Open AccessOPPORTUNITIES OF HOLISTIC APPROACH IN REHABILITATION PRACTICE
Author(s) -
Petya Kasnakova
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
knowledge
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2545-4439
pISSN - 1857-923X
DOI - 10.35120/kij34041003k
Subject(s) - rehabilitation , modalities , psychology , medical education , specialty , psychotherapist , holistic health , subject (documents) , process (computing) , skepticism , alternative medicine , medicine , nursing , physical therapy , psychiatry , sociology , computer science , social science , pathology , library science , operating system , philosophy , epistemology
Holistic Medicine examines man as a single entity with his bodily, psycho-emotional and spiritual needs. Each person is an individuality and represents a bioenergy system. A holistic approach to rehabilitation practices perceives a broader view of man, health, causes of illness and treatment process.The purpose of the study is to investigate the interest and attitude of rehabilitation students regarding alternative treatment modalities in rehabilitation practice.Material and Methods: The subject of the study are 57 students in the specialty „Rehabilitation” from the Medical College at the Medical University of Plovdiv, to whom a direct anonymous questionnaire was administered.Results and discussion: Interviewed students have a different relationship to alternative methods used in rehabilitation practice. Future rehabilitators are interested in holistic approaches in rehabilitation practice in 73,68%. With the accepting attitude are 56,14%, enthusiastic are 22,8% and 22% are skeptical about alternative therapies. In 68.42% have a desire to train in different methods of holistic therapy and apply them in rehabilitation practice.Conclusions: the knowledge, skills and competences of the rehabilitative care are directly linked to the practice of alternative therapies. Holistic learning and the practice of alternative methods are interrelated in rehabilitation practice. Training is needed on alternative methods of treatment to be included in medical education.