. Being preventive - Curative - Recuperative
The following applications are:
• Prevents diseases: respiratory, digestive, rheumatic...
• Rehabilitation post-oncologic
• Improved immune system
• Rejuvenation and elimination of toxins
• Promotes mental health

8. Naturopathic Medicine

9. Definition
Naturopathic medicine is a distinct primary health care
profession, treatment, and optimal
health through the use of therapeutic methods and substances
that motivate individuals’ inherent self-healing
process.

10. The Healing Power of Nature (Vis
Medicatrix Naturae)
Naturopathic medicine recognizes an inherent self-
healing process in people that are ordered and intelligent.

11. Identify and Treat the Causes (Tolle
Causam)
The naturopathic physician seeks to identify and remove the
underlying causes of illness rather than to merely eliminate or
suppress symptoms.

12. First Do No Harm (Primum Non Nocere)
Naturopathic physicians follow three guidelines to avoid harming
the patient:
1. Utilize methods and medicinal substances which minimize
the risk of harmful side effects, using the least force
necessary to diagnose and treat

13. 2. Avoid when possible the harmful suppression of
symptoms
3. Reconize, respect, and work with individuals’ self-healing
process.

14. Treat the Whole Person:
Naturopathic physicians treat each patient by taking into account
individual physical, mental, emotional, genetic social, and other
factors.

15. Prevention
Naturopathic physicians emphasize the prevention of disease by
assessing risk factors, heredity and susceptibility to disease,

16. NATUROPATHIC PRACTICE
Naturopathic practice includes the following diagnostic and
therapeutic modalities:
 Nutritional medicine
 Botanical medicine
 naturopathic physical

17.  Homeopathy
 Acupuncture
 Injection therapy
 Naturopathic obstetrics
(natural childbirth).

18. Electrotherapy

19. Definition
TENS current is a
specialized form of
electrical stimulation,
designed to reduce or treat
pain, from a wide range of
clinical applications.

20. USE
For the use of TENS, surface electrodes placed on
the skin are used stimuli of high frequency and low
intensity, which should be sufficient to produce
paresthesias apply, but not painful sensation or
muscle contractions.

21. Placement of electrodes

22. INDICATIONS
 Acute pain
 Radicular syndromes
 Facet syndromes
 Acute disease
 Decreased pain.
 Standardization of the autonomic nervous balance.
 Functional regulation on internal organs.
 Spills Action anti-inflammatory and edema

23. CONTRAINDICATIONS
 Hypersensitivity skin
 Cranial region in epileptics.
 oncological processes.

24.  Decompensated chronic diseases.
 Acute febrile processes.
 Pathologies in terminal stage.
 Pregnant women.
 anesthetic skin areas.
 Mental diseases